Efacis Welcome by the EFACIS president
Tá céad míle fáilte romhaibh go léir go dtí suíomh gréasáin EFACIS.
Welcome to the website of EFACIS, the European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies.
EFACIS was founded in 1996 to promote interest in and support the expansion of Irish Studies throughout Europe. Our focus is the study of, and critical engagement with, all aspects of the history, society and culture of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Irish diaspora in the humanities and social sciences. EFACIS encourages a wide and growing panoply of organisations to raise the profile of the subject area, enhance the participation levels in Irish Studies and further contacts between those involved in Irish Studies.
We are dedicated to assisting those interested in Irish Studies, in all its forms and across the many disciplines that are now relevant to this area, including literature, language, theatre, history, politics, film, visual art, music, economics, sociology, sport and the media – and this list is by no means exhaustive. Our conferences, seminars, publications and website provide meeting places where academics and students share their work and encounter others engaged in similar research and teaching.
On this website you can find, for example, a list of all the EFACIS Centres of Irish Studies and affiliated Universities which offers members a resource to identify relevant Irish Studies related courses and research across the continent. The development of this resource – and our website as a whole - depends on Irish Studies scholars updating information that we can make available to members and the public.
We hope you will make many visits to our website and we look forward to meeting you at an EFACIS event in the near future!
Beir bua,
All the best wishes,
Charles Armstrong
President of EFACIS
