Events
Current Events
Online Conference 25-26 June 2026: “The Road Less Travelled? Irish-European Lives and Multi-Modal Approaches to Life-Writing”
Conference Theme: "The Road Less Travelled? Irish-European Lives and Multi-Modal Approaches to Life-Writing".
- When: 25-26 June 2026
- Where: Online
Kynote Speaker: Prof. Liam Harte, University of Manchester.
Conference Organisers: Associate Prof. Sabine Egger (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick) and apl. Prof. Dr Fergal Lenehan (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena).
Past Events
Book Launch & Panel Talk: Famous in East Germany, Unknown in Ireland? The Life and Work of Elizabeth Shaw.
An evening of Irish-German children’s literature, book illustration and Cold-War history at the Goethe Institut, Dublin.
- Where: Goethe Institut, 37 Merrion Square, Dublin D02 XK52
- When: Thursday 4 December, 5pm - 8pm
Free of charge, no prior registration needed. Seats are limited - it is advised that you arrive early if you need to sit down.
More information about this event is available on the Goethe Institute website.
Public Lecture on the Irish writer Elizabeth Shaw
The Embassy of Ireland in Berlin will host a public lecture on the author/illustrator Elizabeth Shaw on Friday 21 November.
The lecture, "Famous in East Germany, Unknown in Ireland: The Belfast-Born Author and Illustrator Elizabeth Shaw (1920-1992) and her Memoir How I Came to Berlin", will be given by Associate Professor Sabine Egger (Mary Immaculate College) and Apl. Professor Fergal Lenehan (University of Jena), who have recently published a book on the writer Elizabeth Shaw.
- When: Friday 25 November, 2025
- Where: Embassy of Ireland, Jägerstraße 51, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Book Launch
The Lilliput Press will launch "How I Came To Berlin: An Artist’s Journey from Belfast and the London Blitz to a Cold-War City" by Elizabeth Shaw, edited by Sabine Egger and Fergal Lenehan, at Books Upstairs, near Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday, 17 September at 5pm.
- Where: Books Upstairs, 17 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2
- When: 17 September
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