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CUNY-IIAS Third Annual Dinner

May 9, 2008 (Friday) - CUNY-IIAS 3rd Annual Dinner at the Manhattan Club at
Rosie O'Grady's (800 7th Avenue at the corner of W. 52nd Street). The American Irish Teachers Association and Breandán Ó Caollaí, Deputy Consul General of Ireland in New York will be honored for their outstanding service to Irish-America and the City of New York. Click here for ticket and dinner journal advertising information.

2008 CUNY-IIAS Honorees

Deputy Consul General Breandán Ó Caollaí

Executive Committee of the American Irish Teachers Association

CUNY-IIAS: Spring Dates for CUNY Irish & Irish-American Studies Events

Spring Dates

February 27, 2008 (Wednesday) - Spring Fulbright Lecture - Ailbhe Ni
Ghearbhuigh speaks on "The Literature of Emigration" in Room C197 at the
CUNY Graduate Center (7pm). This is a free event. More information here.

March 1, 2008 (Saturday) - CFA: Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul. College of
Staten Island at 8pm in the Springer Concert Hall (Building 1P). Tickets are
$35, $40, and $45. Phone 718.982.ARTS for tickets.

March 7, 2008 (Friday) - “The Return of the Celt in Modern Galician Culture,” lecture by Prof. José María Rodríguez García (Cornell University) in Room 4116 at the
CUNY Graduate Center (6:30pm). Sponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages (CUNY). This is a free event. Information here.

March 8, 2008 (Saturday) - "Ireland in Maps: History through Controversy," lecture by Prof. Michael O. Shannon. New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street). 2:30PM. Presented by the New York Map Society.

March 9, 2008 (Sunday) - "Study with the Best," a segment about the national ACIS conference that IIAS hosted last spring premiers on CUNYTV (75). There are many show times/dates. Full schedule available online here. The show itself is also online, Season 7
show #4.

March 11, 2008 (Tuesday) - "Evening Readings: Edna O'Brien" (7pm). In addition
to reading from her work, Ms. O'Brien will be interviewed by Leonard Lopate.
The event will take place in the LeFrak Concert Hall in the Music Building at
Queens College at 7pm. Tickets are $15 (free with CUNY student ID).

March 12, 2008 (Wednesday) - The Annual St. Patrick's Day Luncheon (2-
4pm) Room East Dining Room, Music Building, Lehman College.

March 12, 2008 (Wednesday) - The Irish on Staten Island: A Discussion and
Bagpipper Performance from 2:30-4:30pm. College of Staten Island in the
Recital Hall in Building 1P. This is a free event.

March 28, 2008 (Friday) - Deadline for Irish Studies & Theatre Workshop Summer Study Abroad in Galway. More information here.

April 1, 2008 (Tuesday) - A reading by Irish novelist James Ryan from South of the Border will take place at Baruch College, VC 14-250 at 2:30-3:45 p.m. This event is free of charge, organized in conjunction with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program in the
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and co-sponsored by the CUNY
Institute for Irish-American Studies.

April 1, 2008 (Tuesday) - Deadline for Irish Language Summer Study Abroad in
Connemara, Co. Galway. More information here.

April 4, 2008 (Friday) - Fulbright Irish Language Program 2008-2011 in the United States Launch and Luncheon with Éamon Ó Cuív, T.D., Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs We still have a few seats available at the luncheon/launch. If you would like to attend at 12:30pm on Friday April 4, 2008 at Lehman College in the Bronx, please e-mail cunyiias@lehman.cuny.edu or phone Scott Spencer at 718-960-6722.

[April 16-19, 2008 (Wednesday-Saturday) - ACIS National Conference
hosted by St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Several of our faculty and staff members will be presenting, including Mary McGlynn, Ian McGowan, Elaine Ní Bhraonáin, and Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. See the website. Our Institute offices will remain open Wednesday to Friday.].

April 24, 2008 (Thursday) - Lehman Percussion Ensemble with the Royal Irish
Academy of Music in Dublin at 12:30pm in the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman
College. This is a free event.

May 9, 2008 (Friday) - CUNY-IIAS 3rd Annual Dinner at the Manhattan Club at
Rosie O'Grady's (800 7th Avenue at the corner of W. 52nd Street)

Summer Study Abroad Opportunities

June 1 to 26, 2008 - Irish Studies & Theatre Workshop - Galway. More information here. Deadline: March 28, 2008. For further information, please call Clare Carroll, Director of Irish Studies, at 718 997 5691.

June 23 to July 20, 2008 - Literary Dublin - Dublin. More information at
elizabeth.sachs@hunter.cuny.edu

July 18 to August 15, 2008 - Irish Language Studies - NUI-Galway -
Connemara Gaeltacht. More information here. Deadline: April 1, 2008. More information at thomas.ihde@lehman.cuny.edu

July 24 to August 2, 2008 - John McGahern International Seminar and Summer
School - NUI-Galway - Co. Leitrim . More information at
thomas.ihde@lehman.cuny.edu

Note there are some opportunities for scholarships for the above programs.

Learn Irish Gaelic: On-line In Person In Ireland A-Z CUNY-IIAS Advisory Board Course Offerings (Sp08) Digital Image Bank Digital Texts by Author Digital Texts by Category Digital Preservation-CUNY Faculty Council Friends of CUNY-IIAS Irish Language Learning Irish Studies at Queens Staff Directory Staff Handbook & Forms The Institute for Irish-American Studies is a research unit of the City University of New York, located on the Bronx campus of Lehman College. CUNY-IIAS supports research carried out by professors and graduate students throughout the CUNY system. Donate to CUNY-IIAS Indicate CUNY-IIAS and, if you wish, specify the specific Center you would like to contribute to.	CUNY-IIAS Third Annual Dinner May 9, 2008 (Friday) - CUNY-IIAS 3rd Annual Dinner at the Manhattan Club at Rosie O'Grady's (800 7th Avenue at the corner of W. 52nd Street). The American Irish Teachers Association and Breandán Ó Caollaí, Deputy Consul General of Ireland in New York will be honored for their outstanding service to Irish-America and the City of New York. Click here for ticket and dinner journal advertising information. 2008 CUNY-IIAS Honorees Deputy Consul General Breandán Ó Caollaí Executive Committee of the American Irish Teachers Association CUNY-IIAS: Spring Dates for CUNY Irish & Irish-American Studies Events Spring Dates February 27, 2008 (Wednesday) - Spring Fulbright Lecture - Ailbhe Ni Ghearbhuigh speaks on "The Literature of Emigration" in Room C197 at the CUNY Graduate Center (7pm). This is a free event. More information here. March 1, 2008 (Saturday) - CFA: Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul. College of Staten Island at 8pm in the Springer Concert Hall (Building 1P). Tickets are $35, $40, and $45. Phone 718.982.ARTS for tickets. March 7, 2008 (Friday) - “The Return of the Celt in Modern Galician Culture,” lecture by Prof. José María Rodríguez García (Cornell University) in Room 4116 at the CUNY Graduate Center (6:30pm). Sponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages (CUNY). This is a free event. Information here. March 8, 2008 (Saturday) - "Ireland in Maps: History through Controversy," lecture by Prof. Michael O. Shannon. New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street). 2:30PM. Presented by the New York Map Society. March 9, 2008 (Sunday) - "Study with the Best," a segment about the national ACIS conference that IIAS hosted last spring premiers on CUNYTV (75). There are many show times/dates. Full schedule available online here. The show itself is also online, Season 7 show #4. March 11, 2008 (Tuesday) - "Evening Readings: Edna O'Brien" (7pm). In addition to reading from her work, Ms. O'Brien will be interviewed by Leonard Lopate. The event will take place in the LeFrak Concert Hall in the Music Building at Queens College at 7pm. Tickets are $15 (free with CUNY student ID). March 12, 2008 (Wednesday) - The Annual St. Patrick's Day Luncheon (2- 4pm) Room East Dining Room, Music Building, Lehman College. March 12, 2008 (Wednesday) - The Irish on Staten Island: A Discussion and Bagpipper Performance from 2:30-4:30pm. College of Staten Island in the Recital Hall in Building 1P. This is a free event. March 28, 2008 (Friday) - Deadline for Irish Studies & Theatre Workshop Summer Study Abroad in Galway. More information here. April 1, 2008 (Tuesday) - A reading by Irish novelist James Ryan from South of the Border will take place at Baruch College, VC 14-250 at 2:30-3:45 p.m. This event is free of charge, organized in conjunction with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and co-sponsored by the CUNY Institute for Irish-American Studies. April 1, 2008 (Tuesday) - Deadline for Irish Language Summer Study Abroad in Connemara, Co. Galway. More information here. April 4, 2008 (Friday) - Fulbright Irish Language Program 2008-2011 in the United States Launch and Luncheon with Éamon Ó Cuív, T.D., Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs We still have a few seats available at the luncheon/launch. If you would like to attend at 12:30pm on Friday April 4, 2008 at Lehman College in the Bronx, please e-mail cunyiias@lehman.cuny.edu or phone Scott Spencer at 718-960-6722. [April 16-19, 2008 (Wednesday-Saturday) - ACIS National Conference hosted by St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Several of our faculty and staff members will be presenting, including Mary McGlynn, Ian McGowan, Elaine Ní Bhraonáin, and Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. See the website. Our Institute offices will remain open Wednesday to Friday.]. April 24, 2008 (Thursday) - Lehman Percussion Ensemble with the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin at 12:30pm in the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College. This is a free event. May 9, 2008 (Friday) - CUNY-IIAS 3rd Annual Dinner at the Manhattan Club at Rosie O'Grady's (800 7th Avenue at the corner of W. 52nd Street) Summer Study Abroad Opportunities June 1 to 26, 2008 - Irish Studies & Theatre Workshop - Galway. More information here. Deadline: March 28, 2008. For further information, please call Clare Carroll, Director of Irish Studies, at 718 997 5691. June 23 to July 20, 2008 - Literary Dublin - Dublin. More information at elizabeth.sachs@hunter.cuny.edu July 18 to August 15, 2008 - Irish Language Studies - NUI-Galway - Connemara Gaeltacht. More information here. Deadline: April 1, 2008. More information at thomas.ihde@lehman.cuny.edu July 24 to August 2, 2008 - John McGahern International Seminar and Summer School - NUI-Galway - Co. Leitrim . More information at thomas.ihde@lehman.cuny.edu Note there are some opportunities for scholarships for the above programs.

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