Conferences
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June, 2012
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Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland presents Leisure and the Irish in the Nineteenth Century
Date: From Thursday, 28 June 2012 To Friday, 29 June 2012
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The Mater Dei Institute of Education is delighted to host the annual conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland on the theme Leisure and the Irish in the Nineteenth Century.
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March, 2012
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2nd Annual Postgraduate Conference in Humanities and Education Hosted by St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra & Mater Dei Institute
Date: From Friday, 30 March 2012 To Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Location: St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
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***Re-scheduled from 8/3 to 29/3*** After the Famine: Irish Nationalism and the Problem of Voicelessness (Dr. M.J. Kelly, University of Southampton - MDI Spring Lecture Series 5 of 5)
Date: From Thursday, 29 March 2012 To Thursday, 29 March 2012
Location: Mater Dei Institute
The lecture takes place in the Institute at 7:30pm. Free parking is available.
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Neither Born nor Made: Becoming and Being a Teacher (Dr. Pádraig Hogan, NUI Maynooth - MDI Spring Lecture Series 4 of 5)
Date: From Thursday, 22 March 2012 To Thursday, 22 March 2012
Location: Mater Dei Institute
The lecture takes place in the Institute at 7:30pm. Free parking is available.
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Ireland: Exit from Crisis (Professor John FitzGerald, Economic and Social Research Institute - MDI Spring Lecture Series 3 of 5)
Date: From Thursday, 15 March 2012 To Thursday, 15 March 2012
Location: Mater Dei Institute
The lecture takes place in the Institute at 7:30pm. Free parking is available.
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The White Rose in Barbed Wire: The 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp (Dr. Cathy Leblanc, Catholic University of Lille - MDI Spring Lecture Series 2 of 5)
Date: From Thursday, 01 March 2012 To Thursday, 01 March 2012
Location: Mater Dei Institute
The lecture takes place in the Institute at 7:30pm. Free parking is available.
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February, 2012
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Reform of the Church in Ireland: Facing the future with hope (Dr. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin - MDI Spring Lecture Series 1 of 5)
Date: From Thursday, 23 February 2012 To Thursday, 23 February 2012
Location: Mater Dei Institute
Reform of the Church in Ireland: Facing the future with hope (Dr. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin - MDI Spring Lecture Series 1 of 5) Date: Thursday, 23 February 2
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November, 2011
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JOHN DEVITT POETRY SEMINAR : THEODORE ROETHKE: “Cuttings”, “Cuttings (Later), “Meditation at Oyster River”
Date: From Monday, 28 November 2011 To Monday, 28 November 2011
Location: MDI
Poetry studies at Mater Dei is pleased to announce the next of its John Devitt Poetry Seminars in the Institute at 5.45 on Monday 28th November. Professor Stephen Matterson (TCD) will speak about
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October, 2011
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'Toward Mutual Ground' Conference
Date: From Friday, 21 October 2011 To Friday, 21 October 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The Irish Centre for Religious Education (ICRE) is pleased to announce a one day conference at Mater Dei Institute to be held on Friday 21st October.
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June, 2011
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Poetry in Process - 1 Day Event
Date: From Saturday, 18 June 2011 To Saturday, 18 June 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute
Announcing a one-day event to be held at:
The Irish Centre for Poetry Studies, M
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April, 2011
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Childhood in Irish Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Date: From Monday, 18 April 2011 To Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute
Childhood Studies is an emerging academic field internationally which draws on scholarship across a range of disciplines.
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March, 2011
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The State of Bioethics in Ireland (Lecture 4 of 4: Ethics for All Public Lecture Series)
Date: Monday, 28 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute
Dr Dónal O’Mathúna
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Chaplaincy Conference - Margaret Silf "Everyday God"
Date: Saturday, 26 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
You are invited to a free one day conference with Margaret Silf entitled "Everyday God", Finding God in the Events and Encounters of our everyday.
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***Re-scheduled to 24th March ***'Continuity, Change and Crisis in Contemporary Ireland' (Lecture Series 5 of 6)
Date: Thursday, 24 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Professor Gary Murphy, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University
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***Cancelled*** M. Maher Memorial Lecture: 'The Open Door of Heaven: Refelctions on the Book of Revelation, Chap 4 & 5' (Lecture Series 6 of 6)
Date: Thursday, 24 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Professor Beata Kowalski, Institute for Catholic Theology, University of Dortmund, Germany
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The Relationship between Church and State (Ethics for All Public Lecture Series)
Date: Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Most Rev. Dr Diarmuid Martin
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Rebuilding Trust in Irish Banking (Ethics for All Lecture Series)
Date: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute
Professor Ray Kinsella
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'Poet and Prophet' (Lecture Series 4 of 6)
Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
John F. Deane, Irish Poet and Writer of Fiction
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February, 2011
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Ciaran Carson at the Irish Centre for Poetry Studies
Date: Monday, 28 February 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The Irish Centre for Poetry Studies at Mater Dei is delighted to welcome a truly world-class poet on February 28th, when Ciaran Carson is coming to speak to students and faculty on our MA in Poetry St
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Time Change 12:30pm start- Professor John Caputo (Lecture Series 3 of 6)
Date: Thursday, 24 February 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Professor John Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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'The Catholic Intellectual Tradition' (Lecture Series 2 of 6)
Date: Thursday, 17 February 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Dr Terrence W. tilly, professor of Catholic Theology, Fordham University, New York, USA
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'Can von Balthasar Be Criticized?' (Inaugural Lecture)
Date: Thursday, 10 February 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Dr Karen Kilby, Professor of Systematic Theology, Univeristy of Nottingham, UK
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Representing the Nation Through Sport: The National Film Institute's Gaelic Games Films
Date: Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The first Irish Studies seminar of this semester, which will take place on Tuesday, 1 February, will be addressed by Dr Sean Crosson on the subject of the representation of the GAA on film.
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December, 2010
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Call for Papers Deadline - Childhood in Irish Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Date: Friday, 10 December 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The importance of an interdisciplinary exploration of childhood in Irish society is highlighted by these reports and the proposed referendum. This conference invites proposals from researchers in the
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John Devitt Memorial Seminar
Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The John Devitt Memorial Seminar will take place at Mater Dei Institute on Tuesday, 7th December 2010 at 5.30pm. Jim Kelly will speak on Don Paterson's poem Luing followed by discussion.
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CANCELLED: Annual Memorial Lecture in honour of Dr. Michael Maher MSC
Date: Friday, 03 December 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education (C1)
MDI in association with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart invites you to the third Annual Memorial Lecture in honour of Dr. Michael Maher MSC to be given by Prof. Dr. Beate Kowalski.
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CANCELLED:Changing Boundaries: Educating the Educators for a New Ireland
Date: Friday, 03 December 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
MDI in cooperation with the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS), Joint Managerial Body (JMB) and National Association of Principals and Deputy Princials(NAPD)
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November, 2010
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Tadhg Ó Cianáin: 400th Anniversary Seminar
Date: Saturday, 27 November 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
This year marks the 4th centenary of the death of Tadhg Ó Cianáin in Rome in September 1610. I
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Second Seminar Irish Studies
Date: Tuesday, 09 November 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The second seminar in this autumn's Irish Studies series at Mater Dei Institute will take place on Tuesday 9th November in B1 at 6:30pm.
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September, 2010
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Sixth Annual Conference of Sports History Ireland
Date: Saturday, 25 September 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
The sixth annual conference of Sports History Ireland will take place at the Mater Dei Institute of Education on 25 September 2010.
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May, 2010
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Book Launch 'Theology and the Boundary Discourse of Human Rights
Date: Monday, 24 May 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
What are human rights? Can theology acknowledge human rights discourse? Is theological engagement with human rights justified? What place should this discourse occupy within ethics?
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February, 2010
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Chaplaincy Conference
Date: Saturday, 27 February 2010
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education
Dancing on the Edge takes as a starting point the investigation and report commissioned by the Catholic Conference of Chaplains in Higher Education in England and Wales.
