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Mary Immaculate College (MIC) academic, Dr Ailbhe Kenny, has been awarded a highly prestigious Irish Research Council (IRC) Starting Laureate Award. Under the scheme, announced today (Monday) by Minister for Further & Higher Education, Simon Harris TD, Dr Kenny is awarded €400,000 to conduct a four-year project investigating the role music plays within intercultural school encounters for children and young people from an asylum seeking or refugee background.

A new book from MIC academic Dr Eóin Flannery explores how leading literary voices in contemporary Irish writing engaged with the events of Ireland’s turn-of-the-century economic ‘boom’ and the demise of the Celtic Tiger, and how they have portrayed the widespread and contrasting aftermaths. Form, Affect and Debt in Post-Celtic Tiger Irish Fiction is a fascinating analysis of the work of writers such as Donal Ryan, Anne Haverty, Claire Kilroy, Dermot Bolger, Deirdre Madden, Chris Binchy, Peter Cunningham, Justin Quinn, and Paul Murray.

MIC lecturer, Dr Susan Liddy of the Department of Media & Communications Studies, has co-authored the first report on harmful behaviours and practices within the Irish screen industries. Recently launched Light House Cinema in Dublin, Behind the Scenes: Exploring harmful behaviours in the Irish screen industries. The report takes a quantitative and qualitative approach, capturing the anonymised voices of respondents to convey their experiences across a range of industry roles and workplaces. The report’s launch on 30 September attracted industry organisations, third level institutions, screen executives and individual filmmakers. Attendees at the launch included Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Méan, the National Women’s Council of Ireland, SIPTU, Writers Guild of Ireland, Screen Producers Ireland, Screen Guilds of Ireland, TUS Dublin and Trinity College. The launch included a panel discussion with Susan, Jessica Drum (Screen Guilds of Ireland), Colman Farrell (Screen Ireland), Ananta Kaur (Screen Producers Ireland), and Niamh O’ Donnell (Safe to Create) and afterwards, a Q&A session focusing on how to collectively foster a safer, more supportive work environment for all. The event was moderated by journalist, Aoife Barry.

Preparing young people to deal with complex contemporary events and environmental issues can be challenging for teachers and a new book edited by Associate Professor at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Dr Anne Dolan aims to do just that. Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals to Young Citizens (10-16 years) A Focus on Teaching Hope, Respect, Empathy and Advocacy in Schools will help teachers to navigate the big issues of our time including climate, biodiversity, peace, poverty, gender equality and more

The educational links between Africa and Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will be celebrated at a special event held at MIC on Thursday 1 June to coincide with Africa Day 2023. Organised around the theme of ‘Nurturing Africa and MIC’s Collaborative Relationship in Education’, the free public event will hear from African scholars studying at MIC who will share their African culture and diversity as well as discussing their contributions to Irish life, especially in education.

Are you a graduate of MIC? Learn how MIC seeks to foster lasting links with our alumni, who “individually and collectively embody our College’s mission”.

The MIC Alumni & Friends Newsletter allows you to receive all the latest news from Mary Immaculate College as well Alumni achievements and events.

MIC are delighted to welcome past graduates back to the annual Alumni Reunion, which takes place in October each year.

Mary Immaculate College is delighted to announce details of this year’s Alumni Reunion which will take place on Saturday 5 October 2024 from 2pm until 5pm.