


Cheryl L’Hirondelle: recipient of the Governor General’s Award Visual and Media Arts
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Cheryl L’Hirondelle (Flaherty Research Scholar 2015) on receiving the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts. Video: Portrait of Cheryl L’Hirondelle – Canada Council for…
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D’Arcy McGee Beacon Fellowships – open for applications
Following on the Inaugural Lectures by Dr. Mary McAleese (President of Ireland, 1997-2011) and the Honourable Jean Charest (Premier of Quebec, 2003-2012), we are are pleased to announce that the D’Arcy McGee Beacon Fellowship Program is now open for applications! Supporting the development of connections through online means…
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In memory of Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the passing of our friend Joseph Tokwiro Norton, Grand Chief of the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke. As Grand Chief for over thirty years, Joe was a…
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Free online Irish language classes a huge success!
With funding from the Irish Government’s Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ICUF has been supporting the development of the Irish language in Canada for over a decade. This has been done through the…
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Internationalization, Global Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Atlantic Canada and Ireland
Read about Dr Anthony O’Malley’s visit to Ireland in March 2020 on his Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship
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“Borders of Memory: Remembrance, Resilience, and Reconciliation in Ireland and Canada”
Read Dr Rebecca Graff-McRae’s report on her visit in February 2020 from the University of Alberta to QUB and UCC
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Business Succession in the Fishing and Agricultural Communities
Read Dr Matthew Pauley’s report on his visit to DCU in late 2019
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Tuairisc ó Ottawa, Ontario
Read about Rút Ní Theimhneáin’s experience as an Irish Language instructor in the University of Ottawa
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Hey Canadians – would you like to learn the Irish language for free?
Calling all Canadians! Would you like to learn a little bit of the Irish Language? If so, read on! There is an old Irish saying which goes ‘Is olc an ghaoth nach séideann maith do…
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“Pb isotopic fingerprinting of sands, offshore Nova Scotia: a novel approach to unravelling sand sources in the Scotian Basin”
Read Aoife Blowick’s report on her visit to Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, during summer 2019
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“exploring new techniques that will aid in understanding the resilience of lakes to disturbance from contaminants….”
Read about Dr Helen Roe’s visit from Queen’s University Belfast to Carleton University and the University of New Brunswick during summer 2019.
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“Research in the areas of knot theory, quantum topology and number theory”
Learn more about Dr Robert Osburn’s visit from UCD to McMaster University, Ontario, as a Flaherty Visiting Professor.
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James M Flaherty Program Awardees 2019/20
ICUF are delighted to announce our 2019/20 James M Flaherty awardees.
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“Disability Entrepreneurs as Creators of Future Wealth”
Find out more about Brian Aird’s vist to TU Dublin during May/June 2019
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“Understanding the origins of granite rocks in Donegal”
Find out more about Dr Donnelly Archibald’s visit from St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, to UCD and Donegal in Summer 2019 on a Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship
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“…examining marine foraging location of Irish and Canadian Atlantic salmon in the past and present”
Read about Christina O’Toole’s visit to the University of New Brunswick on her Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship during Summer 2019
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“Developing a rural social enterprise education and research framework”
Read about Dr Felicity Kelliher’s visit to Memorial University Newfoundland in June 2019 on a Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship
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“Economic Governance: Lessons For New Brunswick From Ireland”
Find out more about Professor Constantine Passaris’s research on his visit from University of New Brunswick to Maynooth University on his Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship in June 2019
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“The Agri-Cultural Imagination: Ideas of the Future of Agriculture and Their Impact on the Present”
Read about Stuart Lang’s visit to the University of Toronto in June 2019 as a Flaherty Research Scholar
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“Fatigue testing of bone adhesives”
Read about Dr Mark Towler’s 3 month visit in 2019 from Ryerson Univesity as a Flaherty Visiting Professor
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“A Stinging Fly Story? An Irish Literary Body Examined”
Find out how Eve Kearney from UCD got on during her visit in 2019 to Concordia University in Montreal during her Flaherty Research Scholarship
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“Shining the Spotlight on the Shifting Sites of Tax Expertise”
Read Dr Till-Arne Hahn’s visit report on his time spent in NUI Galway in 2019 on a Flaherty Research Scholarship
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“Development of Realistic Computational Models of Osteoarthritis”
Read Barry McDermott’s report on his visit to Dalhousie University in March 2019 on a Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship
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“Learning from experience to advance the operationalization of integrated coastal and marine management”
Find out more about Sondra Eger’s visit to Queen’s University Belfast in 2019 on a Flaherty Research Scholarship
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“A Post-Colonial Era? Comparing Mi’kmaq and Irish experiences of British colonialism” – Report from Dobbin Atlantic Scholar
Aedan Alderson from York University, Toronto and a Dobbin Atlantic Scholar, gives details of his visit to Ireland in 2019.
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D’Arcy McGee International Forum 2018 – a photographic review
August 15th – 17th saw a wonderful lineup of speakers and guests come to Carlingford, to take part in the 2018 D’Arcy McGee International Forum. ICUF would like to thank all of the people who…
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Welcoming Grand Chief Joseph Norton of the Mohawk territory Kahnawake to Dublin
It was our great honour last week to welcome Grand Chief Joseph Norton of the Mohawk territory Kahnawake to Dublin. ICUF is exploring ways in which we can build partnership with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada,…
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Our Scholarships
ICUF awards a range of Scholarships to both Irish and Canadian scholars and academics whose research contributes to the academic and cultural links between Canada and Ireland.

Meet the Scholars
ICUF has awarded scholarships to over 500 individuals, from both Canada and Ireland. Scholarships have been awarded in a wide range of disciplines.
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