


Landspeak 2022 – Visit / Cruinniú / Kiyokēwin
In collaboration with our partnership with the UCD Centre for Canadian Studies, Canadian Ambassador Nancy Smyth and David Stanton TD, Chair of the Ireland Canada Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group, ICUF was involved in the organisation of…
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Professor John Kelly
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the death of Professor John Kelly, former Registrar of UCD, founding Executive Director of ICUF, and Trustee of the Foundation until his passing.
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Canadian Irish Language Programme Scholarship Awards 2022
Minister Jack Chambers presented ICUF Canadian Irish Language Scholarship awards to students arriving in Carraroe (June 2022)
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Join us to read the TRC Summary Report – every Monday
The Government of Canada designated 30th September as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, to honour the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. On that day, under…
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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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“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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“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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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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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.

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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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