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Landmark Lancet series brings arts and cultural engagement into mainstream global health

A landmark new collection in leading journal The Lancet is calling for arts and cultural engagement to become an integral part of how health is understood, promoted and delivered worldwide.

22 Sep 2026

Arts|Culture|Health|Research

Electric dreams, libraries for democracy, & accidental apologies — Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns for 4th year

The annual Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns from 18-28 September with a programme of free talks, panel discussions, and more.

15 Sep 2026

Arts|Community|Culture|Research

Oíche Chultúir 2026

Beidh roinnt imeachtaí ar siúl i gColáiste na Tríonóide don Oíche Chultúir an Aoine bheag ar 18ú Meán Fómhair. Glac páirt sa spraoi san ócáid bhliantúil phoiblí seo a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar an gcultúr, ar chruthaitheacht agus ar na healaíona ar fud na Éireann.

11 Sep 2026

Culture|Society

Culture Night 2026

Trinity College Dublin is host to several events during Culture Night on Friday 18th September. Join in the fun during this annual public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts, all over Ireland.

11 Sep 2026

Culture|Society

Nicole Flattery awarded 2026 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

Administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English, the Rooney prize is marking its 50th anniversary this year.

10 Sep 2026

Arts|Community|Culture

Opinion: The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong

Georgina Laragy, School of Histories and Humanities, co-authors an analysis piece in the The Irish Times today about the fine imposed on the HSE for its failure to properly secure patient medical records and argues that these records have immense value.

9 Sep 2026

Culture|Research

Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin celebrate Ireland’s historic tradition and global vision in Italian

Marking 250 years of Italian Studies at Trinity College Dublin, the Department of Italian co-hosted the Society for Italian Studies Biennial Conference, with University College Dublin from 9-11 July 2026.

17 Jul 2026

Arts|Culture

Star-studded RTÉ documentary airs on the Old Library and Library Collections

In the first episode Ruth Negga returns to campus to meet with Trinity’s Librarian and College Archivist Helen Shenton and to explore some of the literary treasures to be found within the university’s literature, poetry and theatre collections.

15 Jul 2026

Arts|Culture

The Conversation: Why the UK government needed to apologise for its role in historical forced adoptions in England

British prime minister Keir Starmer has apologised in the House of Commons for historical forced adoptions in England. Lindsey Earner Byrne, School of Histories and Humanities, gives historical context to this apology in a piece co-written for The Conversation.

6 Jul 2026

Culture|Research|Society

Over half a million historical records now freely available as VRTI adds 194,000 new documents

Hosted by Trinity and funded by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland (VRTI) is an international research partnership working to digitally reconstruct the Public Record Office of Ireland.

30 Jun 2026

Culture|Research|Science