Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts

Recorded October 1st, 2025. A seminar by Dr Peter Rogers (Macquarie University, Australia) as part of the Medical and Health Humanities Seminar Series. This talk will discuss how to translate a travelling concept with different meanings for different audiences into practical and deliverable projects. Peter will highlight examples of projects that seek to build resilience, from physical infrastruct...

Recorded October 7th, 2025. A seminar by Prof Jarlath Killeen (School of English, TCD) as part of the English Staff-Postgraduate Seminar Series. "Time is jealous of you, and wars against your lilies and your roses."  The Picture of Dorian Gray opens in the studio of Basil Hallward in which the smells of an English garden at the start of summer mingle with the smoke of Lord Henry Wotton's opium-tin...

Recorded October 15th 2025. The Trinity Long Room Hub is delighted to welcome author and historian William Dalrymple to present the 2025 Edmund Burke Lecture, entitled 'The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire', which is supported by a generous endowment in honour of Padraic Fallon by his family. About William Dalrymple William Dalrymple is one of Brita...

Recorded September 26th, 2025. Government Science Advisor, Aoife McLysaght, joins a lively conversation with Hub Director Patrick Geoghegan on bridging research and public policy. Drawing on her career as a geneticist and public communicator and adviser, Dr McLysaght reflects on how Science and the Humanities can work together to shape understanding and create impact. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trin...

Recorded 22nd September 2025. Why are we so drawn to true crime? And what are the ethical stakes behind the stories? Join popular literature experts Clare Clarke, Bernice Murphy, writer Una Mannion (English), and Ailise Bulfin (UCD), whose research focuses on cultural representations of major social issues, for a discussion on the moral complexities of creating and consuming true crime narratives....

Recorded September 25th 2025. Why do some creators of Gothic and Horror fade into obscurity, while others become icons? Bernice Murphy (English) chairs a panel with Trinity literary experts Darryl Jones, Orla Donnelly, Dara Downey, and Janice Deitner, each championing an overlooked talent. The event explores literary celebrity, cultural memory, and why some voices are marginalised while others are...

Recorded Monday 22nd September 2025. Mary Rogan (Law) discusses her pioneering research on human rights and detention, and how people in prison experience the protection of human rights through monitoring. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded 25th September 2025. Hub Director Patrick Geoghegan speaks with Dr Clare Moriarty (Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy) on communicating research, public engagement and making big life choices. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 25th 2025. Reflecting on her new publication Theology and the University, Fáinche Ryan (Theology) explores whether the university is or could be 'a refuge of truth-telling' (Hannah Arendt). Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 24th, 2025. In this joint session chaired by AHSS Faculty Dean Carmel O'Sullivan, Shannon Mora (Digital Humanities) will explore mourning as a social and cultural determinant of health. Sarah Jane Scaife (Drama Studies), Conor McGuckin and Aoife Lynam (Education) will discuss their project ‘Illuminating the Shadows of Grief: Unveiling Adult Experiences of Childhood Bereavement u...

Recorded September 23rd, 2025. James Hanrahan (French) hosts a difficult and timely conversation with Tylor Brand (Near & Middle Eastern Studies), in this festival edition of the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies Research Seminar. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 23rd, 2025. From emojis in online condolences, to legendary goat-riding criminals and mapping wild urban plants, this panel (Shannon Mora, Noel Castro Fernandez, Nicole Basaraba, Ginevra Santivale and Vicky Garnett) explores how plants and animals are featuring across Trinity's digital humanities research. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 24th, 2025. Stephen O'Neill (English) looks at writing and partition in this festival edition of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series, hosted by Carole Holohan (History). Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded Tuesday, 23rd Setpember 2025. Join Georgina Laragy (History) and Mandy Lee (Medicine) to explore past achievements and future directions for Trinity’s expanding Medical and Health Humanities Network. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded Monday 22nd September 2025. Gina Moxley and the creative team behind I Fall Down: A Restoration Comedy give us a behind-the-scenes look at this punk-feminist production taking place in Trinity as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Hosted by the School of Creative Arts Research Forum. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded Tuesday, 23rd September 2025. Join James Joyce expert Sam Slote (English) for a sharp look at censorship, copyright, and Ulysses in this festival edition of the School of English Staff and Postgrad Seminar Series. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 24th 2025. How do we locate books in time and place? Nicole Volmering (History) and the Trinity Centre for the Book invite you into the world of early medieval manuscripts for an interdisciplinary showcase exploring how we trace the movement of texts, through language, material, and meaning. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 25th, 2025. Library staff share favourite finds from current projects. From autumnal windmills and apples to cartoons, maps and Michael Davitt’s favourite colour, come along for a celebration of the unexpected wonders in the archives. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded Tuesday, 23rd of September 2025. Ben Jonson's claim that "Greek was free from Rime’s Infection" has echoed for centuries, although rejected by some. Leon Wash (Classics) revisits the debate, sharing striking evidence of rhyme in ancient Greek, including a poem about beer among the Celts. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 25th, 2025. Franciszek Krawczyk (Education) explores the role of the university in advancing international solidarity, comparing Trinity and the University of Warsaw and their geopolitical positions and legacies. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded Monday 22nd September 2025. The Hub's Behind the Headlines series begins its second decade with a public discussion on the Irish Presidency. The panel is chaired by David Kenny (Law) and features Etain Tannam (Peace Studies), Declan Leddin (History), John Walsh (Education) and Gail McElroy (Political Science). Behind the Headlines is supported by the John Pollard Foundation. Learn more at...

Recorded 22nd September 2025. This international history seminar focuses on the US, with Dan Geary (History) discussing 'Forgotten American Liberals: Why American Politics isn't all about Trump'. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 25th, 2025. Should Northern Ireland, or Ireland, have a new flag? David Michell and Etain Tannam (Peace Studies) explore this long-debated idea. A timely conversation on identity, representation, and national symbols. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded September 26th, 2025. What does artificial intelligence mean for research in the Humanities? This panel brings together David Brown (the IRC-funded Empire project), Micheál O'Siochrú (History) and Hub Director Patrick Geoghegan to explore how AI is reshaping research, archives, and the way we think about the future. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Recorded June 14, 2025. Emer McHugh (Queen’s University Belfast): ‘National Questions: Shakespeare and Ireland studies, and where we are now' Final Round Table: Andrew Murphy (Trinity College Dublin), Edel Semple (University College Cork), Ramona Wray (Queen’s University Belfast), Stephen O’Neill (Maynooth University) Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub