Let me begin by thanking everyone in Cork for hosting a wonderful Summer School in August. We were treated to a most rewarding and exciting weekend, of which you will read more about in the pages that follow. As this was my first Summer School, I can safely say, I’ll be back for the next, to be held in Trinity College Dublin for 2010 Read More...

The Cork Branch was responsible for hosting the 2009 Classical Association of Ireland Summer School which was located in the Education Centre on the Western Road. The theme of the weekend was Ancient Technology Today and all our speakers reflected different aspects of this. Read More...

The Sligo branch has been inactive over the summer months. Its branch committee met in August and proposed to meet each week up to the AGM scheduled for September at Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo. It agreed to develop a two-year programme of monthly presentations and readings at the same venue from September to May for 2009 and 2010. Read More...

The South East Branch had a very successful Spring/Summer Programme, with lecturers, play-readings and a wonderful three-day jaunt to Bath. Unfortunately, for "operational reasons", details of the above events failed to find their way into the last two editions of the Newsletter, and we apologise for this. Read More...

he Annual General Meeting of the Branch took place in the Limerick Education Centre on the 23rd of September. The outgoing chairman, Mr. Cecil D’arcy, said that the year gone by had been a very successful one. Apart from the programme of lectures, the Latin Inscriptions Project had got off to a good start and the Latin Language classes had Read More...

Details of The Hellenic Society Lecture: Name (and title) of speaker: Dr. Fiona Macintosh
Title of lecture: Tragic heroes: The Sophoclean inheritance
Date of meeting: Friday 5th March 2010 Time and Place of Meeting: 1.00 pm, Council Chamber, Lanyon Building, The Queen’s University of Belfast
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We had our A.G.M. at the first meeting, September 14th 2009 and the following officers were nominated and returned to the committee:
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The annual Summer School of the Classical Association of Ireland took place from Friday August 21st to Sunday August 23rd 2009. The theme of the conference was: “Ancient Technology Today”. Sixty people attended the Summer School. Read More...

Reading Latin Thursday 10th September 2009 in Room K217 School of Classics, UCD, Belfield at 8.00pm. Text: Catullus 64 lines 132 - 250. Read More...

Classics has seen some changes and additions to its staff. Dr Jo Day has left to become the Visiting Scholar at the Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We thank Jo for her service and wish her every success in her new post. Dr Amanda Kelly has returned to Galway to provide replacement teaching while Dr Edward Herring serves as Dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies. Read More...

The following is a personal account by Roy Hession of the latest CIRCE in-service training course which took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia in July 2009 Read More...

aod have recently completed an Arts Council supported three-year business plan which included a period of staff training and company development. We are looking forward to delivering a host of exciting new projects in the lead up to 2012. Read More...

Annual Conference of the Classics Teachers of Ireland took place at the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise on October 2nd & 3rd. Read More...

The 2009 Presidential Address takes place at 8.00pm on Friday 6th November 2009 in Alexandra College. Read More...