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Chiara is supervised by Prof Chris Morash, and working on her PhD thesis, ‘Archipelagic relations and the space of Islands’ Fiction: a comparative perspective of Ireland, Iceland, Taiwan, and Cuba’.

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature is for an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under forty years of age. The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature is valued at €10,000. The prize has been awarded annually since 1976, through the generosity of the late Dr Daniel Rooney, and of his wife Patricia. (Dr Rooney served as Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland.) The Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre is deeply honoured that Dr Peter Rooney, their nephew, is the new benefactor of the Rooney Prize, continuing the Rooney family’s long association with Irish Literature and support for ‘the longest-established literary prize’. Since 1976 the prize has achieved renown as one of the most distinguished of Irish literary awards. The final deadline for submissions is 30 May 2025. The winner of the award will be announced in autumn 2026.

Mere Bagatelles was published by Liverpool University Press and is fully open access here. This work presents an entirely new corpus, demonstrating the creativity and literary capabilities of women. The photograph shows the book’s author, Amy Prendergast, with Series Editor and Director of the TLRH, Prof Eve Patten, who launched the work.

This NEWSTALK episode discusses how Oscar Wilde went from the heights of literary fame to the depths of public scandal. Patrick Geoghegan was joined by Caoimhe Ní Ghormáin, Manuscripts Curator, the Library of Trinity College Dublin; Martin Burns, Creative Director, Oscar Wilde House; and Jarlath Killeen, Head of the School of English at Trinity College Dublin.

This prize is named in memory of a graduate of the School, Paul Newham (1965-2012), and is awarded annually to a mature student for outstanding performance in Moderatorship.