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📣 Alumni Event | Holding the EU Presidency: Ireland’s role in the European Union
🗓️ Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 at 6 PM
👥 Panelists: John Bell, Brigid Laffan & Andrea Pappin, Moderated by Gavan Reilly
🔗 Info & Registration: ucd.ie/spire/newsandevents/n…
📰 New Opinion Piece: "For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’" by Dr Vincent Durac in The Irish Times.
Read the full article: irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/…
Alumni Spotlight | Austin Gregory
From the US to Taiwan, Dublin, and Vienna: Austin Gregory (MA International Relations 2025) shares why he chose UCD SPIRe and how his studies transformed his perspective on global affairs. 🎓
Read the full interview: ucd.ie/alumni/q-alumni/austi…
UCD Politics and International Relations retweeted
New Get Sh*t Done Pod: Is Ireland actually rich?
We have two economies. A high-wage international one, part real and part fake, and a domestic one where wages are much lower.
@KeireMurphy and I get into what the alternative is.
youtube.com/watch?v=C2gS2k8s…
Our colleague, Prof David Farrell, attended an event marking 20 years of the St Andrews Agreement.
ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2…
He teaches POL20250 Irish Politics & POL40540 Comparative European Politics this Spring! 🎓
UCD Politics and International Relations retweeted
My department - @ucdpolitics - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, intl relations, theory, or development studies.
Please apply if you are on the academic job market & if you're not please spread the word!
Deadline NOV 9
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecruit…
New on The Conversation: Why Yemen Has Returned to Conflict by Dr Vincent Durac.
Dr Durac examines the recent escalation in Yemen as Houthi forces seize control of key Red Sea locations, including the port city of Mocha.
Read full article: theconversation.com/why-yeme…
📣 Public Talk: "Why does intelligence ethics vary? The conditions that shaped the variation in ethicality of British intelligence during the Troubles"
👤 Speaker: Dr Eleanor Leah Williams (DCU)
📅 When: Tue 13 Oct, 2:00 PM
✉️ RSVP: [email protected]
🔗 ucd.ie/cpcr/newsandevents/cp…
UCD Politics and International Relations retweeted
We're hiring at @ucdpolitics! Two permanent Assistant Professor posts in Politics & IR, open to any subfield.
€66k–€104k, starting Aug 2027. Closes noon (Irish time) on 9 Nov.
Everything you need, plus a direct apply link:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Please share widely.
📢Job Opportunities: Applications are open for 2 permanent Assistant Professor/Lecturer positions in Politics & International Relations.
🔗 Details & Application: my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal…
⏰ Closing Date: 9 November 2026 (12:00 noon Irish time)
🗓️ Start Date: 30 August 2027
Our colleague, Prof Supriya Garikipati, was invited to speak at the Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi.
Further details ⬇️
linkedin.com/posts/supriyaga…
Yesterday, Prof Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan gave a talk for the SPIRe seminar series titled "Winner-Takes-All: Corporate Tax Erosion and Wealth Concentration in the United States."
The SPIRe seminar series continues throughout the term 👇
ucd.ie/spire/newsandevents/s…
We have an extra helper on site to get us through another busy week! 🐶🐾
🗓️ Wed 23: SPIRe Seminar by Prof Aidan Regan ucd.ie/spire/newsandevents/s…
🗓️ Thu 24:
• Final Master's grades released (2025–26 cohort)
• Internship Workshop for current Master's students (4 pm)
SPIRe Newsletter 2026 is now live! Read our latest event reports, upcoming event info, and more.
ucd.ie/spire/newsandevents/s…
Our SPIRe Outreach Initiative recently introduced DEIS school pupils to the study of Politics & International Relations! Interested in bringing this initiative to your school? We’d love to connect with you.
📖 Read the full report & get in touch: ucd.ie/spire/newsandevents/n…
Why do some new democracies transition peacefully, while others descend into criminal wars?
This book, "Accountability Shock: Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies" (Guillermo Trejo, Lucia Tiscornia, Juan Albarracin, CUP 2026), offers an answer.
Join authors Lucía Tiscornia (UCD) and Juan Albarracín (UIC) for a conversation with Roger Mac Ginty (Durham)
Thursday September 10 at 5pm, Institute for International and Economic Affairs (IIEA)
Register to attend:
iiea.com/events/accountabili…
Out now! 📄 "When Illness Becomes Debt: Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Financial Distress—Evidence From India's Healthcare System"
Co-authored by our PhD student Neha Parikh and Dr Krishna Vadlamannati.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
📢 Seminar: Political Economy, Implementation Science and the Environment
Co-hosted by @SETI_Energy, @EconomicsUCD , @UCDEarth, & UCD Centre for Sustainable Development.
🗓️ Tue, 15 Sept | 1:00–2:30 pm
📍 D201, Newman Building
Everyone welcome!
ucd.ie/earth/events/2026/15s…
UCD Politics and International Relations retweeted
Always fun to be on podcasts w/ @CooleyOnEurasia - this time we're discussing global authoritarian influence on @DemParadox
democracyparadox.com/2026/09…
UCD Politics and International Relations retweeted
Two papers at #APSA2026 this week, both on the same big question: how corporate profits become concentrated wealth, & what that does to democracy.
Abstracts below. I'm presenting Sunday 10am in the Firms, Finance & Corporate Governance panel (Marriott, Tufts room) Come along👇
