IRISH STUDIES IN SPAIN – 2024

Abstract

The most outstanding entities promoting all aspects related to the history, society, culture, art and literature of Ireland in Spain: The Spanish Association for Irish Studies (AEDEI), The Spanish James Joyce Society, The Amergin University Institute of Research in Irish Studies (University of A Coruña), The Irish Studies Circle at the University of Granada, The Centre for Irish Studies Banna/Bond (which includes the universities of Burgos, Deusto, La Rioja and Zaragoza), the Centre for Irish Studies “Alka-Éire” (University of Alcalá), WAÉIRE, Irish Studies in the West of Andalusia, the Hispano-Irish Association in Valladolid and The Irish-Basque Association LagunCara have carried out a great deal of academic and non-academic events during 2024, very often with the extraordinary support of the Irish Embassy in Spain, brilliantly represented by Ambassador Frank Smyth, who has, no doubt, strongly committed himself to the flourishing of Irish Studies in our country, and the EFACIS Irish Itinerary, a cultural initiative that sends Irish authors and artists on tour through Europe so they can take part in events hosted by members of EFACIS centres of Irish studies.