The following members of academic staff in St Mary’s are
active researchers and teachers in the area of Irish Studies.
| Staff Member |
Area of Interest |
| Dr Brian Feeney |
Irish history and the Irish Peace Process |
| Dr Peter Downey |
Irish musical history � mainstream and traditional |
| Dr Peter Collins |
Irish history and culture; early Irish Church history |
| Dr Gerard McCann |
The Irish economy in Europe; the political economy of the
Irish peace process |
| Dr Madeleine Lombard |
Irish literature |
| Dr Brian Hanratty |
Irish literature |
| Rev Dr Niall Coll |
Irish history |
| Dr Margaret Keane |
Landscapes of religion, community division, and residential
migration and segregation in Belfast |
| Dr Gabrielle Nig Uidhir |
Irish language; Irish medium education |
| Mrs Eibhlin Mhic Aoidh |
Irish language and education |
| Mr Sean Mac Labhrai |
Irish language and literature |
| Mr Micheal Martin |
Irish language and literature |
| Dr Angel Vaupel |
German and Irish relations in historical and contempory
contexts |
| Mrs Denise McKee |
Irish language; educational issues in Ireland |
| Mr Martin Hagan |
Curriculum, education for diversity and multiculturalism
in Ireland |
| Mrs Claire Connolly |
School-based initial teacher education in Ireland |
| Mr Paul Anthony |
Irish film studies and the European dimension in Irish higher
education |
| Dr Michael McEntee |
Irish landscape evolution and soils in Ireland |
| Dr Tracey McKay |
The evolution of the Irish cultural landscape; the modern
Irish missionary movement |
| Professor Peter Finn |
Catholic Higher Education in Ireland; sport and cultural
identity in Ireland |
| Mr Paddy Tally |
Gaelic games in Ireland |
| Ms Louise Long |
Consultancy and educational psychological advice to Irish
Medium Primary Schools. Research papers and publications in
the area of dyslexia and bilingualism. Programmes of study
at under-graduate level on education for citizenship in a
post-conflict society. |
