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CLASSICS AT TRINITY

"Homer's Iliad is the greatest book in the world, one of the earliest books, and one of the greatest meditations on death." Michael Longley

By researching the classical past and sharing it with new generations of students, the School of Classics is engaging in new ways to understand more about our own origins, our history and how that history continues to influence the world we now live in.

Trinity has the only Classics department in Ireland with Chairs of Latin and Greek and is also the only Classics department with an integrated study of archaeology.

It has an intensive research culture, with a publicly funded research project in Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, an important papyrus and coin collection, and a leading international reputation.

The Department of Classics is undertaking a programme of expansion to create new posts. The new positions will help the Department to achieve further excellence in particular areas and thereby strengthen its position as an international reference point for research and teaching in Classics.

Two positions in the Department are funded by outside donors, the A. G. Leventis Lectureship in Greek Archaeology and History and to the Walsh Family Lectureship in Greek History. In 2007, the Classics Advisory Board was formed.

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THE OSCAR WILDE CENTRE FOR IRISH WRITING

Bringing the achievement and ambition of young writers and scholars to the attention of a wider public at home and abroad

The Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing - originally the home of the Wilde family - was opened in January 1998 as the teaching and research centre for both the long-standing M.Phil. in Anglo-Irish Literature and the M.Phil. in Creative Writing. Devoted to writing and research, the Oscar Wilde Centre's exclusive focus is on providing an academic yet lively environment for students.

In 2008, the Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary and the 10th year of the M.Phil. in Creative Writing. Crosbie Properties provided an apartment for Richard Ford, Writer in Residence at the Centre. Plans have been drawn up for the refurbishment of the centre.

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ROONEY PRIZE FOR IRISH LITERATURE

Nurturing new talent that will add to Ireland’s rich heritage in literature

Established in 1975, the Rooney Prize is awarded through the generosity of Dr Daniel M. Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the USA and his wife, Patricia. It is awarded annually to a published Irish writer under 40 whose work the selection committee considers to show outstanding promise.

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2008 was awarded to Leontia Flynn, in recognition of her achievement and outstanding promise as a poet.

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Pictured: Patricia Rooney, Leonita Flynn and Daniel Rooney.


"An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all."
Oscar Wilde