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 contemporary
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 undergraduate level on education for citizenship in a
post‑conflict society. |
