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International Short-Term Programme Opportunities at the University of Freiburg
Please see message below from the University of Freiburg:Greetings from Freiburg, Germany! We hope this message finds yo...
Posted May 11, 2026 - Erasmus & International
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Bill Tinley bids farewell after 31 years of professional life to Maynooth
Colleagues recently gathered on campus to say a fond farewell to Bill Tinley. Bill dedicated 31 years of professional li...
Posted May 08, 2026
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SPPU travel to Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain last week for a joint Maynooth-Salamanca meeting.
SPPU Faculty members Prof Séamus O'Connell and Dr Luke Macnamara along with four Scripture doctoral candidates (Augustin...
Posted May 07, 2026 - Research Visiting Group Postgraduate
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2026 launch of Síolta, annual journal of St Patrick's National Seminary, Maynooth, Wednesday 6th May.
The 2026 edition of Síolta, the annual journal of St Patrick's National Seminary, Maynooth, will be launched tomorrow, W...
Posted May 05, 2026 - Launch
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The Furrow May 2026 edition now available
The latest edition of The Furrow is now available here: https://thefurrow.ie/ ...
Posted April 30, 2026 - Articles
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Rev Dr Michael Shortall’s appointment as President of St Patrick’s College is featured in the current Spring Edition of the FUCE Newsletter.
Rev Dr Michael Shortall’s appointment as President of St Patrick’s College is featured in the current Spring Edition of ...
Posted April 29, 2026 - FUCE
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Rev Dr Michael Shortall attended the Studies: Faithful Justice Today launch event yesterday at the Jesuit Centre for Faith & Justice.
Rev Dr Michael Shortall, President of SPPU, attended the Studies: Faithful Justice Today launch event yesterday at the J...
Posted April 29, 2026 - Launch
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Rev Dr Michael Shortall attends reception to celebrate the National Day of the Netherlands, King's Day.
Rev Dr Michael Shortall, President of SPPU, pictured below with H.E. Ambassador Maaike van Koldam, Ambassador of the Kin...
Posted April 28, 2026 - Erasmus & International
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Prof Tobias Winright interviewed about Catholic just war theory and the US-Israel war against Iran on BBC Ulster Radio's Sunday Sequence
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology (SPPU), was interviewed about Catholic just war theory and the US-Israel wa...
Posted April 28, 2026 - Articles
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2025-26 SPPU Student Ambassador Team acknowledged on campus
Today marked a significant annual milestone on campus when we got to acknowledge the contribution of our student ambassa...
Posted April 23, 2026 - Undergraduate
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"How to justly conduct an unjust war?" - Prof Tobias Winright interviewed on just war theory and the U.S. conflict with Iran in America magazine
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology (SPPU), was interviewed with "a group of leading Catholic scholars" about j...
Posted April 21, 2026 - Articles
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Annual Liturgy Conference - Art and Worship - 25th April, Renehan Hall
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Starts April 25, 2026 - Conference
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Philosophy Lecture Series with Dr Maria Calabretto (Institut Catholique de Toulouse)
On behalf of the Philosophy Faculty of St Patrick's Pontifical University, please join us on Wednesday, April 22nd and T...
Starts April 22, 2026 - April 23, 2026 - Public Lecture
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St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Moral Theology - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position
St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Moral Theology - Two-year Tenure Track with a view...
Posted April 13, 2026
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Philosophy Lecture Series - April 23rd with Dr Jason Reed, Divine Word College Seminary
Dr Jason Reed, Divine Word College Seminary, will give the next lecture as part of our Philosophy lecture series on Apri...
Starts April 23, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Undergraduate Open Day - 25th April - 10am - 2pm
Join us at the joint Undergraduate Open Day on campus this month! · Chat with students and staff. · Explore our campus....
Starts April 25, 2026 - Undergraduate
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The Furrow April 2026 Edition now available
The latest edition of The Furrow is now available....
Posted April 07, 2026
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Ireland through the eyes of Kristýna Hervertová - SPPU Erasmus Student writes about her experience
Read more about Kristýna Hervertová's experience of studying in Ireland with us here....
Posted April 01, 2026 - Erasmus & International
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Prof Tobias Winright features on JustLove Radio to discuss the intersection of Christian moral theology with public safety and social ethics
Prof. Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology, SPPU, recently joined JustLove Radio to discuss the intersection of ...
Posted April 01, 2026 - Articles
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Join us for a Book Launch Evening, April 16th, to celebrate new works in Philosophy.
Join us for a Book Launch Evening, April 16th, to celebrate new works in Philosophy. - Dr. Mette Lebech, Maynooth Uni...
Starts April 16, 2026 - Launch
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Prof Salvador Ryan writes blog post based on based on the introduction to his book titled ‘Childhood and the Irish’ in which he documents what it was like to be a child-editor of a local "newspaper".
Salvador Ryan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at SPPU was recently invited by the Museum of Childhood to write a bl...
Posted March 27, 2026 - Articles
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President Catherine Connolly yesterday officially launched a report on the study of the Irish language at Maynooth University.
President Catherine Connolly yesterday officially launched a report on the study of the Irish language at Maynooth Unive...
Posted March 25, 2026 - Launch
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Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture - Prof John Barton, University of Oxford - Online Zoom Webinar 20th April 7:30pm
Prof John Barton, University of Oxford, will deliver the next Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture on the 20th of April, ...
Starts April 20, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Students of SPPU, along with the Maynooth Catholic Society, undertook a pilgrimage to the Irish College in Paris last week
Students of SPPU, along with the Maynooth Catholic Society, undertook a pilgrimage to the Irish College in Paris last we...
Posted March 23, 2026
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Just War Theory and Peacebuilding Work
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology, SPPU, will speak on 'Just War Theory and Peacebuilding Work' as part of t...
Posted March 18, 2026
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John Bruton’s Legacy Honoured with New Leadership Award at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth
John Bruton’s Legacy Honoured with New Leadership Award at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth Finola Bruton presenting De...
Posted March 13, 2026
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Prof Tobias Winright to give lecture 'Enforcement or Fear? Guns and Policing' in Kilkenny 16th March
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology (SPPU), will give a lecture on 'Enforcement or Fear? Guns and Policing' as ...
Posted March 13, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Daffodil Day 2026
💛👏A big well done to Charles Seaman and colleagues from SPPU and MU on a successful Daffodil Day coffee ...
Posted March 12, 2026
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National Tree Week 2026 at St Patrick's
To mark National Tree Week 2026, over 2000 trees were planted across the Maynooth Campus. This initiative was carried ou...
Posted March 10, 2026 - Launch
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"Being before God" new book launch from Dr Joshua Furnal, Lecturer in Systematic Theology, SPPU - 22nd April
Join us on 22nd April, where Dr Joshua Furnal, lecturer in Systematic Theology at SPPU, will launch his new book "Being ...
Starts April 22, 2026 - Launch
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Prof Michael A Conway publishes new poetry review in The Furrow March 2026
Professor Michael A. Conway has just published an extended review of John F. Deane’s new poetry collection, Jonah and Me...
Posted March 06, 2026 - Articles
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CAO Late Applications portal has now opened
CAO late applications can be made between 5th March and 1st May. If you are considering a degree with us, that equip...
Posted March 05, 2026 - Undergraduate
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The Furrow March 2026 Edition now available
Visit thefurrow.ie to find out more....
Posted March 05, 2026 - Articles
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Ambassadors from Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the Charge d'affaires of Poland Visit for Campus Conversation and Historic Tour
The ambassadors from Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the Charge d'affaires of Poland attended a Conversation...
Posted March 03, 2026 - Visiting Group
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"The Noble Vocation of Business" Philosophy Lecture with Dr John Sikorski, March 5th
Dr John Sikorski, Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame University, will give a lecture on "The Noble Vocation of Bu...
Starts March 05, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Prof Adele Reinhartz gives ITQ lecture at St Patrick's
We were delighted to welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, who gave the latest Irish Theological Quarterl...
Posted February 25, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Prof Michael A. Conway to lead day of workshops on religion and faith in contemporary culture
Professor Michael A. Conway will lead of day of workshops on religion and faith in contemporary culture as part of the R...
Posted February 25, 2026
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Postgraduate Open Day on March 3rd, 3pm - 6pm
📌Come visit us at the Postgraduate Open Day on March 3rd in the TSI Building between 15:00 - 18:00. Our team wi...
Starts March 03, 2026 - Postgraduate
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Coordinating Team for the forthcoming Summer School: European Humanism in the Making gather at the Catholic University of Lille (Paris)
Greetings from Paris. Members of the coordinating team - including Dr Michael Shortall - gathered this week at the Facul...
Posted February 20, 2026
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The Easter Triduum at St Patrick's College Maynooth - 2nd - 4th April 2026
Come and experience The Easter Triduum at Maynooth. All ceremonies take place in the College Chapel with musical accompa...
Starts April 02, 2026 - April 04, 2026
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"Eschatology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium" Book Launch co-edited by Danijel Uremović, PhD student at SPPU
Join us on the 25th March for the book launch of "Eschatology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium", co-edited by Da...
Starts March 25, 2026 - Launch
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"Philosophy of Will" March 12th, with Dr Anthony Jensen.
The next lecture in our Philosophy lecture series takes place March 12th, with Dr Anthony Jensen. All welcome. ...
Starts March 12, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Professor Michael A. Conway will lead a day of reflection under the title “The Horizons of Healing” for the Medical Missionaries of Mary
Professor Michael A. Conway will lead a day of reflection under the title “The Horizons of Healing” for the Medical Miss...
Posted February 17, 2026
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Daffodil Day - 12th March 11:00 Pugin Hall
Join us for a coffee morning on Thursday, 12th March, in Pugin Hall at 11:00 for Daffodil Day in support of the Irish Ca...
Starts March 12, 2026
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Dr Tom McLean will participate in workshop/seminar on Palestinian Christianity, on 13-14th February in KU Leuven
Dr Tom McLean, Faculty of Theology, SPPU will be participating in a workshop and seminar the weekend of 13-14th Feb in K...
Posted February 12, 2026 - Research
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Schola Gregoriana Maynooth presents a short concert of chant, organ, and harp at 1:10pm on Thursday 19 February 2026 in the College Chapel
Quatuor Tempora / Ember Days Schola Gregoriana Maynooth, a joint ensemble of St Patrick's Pontifical University and May...
Starts February 19, 2026
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SPPU launch new 1-year blended programme in Pastoral Supervision
A new 1-year blended programme starting September 2026 🎓 This course is delivered by world renowned expert in s...
Posted February 05, 2026 - Launch
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The Furrow - February 2026 Edition now available
The Furrow February 2026 edition is now available: https://thefurrow.ie/...
Posted February 05, 2026 - Articles
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Register now for our Postgraduate Online Information Webinar - 4th March 6pm
Learn within an international supportive community with a global reputation. Educating, Researching & making a diffe...
Starts March 04, 2026 - Postgraduate
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St. Patrick’s College Maynooth Annual Trócaire Lecture 2026
You are invited to attend the St. Patrick’s College Maynooth Annual Trócaire Lecture 2026: “Care for Creation Amidst t...
Starts March 03, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Philosophy Lecture Series - with Prof Dr Patrick Zoll S.J. - February 9th
The next lecture in our Philosophy lecture series takes place February 9th, with Professor Dr Patrick Zoll SJ. All welco...
Starts February 09, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Adele Reinhartz - 24th of February
Join us on the 24th of February for an Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Adele Reinhartz, University of Otta...
Starts February 24, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Rev Dr Neil Xavier O’Donoghue delivers a number of inputs on active participation, the paschal mystery and other aspects of liturgical ministry in Dominican Republic
Rev Dr Neil Xavier O’Donoghue recently travelled to the Dominican Republic where he helped the Responsible Team for the ...
Posted February 03, 2026
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"What are the rules of armed conflict? Does might make right, or ought right make might?" Prof Tobias Winright to speak on expert panel
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology (SPPU), will speak on an expert panel on Friday, 30 January, 12:30 PM, abou...
Posted January 29, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Erasmus Opportunity - (March 16–20, 2026, Pécs, Hungary) Episcopal Theological College of Pécs
For more Erasmus Opportunities, visit our dedicated page https://sppu.ie/international/... Institutional coordinator: ku...
Posted January 29, 2026
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New Micro-credentials in Catholic Healthcare Ethics & Reflective Practice and Leadership launched
We are now taking applications for new Micro-credentials in Catholic Healthcare Ethics & Reflective Practice and Lea...
Posted January 28, 2026 - Launch Postgraduate
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Prof Michael A. Conway will be keynote speaker on ‘Participation in a Missionary Synodal Church’ at an Inter-Diocesan Day
Professor Michael A. Conway, SPPU, will be the keynote speaker on ‘Participation in a Missionary Synodal Church’ at an I...
Posted January 27, 2026 - Public Lecture
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Radboud Summer School 2026 - SPPU students receive 15% discount
For more Erasmus Opportunities, visit our dedicated page https://sppu.ie/international/......
Posted January 22, 2026 - Erasmus & International
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It is with sadness we learned of the death of Fr Brendan McConvery CSsR, former colleague at St Patrick’s Pontifical University
It is with sadness we learned of the death of Fr Brendan McConvery CSsR, former colleague at St Patrick’s Pontifical Uni...
Posted January 22, 2026