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# The Fund for Irish Studies is generously supported by The Durkin Family Trust and The James J. Kerrigan, Jr. ’45 and Margaret M. Kerrigan Fund for Irish Studies

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*Free public events celebrating Irish culture & history*

## 2025-2026 Season

Guests in the 2025-26 Fund for Irish Studies (FIS) series include:

- **September 12, 2025** — Award-winning writer **Anne Enright**
- **October 3** — Writer and editor **Sinéad Gleeson**
- **October 30** — Award-winning film & TV director **Aoife Kelleher**
- **November 14** — Acclaimed actor and writer/director **Olwen Fouéré**
- **February 8, 2026** — Musician **Matt Molloy**, member of traditional Irish folk band The Chieftains
- **March 20** — Author, critic and scholar **Fintan O’Toole** and author/journalist **Sam McBride**
- **April 10** — Biographer and editor **Merlin Holland**
- **April 23** — Writer **John Banville** presents the opening keynote as part of the “(De)Stabilizing Nabakov” conference

[View more details on upcoming FIS events](https://fis.princeton.edu/current-season/)