Friday, February 26, 2021
Welcome! Log into your account
Register for an account
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Recover your password
News
Brought to you by: Monaco Life
School of Irish Studies at Concordia! Principal Michael Kenneally meets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and visiting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Photo: Facebook Concordia University, Alumni Relations[/caption]
Principal and Chair at the School of Irish Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Professor Kenneally will be the next distinguished speaker at the Princess Grace Irish Library.
Michael Kenneally, who will address the subject of “The Irish in Canada: History and Achievements”, is a specialist in modern and contemporary Irish literature, as well as nineteenth-century writing by Irish-Canadian immigrants. He is particularly interested in fictional forms including Irish novels, short stories, and life-writing texts such as memoirs, diaries and letters.
Along with the principal Irish investigator Margaret Kelleher (University College Dublin), Michael Kenneally is also the principal Canadian investigator of a multidisciplinary team of international scholars studying the impact of memory, identity and representations of the past in Ireland and Quebec.
Among his publishing achievements is Sean O'Casey and the Art of Autobiography. In addition, Professor Kenneally has produced articles on autobiographical dimensions of writers such as W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, and George Moore, and has edited several collections of essays, including Irish Literature and Culture: Cultural Contexts; Literary Idioms in Contemporary Irish Literature; and Poetry in Contemporary Irish Literature.
A former editor of the Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, Professor Kenneally currently serves as its Associate Editor.
The talk takes place on Friday, September 15, at 7:30 pm. Reservations are essential due to the limited number of seats (+377 93 50 12 25 or 
Photo: Facebook Prince's Palace of Monaco[/caption]
Prince Albert travelled to Sicily from October 9 to 11 for an environmental visit that also celebrated Monaco’s historic links.
At the University of Palermo, the Prince received the insignia of Doctor Honoris Causa in Marine Ecology, a distinction recognising his initiatives for the preservation of the environment and the oceans through his foundation.
On the first evening, the Prince attended the gala of the Italian branch of the Prince Albert II Foundation, which took place at Palazzo Mazzarino.
Prince Albert also visited several cities related to the history of the Grimaldi Dynasty, many of which are of Génoise origin.
[gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" size="large" ids="23378,23366,23367,23368,23371,23373,23372,23377,23370,23375,23374"]
In each of these cities, the Prince met hundreds of people who came to greet him with great enthusiasm. In Santa Caterina Villarmosa, His Serene Highness received an honorary citizenship from the city.
In Modica, the Sovereign Prince went to the Grimaldi Foundation, a youth-oriented organisation aimed at implementing cultural and social initiatives to promote scientific research.
The Prince additionally visited several places and monuments, which have a distinctive red and white emblem, testimony of the common roots between the Grimaldis and Sicily.
Prince Albert West Point 2017. Photo: Facebook Prince's Palace of Monaco[/caption] 