Classical Association of Ireland (CAI) Summer School (14-15 August, 2026)
This year’s CAI Summer School (Annual Conference) will take place in University College Dublin. The event kicks off with a free, in-person keynote lecture on Friday, 14 August: Dr Cora Beth Fraser (Open University) will speak on “How to name your monster: Neurodivergence and mythical hybrids”. This lecture will take place in the UCD Village…
Odyssey: The Podcast (by Jeff Wright)
In the run-up to the highly anticipated release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, why not delve into Odyssey: The Podcast, presented by Jeff Wright, Canada’s 21st-century bard!? This podcast, an engaging and innovate retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, with some diversions into fascinating points of context, was awarded the Society for Classical Studies Forum Prize, which rewards…
Access Classics round-up, 2026
What a year! In collaboration with the UCD Classical Museum, Access Classics once again welcomed hundreds of students, teachers and parents to UCD’s Belfield campus, and were also delighted to hit the road to visit schools, including our old friends Dundrum College of Further Education and the Portmarnock Malahide Educate Together! Whether re-creating curse tablets,…
Leaving Certificate Classical Studies resources
As the Leaving Certificate Classical Studies exam approaches, a quick reminder that the PowerPoints from the CAI-T Leaving Certificate Lecture Day 2023 and 2025, presented by UCD School of Classics staff, are available here. Click on the image below to see a list of the talks from 2025. Best of luck to everyone sitting the…
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