Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarships & Postdoctoral Fellowships

While I remember, and before I get caught up in start-of-term things, I thought I would pass on news that two calls administered by Research Ireland will open on September 11th. These are the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarships and the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships. These are open to applications from candidates anywhere in the world.

You can find information about the Postgraduate Scholarships here and the Postdoctoral Fellowships here. The postdoctoral positions are for one or two years; postgraduate positions are for 2 years (Research Masters) or 4 years (PhD).

The application deadline is 23rd October 2025 and positions of both types are to start on 1st September 2026. You will need to contact possible supervisors at your planned host institute in advance of application so there isn’t much time.

Anyone interested in applying to hold one of these positions in Maynooth is welcome to contact me privately for advice or assistance. Given my rapidly approaching retirement, however, I am not able to act as nominated supervisor for postgraduate positions. I would happily support an applicant for a postdoctoral fellowship in the area of cosmology. There are of course many other potential supervisors both at Maynooth and elsewhere.

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The Department of Justice in Ireland has a problem with extreme racism amongst many of its staff and woven through its organisational culture. I know this from a few years I spent working and socialising with civil servans from several departments.

And I am regularly reminded of that when I see coverage like the article below.

TLDR: Spiteful DoJ staff break their own rules to deny a little girl her rightful citizenship.

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https://www.dublininquirer.com/to-get-an-irish-passport-for-a-baby-girl-born-here-they-thought-they-had-done-everything-right/?ref=dublin-inquirer-newsletter