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dr michael hardiman DR Eve watson DR pauric travers james bradshaw

Michael holds a PhD in philosophy from Eve has been involved in psychotherapy Pauric is an educationalist and historian. James is a writer who frequently con-
NUIG. A native of Athlone where he was practice, training, education, and research A graduate of UCD and the Australian tributes to religious and secular publica-
born into a business. He attended Univer - since 2005 and lectures in psychoanalysis National University, has lectured widely tions including Position Papers, Alive, and
sity in Galway, and post graduate training and psychotherapy at undergraduate and in Europe, the USA, and Australia. He was Mercator, where he writes on topics such
in Counselling Psy chology at University postgraduate levels. She has a psychoana - President of St Patrick’s College, Drumcon- as politics, history, literature, culture, film
College Cork. He has written several books lytic practice in Dublin’s city centre, and dra (1999–2012) and was a founding direc - and culture. His professional background
in the genre of psy chology/personal has published over 30 essays on sexuality, tor of the Centre for Cross Border Stud ies spans the worlds of politics, public policy
devel opment and was elected Fellow of psychoanalysis, film, culture, and literature. in Armagh. He served two terms as chair and corporate communications. A fre-

the Irish Institute of Train ing and Develo - She has held various journal editorship of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, quent speaker at the Clare Street Evenings
pment. For several years he served on the roles, and sits on editorial boards of sev - a member of the Teaching Council, and cultural series in Dublin, his work on soci-
national executive of the Irish Association eral international journals. She co-edited the board of the CAO. He is chairman of the etal issues has appeared in leading outlets
of Addiction Coun sel ling. In addition to his the Clinical Encounters in Sexuality (2017, Parnell Society and the first director of the such as The Irish Independent, The Sunday
work in the field of Psychology he has Punc tum Books, New York) and she has Parnell Sum mer School. A former editor of Independent and The European Conserva-
more recently engaged with formal train - two forthcoming book collections in 2024, Studia Hibernica (the Irish studies journal) tive. In 2023, he edited the special obitu-
ing in political philosophy receiving both one on the drive and the other on the he has served on editorial boards of other ary edition of Aid to the Church in Need’s
Master’s and Doctorate degrees in this contemporary relevance of Freud’s major scholarly journ als. He was a member of the Mirror publication which was focused on
field. His recent book The Path to Mass Evil: case studies. She is a Reg. Pract. member Universities Ireland Historians Group on the the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.
Hannah Arendt and Totalitarianism Today, of APPI (Association for Psycho ana lysis Decade of Commemorations. His most One of his key research interests in recent
(2023, Routledge, New York) is currently and Psychotherapy in Ireland), a member recent book is Donegal: the Irish Revolution times has been the issue of community;
avail able within the academy worldwide of ICP (Irish Council for Psycho therapy, 1912–23 (2022) and he contrib u ted the on June 14th, he will deliver a lecture on
and his new book, Misled? How Ideology and an honorary member of Lacan Donegal entries on the UCC/RTE website the work of the prominent Irish communi-
Captures Your Mind, is now avail able to Toronto and the Northern Ireland Institute The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project, launched tarian and philosopher Desmond Fennell,
general read ership. Michael lives in Galway of Human Relations). In 2022, she was the this year. Other publications are: Irish Cul- during a seminar on Fennell’s life and
where he works as a psychologist and Erik Erikson Scholar-in-Residence at the ture and Nationalism 1750–1950 (1982); legacy which is taking place in Dublin.
edu cator with a private counselling prac - Austen Riggs Centre, Massachusetts. Settlements and Divi sions: Ireland 1870–1922
tice. He also pre sents seminars and work - She is the course director of the Freud (1988); The Irish Emigrant Experience in Aus-
shops nation wide to family centres and Lacan institute, Dublin which organises tralia (1991); Eamon de Valera (1994); The Ivy
to adult educa tion services. seminars and training programs. Leaf: the Parnells Remembered (2007); Words
of the Dead Chief–Charles Stewart Parnell
(2009); Parnell Reconsidered (2013).

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