Boston College-Ireland is led by Academic Director Mike Cronin (D. Phil), staffed by Head of Programmes Thea Gilien and reports directly to University Professor of History Thomas E. Hachey, Executive Director of The Center for Irish Programmes.
BC-Ireland is the Dublin home for all members of the BC family: students, faculty, alumni. All are welcome and encouraged to visit and make use of the lovely facilites on St.Stephen's Green.
With a full calendar of events BC-Ireland hosts a lecture series as part of the Irish Studies series in Boston, a three-week summer school course in and an eight-week summer internship programme.
Click here for more information about the BC-Ireland Summer School in Dublin.
Click here for more information about the BC-Ireland Summer Internship programme.
To visit the BC Alumni Ireland Chapter click here
BC faculty have discovered Dublin (and BC-Ireland) as the gateway to Europe. Along with Tom Hachey and Mike Cronin they are forging for Boston College they are forging new links throughout Ireland and Europe. Professor Martin Bridgeman from the Mathmatics department co-founded The Hamilton Institute. Meetings and the annual conference reception take place at No. 42 St. Stephen's Green. CSM Professor Jeffery R. Cohen will be bringing a group of business students to BC-I for an intensive week of study in Dublin. We look forward to seeing more of our Boston colleagues here in Dublin.
BC-Ireland is host to several Irish academic institutions. We are the home of the Irish Historical Society monthly meetings and and welcome annually the Women's History Association of Ireland. We are also venue to several book launches during the year.
For a brief history of this Georgian era mansion, click here.
