FUAIM returns to the beautiful Glucksman Gallery for this week's Friday lunchtime concert featuring none other than the gifted and much-loved Cork singer-songwriter, Ger Wolfe. Please join us at 1:10pm for a solo concert of works from Ger's new release, Songs from Freeman's Ballyvourney Collection.

Issue 28 - Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals

Edited by Estrella Sendra and Sheila Petty

The First Frame initiative brings together students from over 50 film courses, universities, and further education institutions from around Ireland to view a curated selection of student films in competition.  

Surviving the Silence: The Resilience of Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

Matthew A. Haywood is a Lecturer in Music at the Macau University of Science and Technology. His research interests focus on the sustainability, identities, and affects of Chinese and Japanese musical traditions. He has published in Ethnomusicology Forum and is the current Secretary of the Association for Chinese Music Research.

This talk explores the documentary medium as a form of scientific enquiry, examining its potential to uncover overlooked urban ecologies and advocate for ecological renewal and protection.

Please join us for a conversation with the director of the film Sinéad O’Shea and Dr Maureen O’Connor, expert on the life and work of Edna O’Brien.

WHERE AND WHEN:

14:00–15:30 on February 11, in the Film & Screen Media Auditorium, Kane Building Basement [B10.B]

FUAIM is very proud to present the winners of this year's Donal 'Doc' Gleeson Awards for undergraduate performance. They are Zoe Callanan, Rosalyn Horan, Siún Ní Eartáin and Emmeline Turley

In memory of their colleague, Donal Gleeson, the Dublin Postal Clerks Branch of the Communication Workers' Union has established a fund to enable the University to provide a number of Instrumental Tuition Awards. Up to four awards are made each year to deserving undergraduate music students.

“‘I’m on My Own Path’: Musical Development of the Musical in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019)” Jessica Shine (MTU), Tue 4 Feb @4.15pm, Film And Screen Media Auditorium, Kane Building B10.B

In asscoiation with Trad Fest 2025, Fuaim is delighted to present Eithne Ní Chatháin

Eithne Ní Chatháin (Inni-K)’s music draws on her extensive background in sean-nós and traditional music, even as she ventures into new musical territories.  She is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and teacher.

“Unheard by Most: Soundscapes of Incarceration in Irish Prisons”

This FUAIM lecture provides an overview of PRISONS OF NOTE, a four-year research project that employs mixed-methods to investigate the multifaceted role of music within the penal systems of Norway, Iceland, and Ireland. One of the primary aims of this research is to contribute new, interdisciplinary knowledge on how music is used and is useful in prisons from a peripheral perspective, shifting from isolated, single-nation case studies to interconnected, transcultural experiences. This lecture offers a critical reflection on this research project in progress, underscoring both the unforeseen challenges and the innovative opportunities encountered during the research process.