alternative spiritualities, the new age and new religious movements in Ireland: Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions conference

Friday, May 4, 2012

Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions conference

The inaugural conference of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions will be held in UCC on May 25 - 6, under the title "Emerging perspectives: religions and Ireland".

The conference programme and abstracts are now available here. It looks set to be very interesting as well as diverse in the range of interests represented.

Food and clothing

All meals are provided as part of conference registration, and there are shops, including a supermarket, chemist etc. within a short walk of campus for most things you might need.

Maynooth campus is notoriously muddy and badly organised for pedestrians; at the moment anyone coming to the conference venue has to walk along a road used by the machines on a building site, which makes things particularly unpleasant underfoot. We recommend wearing "stout, sensible" shoes.

For the Sunday bus tour, which will involve us being outdoors in the Irish weather, bring raingear and boots or shoes.

Conference rates and registration

CONFERENCE RATE

Includes coffee and meals for both days and free admittance to the evening lectures.

Institutionally-funded:

Early-bird rate (up to / including October 15th) €80

Other pre-registration or on the day €95

One day only, early-bird €50

One day only, other €60

Not institutionally-funded:

Early-bird rate (up to / including October 15th) €60

Other pre-registration or on the day €75

One day only, early-bird €40

One day only, other €45

EVENING LECTURES ONLY

These are included in the full conference registration.

€20 each

€10 for students / unwaged with ID

You can now print or download the registration form from the new conference website here (click the printer or disk icon).

Conference accommodation

Rooms can be booked on campus via Maynooth's Conference and Accommodation service.

Maynooth is a small town in a rural area, so it's important to check before booking whether accommodation is within walking distance. The Glenroyal hotel is close; Carton House is somewhat more distant but still walkable. Two B&Bs within walking distance are Celtic Lodge and Aaronbeg.

Maynooth is only 35 - 45 minutes from Dublin by train (trains are frequent and run until late) so another option is to stay in Dublin, ideally within walking distance of Connolly Station (where there are several hostels, such as Isaac's and the An Oige (YHA) hostel, as well as hotels, such as the North Star and Wynn's) or Drumcondra (good for B&Bs in particular - too many to list but easily found online).

The train timetable can be viewed on this site.

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