H.E. Alison Kelly, Ambassador of Ireland to the Czech Republic, hosted a bilingual reading of Seamus Heaney’s work in tribute to the poet on 29 April 2014. The event was introduced by Ondřej Pilný and Justin Quinn of the Centre for Irish Studies, Charles University, and a selection of Heaney’s recent work was translated for the occasion by Daniel Soukup, also of Charles University.
The Centre for Irish Studies gratefully acknowledges the long-term support of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland (most recently for the award of an ESP grant to the amount of CZK 510,000 for the period 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021). Irish language teaching is funded from a grant awarded by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Our special thanks are due to the Embassy of Ireland to the Czech Republic for their unrelenting encouragement and support.
