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The Irish University Review publishes essays on all aspects of Irish literature and culture from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first century. It produces an annual Special Issue which focuses either on the work of a particular author or on key topics such as Hiberno-English, the Long Poem, and the Irish Literary Revival. Although the Irish University Review publishes work on canonical Irish writers such as W.B. Yeats, Brian Friel, James Joyce, and Seamus Heaney, it particularly encourages investigations of neglected or emerging authors and under-examined literary and cultural issues.

The Irish University Review also publishes reviews of recent publications in Irish Studies in each issue, and, usually in the Autumn issue, the annual IASIL bibliography of publications in Irish Studies.

40th Anniversary Issue
The fortieth anniversary issue of the Irish University Review, launched on Tuesday April 27th 2010, is devoted to the work of Frank McGuinness. The special issue of the journal gathers together new essays on Frank McGuinness’s work by leading scholars of contemporary Irish drama. It also includes an essay by the playwright which surveys the last ten years of his own creative output, and an interview conducted by Professor Anthony Roche, which explores Frank McGuinness’s experiences and achievements.  The special issue was launched by Professor Chris Morash of NUI Maynooth, who said that the volume of essays represented an important moment in the critical reception of Frank McGuinness’s work.

                                                      Cover Image IUR 40.1                                                                   Anthony Roche, Anne Fogarty, Frank McGuinness, John Brannigan, Chris Murray, Emilie Pine and Maurice Harmon


Forthcoming Issues
Volume 40, Issue 2 is due for publication in October 2010, and is a general issue of the journal which will include the annual IASIL bibliography. The next special issue will appear in Spring 2011, and features new scholarship on early Irish fiction, guest edited by Professor Ian Campbell Ross, Dr Aileen Douglas and Dr Moyra Haslett.

Electronic Access
The contents of all issues of the Irish University Review are listed in the MLA International Bibliography. The full text digital archive of the journal from 1970 to 2005 is available to participating libraries and institutions through JSTOR. The journal also has an agreement with the Gale group whereby individual digitalised essays may be purchased by subscription to HighBeam Research.