Library Guides: Arts: English, French, Irish (Gaeilge), Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish and Theatre Studies: Websites and TED Talks

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Useful Websites

Abbey Theatre
Ireland's national theatre. Website includes Talks & Podcasts section.
Alliance Française Irish Network
Aims to promote French culture, as well as to provide a space for intercultural exchanges between Ireland and the cultures of the French-speaking world.
The Arts Council
The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish government agency for developing the arts.
BBC Languages
Free online language learning [Archived]
Central Statistics Office
Ireland's national statistical office and its purpose is to impartially collect, analyse and make available statistics about Ireland’s people, society and economy.
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and the Gaeltacht.
Digital Repository of Ireland
A national digital repository for Ireland’s humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage data. Browse and search across multiple collections from Irish institutions.
Europeana
Europeana empowers the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation. Explore collections by theme, topic, century, and organisation.
Europeana is an initiative of the European Union.
Goethe-Institut in Ireland
Promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange.
Instituto Cervantes
Promotes and spreads the Spanish language and Spanish and Hispanic-American culture.
Irish Theatre Institute
Theatre Artists Programme, Theatre Sector Programme and Artform/Public Engagement Programme.
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Promotes cultural initiatives and the Italian language.
Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI)
The professional association for sociologists researching and studying Irish society.
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Údarás na Gaeltachta is a regional state agency which is responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of Irish-speaking regions of Ireland.

TED Talks

TED Talks are short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less) covering nearly all topics in many different languages.

You can view TED Talks for free through Ted.com

TED Talks can be viewed by Topic including Language, Literature, Religion, Sociology

and by Playlist

TED Talks are also incorporated into the libraries catalogue, under Series Title: TED Talk.

Evaluating Online Information

created by Curtin Library, Perth, Australia.

Subtitles/Closed Captions - text on screen.