This is an an authoritative, up-to-date account of the development of Irish Studies over the past two decades.

The authors examine the key debates that have underpinned recent scholarship and analyse critical concerns that have shaped the subject's remarkable growth.

They trace the institutional fortunes of Irish Studies in Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and Britain and features in-depth critical accounts of specific trends and themes within Irish historiography, literary criticism, religion, migration, music, cultural geography, sport and media culture.