Name: A NEW Ireland? - Reading the Signs of Change
Start: 2026-09-23T10:00:00-04:00
Location: Brookdale Community College

Brookdale Community College

Discover how Ireland is reshaping itself—often in ways that challenge enduring stereotypes and disrupt national narratives.
Using findings from the Census of Ireland 2022, this lifelong learning course seeks to explore the ways that Ireland is changing. Drawing on Irish history for comparison, we'll consider what the new, emerging dynamics reveal about shifting values and generational differences.
This course examines a society undergoing profound change and invites participants to discuss potential impacts to “Irishness” and the future of Ireland’s global identity.
LOCATION: In-person at Brookdale's Lincroft Campus DAY / DATES: Wed.- Sep. 23, Sep. 30, Oct. 7 (3-sessions) TIMES: 10 am–noon CODE / COST: XIRIG 168 / $89
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