Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)
The Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI) is a research network open to all trans* researchers working in Ireland, and all researchers working on and with Irish transness.
Research Aims
The Trans* Research Association of Ireland is a network for trans* researchers & researchers working on Irish trans* issues. It aims to disseminate Irish researchers’ contributions to the international field of trans* studies & prioritise applied trans theory and scholarship in an Irish context. TRAI is excited to foster a community around trans research in Ireland.
TRAI Symposium
The network hosts a symposium each year.
Dreaming Our Futures, the 3rd Annual Trans* Association of Ireland Symposium, will take place at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick on November 20th and 21st 2026. Our keynote speaker is poet and activist-scholar, Dr Nat Raha.
Our CFP is open until 2 October.
News & Events
Do you have an upcoming event that might be of interest to the network? Let us know at transresearchireland@gmail.com so we can add it to our upcoming events list.
CFP: Dreaming Our Futures – The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s 3rd Annual Symposium
TRAI x GLINTS Reading Room
Keynote Encounter with Liz Rosenfeld
Network Leadership
Dr Taylor Follett
Co-Chairperson & Founder
Tutor & Occasional Lecturer, UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Dr Matty Kennedy
Co-Chairperson & Outreach Manager
Research Fellow, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton
Dr El Reid-Buckley
Secretary
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, UCD School of Computer Science
Daniel Murphy
Media Manager
MA Student, UCD School of English, Drama and Film
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