Irish Diaspora Studies is the home web page of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit, whose Head is Patrick O’Sullivan. The Irish Diaspora Research Unit hosts and organizes the Irish-Diaspora list, an email discussion forum for Irish Diaspora scholars throughout the world. The Irish Diaspora Research Unit identifies research topics and initiates research projects within the broad area of Irish Diaspora Studies. It is committed to an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to Irish Diaspora Studies.