As part of this international community ICLO-NLS is concerned with the formation of analysts within the orientation of Jacques Lacan and is devoted to research within the field of psychoanalysis. This research aims first and foremost at the various aspects of the psychoanalytic clinic, while also being concerned with the potential application of Lacanian concepts and theory to other fields such as the arts, politics, history, the social context and philosophy. ICLO-NLS hosts a variety of activities in Dublin, including lectures, seminars.