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Thirty-eight new lives just added to the DIB online
Thirty-eight new lives were added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography online in June 2018, our seventeenth online update.
Dictionary of Irish Biography
New lives added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography – Mick Lally
One of the 41 new lives added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography online in June 2016.
New lives added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography online
The June 2016 supplement has been added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) online. Consisting of 41 lives, most of whom died in the…
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Tony O’Malley
This week’s Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks features Tony O’Malley’s Self Portrait, 1989.
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Pentecost by Stewart Parker
This week’s Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks is Stewart Parker’s Pentecost, first performed in 1987.
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Bligeard Sráide by Michael Davitt
This week’s Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks is Bligeard Sraide published in 1983 by Michael Davitt, which established Davitt as one of the most innovative…
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Jim Larkin Statue on O’Connell Street
Jim Larkin Statue, O’Connell Street Dublin by Oisín Kelly, 1978
Seventy-five ‘missing persons’ added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography online.
A range of lives feature in the December 2015 ‘missing persons’ update – comprising persons omitted from the 2009 first edition – added to the…
Dublin Rising 1916-2016
Academy partners with Google to launch virtual tour.
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Dé Luain By Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, 1966
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: John McGahern
The Barracks, by John McGahern, 1963
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Ár Ré Dhearóil, by Máirtín Ó Direáin
Ár Ré Dhearóil, by Máirtín Ó Direáin