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Recipient of PhD focusing on ‘Histories of Grangegorman Site and Society, 1770-2012’ selected

Colm Murray has been selected as PhD recipient

Watchback Discourse Series | Grangegorman: From the Era of Neglect to the Era of the Asylum and Back?

Watch the recording of the conversation between Professor Brendan Kelly and Catriona Crowe MRIA that took place on 13 December 2023.

Brian Norton MRIA, elected to the position of EASAC Vice-President

The Academy would like to extend its congratulations to Brian Norton MRIA, on his election to the position of EASAC Vice-President.

Conversations on Britishness and Irishness

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New online Digital Atlas of Cork/Corcaigh launches today

Today marks the launch of the Digital Atlas of Cork/Corcaigh, a free online interactive map that invites you to discover the built heritage of Cork…

Michel Déon Prize winners event in Paris

On the evening of 28 November at the Irish Embassy in Paris, RIA Michel Déon Prize winners Conor O’Clery (2020) and Sally Hayden (2022) participated…

IHTA Town and Country seminar series draws to a close

Town and Country: perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas had record numbers in attendance

Watchback Discourse Series | Light illuminates innovation in medicine and climate solutions

Watch the recording of the Discourse delivered by Professor Naomi J. Halas (Rice University), with a response from Brian Norton MRIA, which took place on…

Watch 2023 Hamilton Lecture: ‘How surprisingly intricate are random structures?’

If you missed our 2023 Hamilton lecture ‘How surprisingly intricate are random structures?’ delivered by Professor Wendelin Werner you can watch it now  

Response to National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers, First Report

This statement is being issued by a group of Academy multidisciplinary committees in response to the first report from the public consultation on State Supports…

Booksellers, pirates, politicians and vivandières: the Dictionary of Irish Biography publishes 35 entries

This October the Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) is publishing thirty-five entries: thirty-two new entries encompassing a mix of contemporary figures and ‘missing persons’, and three major…

2023 Hamilton Prize awarded to nine top mathematical students in Ireland

On Monday 16 October 2023 the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize was awarded to the top nine mathematical students on the Island of Ireland, at a…