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Building an ERA that fosters Academic Freedom and Excellence

In a new statement, the Royal Irish Academy as a member of the ALLEA European Research Area Working Group sets priorities for building a new…

Dictionary of Irish Biography adds 41 new entries

The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) has published 41 new entries, with a mixture of contemporary figures and ‘missing persons’ – interesting older figures who…

22 September 1922: The publication of Liam Mellows’s ‘Notes from Mountjoy’

Read Gavin Foster’s essay on “Class, Social Revolution and Republicanism in the Civil War” on Century Ireland.

Sally Hayden wins 2022 Michel Déon Prize

Today Sally Hayden was announced as the winner of the prestigious 2022 Royal Irish Academy Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction for her debut book My…

Watchback Discourse Series | 100 years on: Ireland; Finland; New Zealand; Poland – A comparative history

Watch the recording of this comparative panel discussion chaired by Robert Gerwarth MRIA, with Professor Charlotte Macdonald (New Zealand), Dr Jochen Böhler (Poland), Professor Marjaana…

12 September 1922: The Dáil debates unemployment

Read Jason Knirck’s essay on financing the Irish State on Century Ireland.

Celebration of the New Survey of Clare Island

On Saturday 3 September, up to 90 guests attended an afternoon of events on Clare Island to celebrate the New Survey of CIare Island series.

The completion of the New Survey of Clare Island

John Feehan reflects on the impact of the Clare Island surveys

26 August 1922: The killing of Seán Coyle and Alf Colley

Read Brian Hanley’s essay on State Terror on Century Ireland.

Revealing Grangegorman – 70 metre artwork inspired by the site’s history begins installation

A 70 metre long artwork is currently being hand painted in Grangegorman to represent details of the stories of patients and staff throughout the site’s…

17 August 1922: The disbandment of the Royal Irish Constabulary

Read Brian Hughes essay on Southern Irish Loyalist experiences of migration on Century Ireland.

13 August 1922: The destruction of Mitchelstown Castle

Read Terence Dooley’s article on the Irish Revolution and Country House burnings on Century Ireland.