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17 March 1922: ‘Wading Through Blood’ in Thurles
Read David McCullagh’s essay on ‘Éamon de Valera’s Civil War’ on Century Ireland.
Publications
17 March 1922: St Patrick’s Day, New York City
Read Enda Delaney’s essay on ‘The Global Diaspora and Irish Identity’ on Century Ireland.
Royal Irish Academy ongoing support of Ukraine
The Royal Irish Academy stands in solidarity with the citizens and scholarly community in Ukraine and has, along with colleagues from Europe and around the…
Membership
Statement in support of Ukraine, its citizens and academics
Today, the President of the Royal Irish Academy has released a statement in support of Ukraine, its citizens and academics. The statement is a response…
Science supports new and improved cancer screening programmes, say EU advisors
There is a strong scientific basis for introducing life-saving screening programmes in EU member states for both lung cancer and prostate cancer, according to experts…
Policy and International Relations
Forest bioenergy update: BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models
“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
Watch the Hamilton Lecture 2022
If you missed the 2022 annual Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Lecture given by Professor Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton you can watch it…
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee
Recording now available: Aoife Monks on Dion Boucicault
A public lecture by Dr Aoife Monks and panel discussion to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dion Boucicault held on Thursday, February…
Humanities and Social Sciences
4 March 1922: The Wife of a Plasterer Tells the Archbishop of Dublin a Secret
Read Lindsey Earner-Byrne’s essay on ‘Gender and Poverty in the New “Free State”‘ on Century Ireland.
3 March 1922: Closing Border Roads
Read Peter Leary’s essay on ‘Friction on the Frontier’ on Century Ireland.
2 March 1922: Countess Markievicz Defends Female Citizenship
Read Aidan Beatty’s essay on ‘The Politics of Masculinity’ on Century Ireland.
9 students awarded the 2022 Hamilton Prize for Mathematics
Today, the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize was awarded to the top 9 mathematical students on the Island of Ireland, at a ceremony in the Royal…
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