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DRI Launches Strategic Plan 2025–2029 on World Digital Preservation Day

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to share our Strategic Plan 2025–2029, which outlines our commitment to safeguarding Ireland’s digital legacy.

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Launch | Irish Historic Towns Atlas Cork/Corcaigh printed and digital collections

This event marks the culmination of many years of research, mapping and collaboration by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas on the city of Cork. It…

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

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New donation: Harding’s Dublin Impartial Newsletter

The RIA Library is delighted to have acquired an edition of a rare 18th century newspaper.

Library

(L-R): Dr Lisa Griffith, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) and Chair of the NORF PID Task Force; Dr Michelle Doran, National Open Research Coordinator; Josh Brown co-founder and research and strategy lead of MoreBrains Cooperative at the launch of Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy and Roadmap at the Royal Irish Academy, 25 October 2024.

New roadmap to pave the way for a PID-optimised research ecosystem for Ireland

The National Open Research Forum launches Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier Strategy and Roadmap

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L-to-R: President of the RIA, Professor Pat Guiry; Ambassador of France to Ireland, HE Céline Place; winner of the 2024 Michel Déon Prize, Vona Groarke; and Ruaidhri Dowling from the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Vona Groarke announced as the winner of the 2024 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction

On 23 October, at a prize ceremony in the RIA, Vona Groarke was announced as the winner of the €10,000 2024 Michel Déon Prize for…

Grants, Prizes and Awards

Open Call for Membership of the Editorial Board of ‘Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature’

Expressions of interest are invited to be submitted by 22 November 2024

Journals

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Report: Archives, Access and Human Rights

On the 13th of June 2024, the Historical Studies Committee held a one-day conference exploring public and private archives in Ireland. You can now read…

Historical Studies Committee

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Research Ireland Stakeholder Workshop Report

Convened and facilitated by the Royal Irish Academy and Irish Humanities Alliance, May 2024

Policy and International Relations

Photo of the 2024 Hamilkton prize in mathematics winners with the President of the Royal Irish Academy

2024 Hamilton Prize awarded to 9 Top Mathematical Students

On Wednesday, 16 October 2024 the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize was awarded to the top 9 mathematical students on the Island of Ireland, at a…

Grants, Prizes and Awards

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Exploring Climate Change and Culture and Heritage Conference Report

The Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee has released a report of proceedings from the Exploring Climate Change and Culture and Heritage conference.

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee

Photos of Kate McCarthy, Noelle Middleton, Desmond Connell, Martin McGuinness, Mary Ward and Dick Burke who are among the newly published DIB entries.

New entries published by the Dictionary of Irish Biography

Scientists, musicians, actors and missionaries among 30 entries published by the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

Dictionary of Irish Biography

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Discourse Series 2024-25 Lineup announced

The 2024-25 Discourse Series is focused around the theme of artificial intelligence (AI). In this series we will explore the multifaceted landscape of AI from…

Public Engagement