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24 March 1922: The McMahon Murders

Read Laurence Marley’s essay on ‘Class and Killing in Belfast’ on Century Ireland.

DIB editor Liz Evers on RTÉ Radio 1

Book editor Liz Evers talks to ‘The Business’ about nineteenth century Irish entrepreneurs included in Irish Lives in America.

17 March 1922: ‘Wading Through Blood’ in Thurles

Read David McCullagh​’s essay on ‘Éamon de Valera’s Civil War’ on Century Ireland.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.