The Digital Repository of Ireland is an interactive trusted digital repository for contemporary and historical, social and cultural data held by Irish institutions.

DRI is the digital infrastructure that will link together and preserve the rich and varied humanities and social science data held by Irish Institutions, and provide a central access point and multimedia tools to research and interact with archived data. DRI will allow the public, students and scholars to access and research the history, cultural heritage and social life of Ireland in ways never possible before. We will also act as a focal point with the community for the development of a National Digital Policy.

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is an exchequer-funded project with a mandate to build the national trusted digital repository for the humanities and social sciences. This project is funded by the Irish Government's PRTLI cycle 5 for €5.2M over four years, and started in September 2011. DRI funded partners are the Royal Irish Academy (RIA, lead institute), National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), and National College of Art and Design (NCAD). DRI is partnering with the cultural institutions such as the National Archives of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland for example, and we are supported by a network of cultural, public and social data institutions and industry partners.

The DRI was originally funded under the name of National Audio Visual Repository (NAVR).

Dr Sandra Collins begins her appointment as Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) on 1st September 2011; she joins the Royal Irish Academy from previous roles in Science Foundation Ireland, industry and academia.

Paddi Leinster is appointed as the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) Programme Manager also from 1st September, and has experience in both the Arts and ICT industry.

Dr Sandra Collins
Director

Ms Paddi Leinster
Programme Manager

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is a 4-year project awarded €5,179,000 under PRTLI Cycle 5, charged with building a national trusted digital repository for the humanities and social sciences. The project is led by the Royal Irish Academy, with academic partners NUIM, TCD, DIT, NUIG and NCAD.

Contact:

Paddi Leinster
Programme Manager, Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)
Royal Irish Academy
19 Dawson Street
Dublin 2.
Tel: 00353 1 609 0674
Email: p.leinster@ria.ie

Dr Sandra Collins
Director, Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)
Royal Irish Academy
19 Dawson Street
Dublin 2.
Tel: 00353 1 609 0668
Email: s.collins@ria.ie

Funding Partners