Council has recommended that two Members be appointed to the RCHM, one from Science and one from PL&A. This will be a three-year appointment.

Listen back to Dr Eileen Kane's Lunchtime Lecture on Françoise Henry

Dr Eileen Kane presented her lecture on archaeologist and Irish art historian Françoise Henry, MRIA, at Academy House on 18 April 2018. 

Mary Kelly Women in leadership Masterclass

Dr Mary Kelly gave the third in our Women in Leadership Series, that sees outstanding women leaders share their experiences with the next generation of female leaders to inspire, motivate and mentor.

Call for papers: Irish Studies in International Affairs

We are seeking good quality papers from academics, policy-makers and PhD students

Survival and the citizen: Micro-dialogues on key challenges

Read the first in a series of 'microdialogues' - online conversations between two experts on key challenges for modern society. The first addresses end-of-life care and the right to die.

New publication: More Maps and Texts edited by Clarke and Gearty

More Maps and Texts: sources and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas edited by H.B. Clarke and Sarah Gearty is available to buy online now. 

Karl Marx and the DIB: John Wheatley

19 May is the 149th anniversary of the birth of John Wheatley (1869–1930), a Co. Waterford native and childhood emigrant to Scotland

Karl Marx and the DIB

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the German scholar and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx on 5 May 1818. At intervals throughout the month, we will feature articles from the Royal Irish Academy’s...

NEW BOOK: Enfranchising Ireland? Identity, citizenship and state

This book explores the origin and evolution of the concepts of citizenship and identity in Ireland