Important notice in relation to COVID 19
07 April 2020Due to Covid-19, the Royal Irish Academy is closed to Members and the public until 20 April. The following areas of the Academy have been impacted: library, events, publications and grants.
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Tim Robinson’s maps of Árainn, Burren and Connemara
06 April 2020The Academy is working on the republication of Tim Robinson’s maps in collaboration with NUI Galway
Going digital with A history of Ireland in 100 words
06 April 2020Enjoy our exhibition virtually while staying safe at home.
Favourite DIB lives: John Philip Holland, submarine inventor
06 April 2020Selected by the DIB's Dr Niav Gallagher, John Philip Holland was the inventor of the submarine, a vessel initially rejected by the US navy as ‘a fantastic scheme of a civilian landsman’. Holland's biography is...
Favourite DIB lives: Dr Noel Browne, politician and physician
05 April 2020Selected by friend of the DIB, historian Dr Niamh Puirséil, Dr Noel Browne is celebrated for his efforts to combat TB and to deliver free healthcare to mothers and children during his time as minister for health (1948–...
Online Exhibition: Creative women of Ireland: artists and writers from the archives
From: Monday, 09 March 2020To: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Online Exhibition: From little known artists to well-established writers, this exhibition turns the spotlight on creative women from the Academy’s archives.
Event Postponed: 'Miss Sidney and Miss Olivia': the lives and writings of the Owenson sisters
When: Wednesday, 18 March 2020Event Postponed: Library Lunchtime Lecture series 'Sisters II'. Dr Claire Connolly, MRIA, Professor of Modern English, UCC, will give the second lecture in this new series.
Event Postponed: Katharine Tynan (1859–1931) and Nora Tynan O’Mahony (1866–1954): Poetry, “Potboilers” and Print Journalism
When: Wednesday, 25 March 2020Event Postponed: Library Lunchtime Lecture series 'Sisters II'. Dr Gerardine Meaney, MRIA, Professor of Cultural Theory, School of English, Drama & Film, UCD will give the third lecture in...
Event Postponed: 'Cultural heritage and recent armed conflicts'
When: Thursday, 26 March 2020Event Postponed: This Academy Discourse by international cultural heritage expert Dr Mounir Bouchenaki is the sixth in the 2019-20 Discourse Series sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran.
'The global politics of climate emergency'
When: Wednesday, 29 April 2020A highlight of our calendar, this year's International Affairs Conference will include a keynote by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Mary Robinson MRIA will provide the plenary.
