THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

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Membership

  • Dermot Brendan Moran

    BA(NUI), MA, MPhil, PhD(Yale) Joseph Chair in Catholic Philosophy, Boston College Member, PL&A 2003

  • Christopher Morash

    BA(Dalhousie 1985), MPhil, PhD(Dubl 1986, 1990) Secretary, Study of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Committee Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing, Trinity College Dublin Member, PL&A 2007

  • John Morison

    LLB, PhD(Wales) Chair, Ethical, Political, Legal and Philsophical Committee Professor of Jurisprudence, Queen's University Belfast Member, PL&A 2009

  • John Stephen Morrill

    BA, MA, DPhil(Oxon 1967, 1971 ), FBA Professor of British and Irish History Honorary Member, PL&A 2010

  • Michael Anthony Morris

    BSc(Liverpool 1979), PhD(Liverpool 1983) Professor and Director of AMBER Research Centre, TCD Member, Science 2021

  • Paul Moynagh

    BA(Dubl 1988), PhD(Dubl 1991) Professor and Head of Department of Biology, MU Member, Science 2019

  • Grace VT Mulcahy

    MVB(NUI 1982), PhD(NUI 1989) Professor, Veterinary and Infectious Diseases, UCD Member, Science 2018

  • Orla Therese Muldoon

    BSc(QUB 1993), PhD(QUB 1996), Advanced Cert in Research Methods(Michigan 1996), PGCert(Ulster 1998) Founding Professor of Psychology, UL Member, PL&A 2022

  • Siobhán Mullally

    BCL(NUI 1988), LLM(LSE 1990), PhD(EUI 2003) Established Professor of Human Rights Law and UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway Member, PL&A 2022

  • Paul Joseph Mullan

    BA(QUB 1982), MBA(1997), PhD(2021) Heritage Professional, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Professor of Practice, QUB and Visiting Professor UU Member, PL&A 2024

  • Margaret M Murnane

    BSc (NUI 1981), MSc (NUI 1983), PhD (California, Berkeley 1989). Professor of Physics, Colorado. Honorary Member, Science 2013

  • Gary Murphy

    BA(NUI 1990), MA(NUI 1992), PhD(DCU 1996) University Professor, DCU Member, PL&A 2024

  • Andrew Declan Murphy

    BA(Dubl 1986), MA(Brandeis, MA 1989), PhD(Brandeis, MA 1994) Professor, TCD Member, PL&A 2023

  • Brian Murphy

    MA(NUI) Retired Chairman, OPW. Member, PL&A 1995

  • Fionn D Murtagh

    BA, BAI, MSc(Dubl), PhD(Paris), Habil.(Strasbourg) Professor of Data Science, University of Huddersfield Member, Science 2003

  • Stephen Myers

    BSc(QUB 1968), PhD(QUB 1972), Docteur(hc Geneva 2001), DSc(hc QUB 2003) Head of Medical Applications, CERN Honorary Member, Science 2014

  • Werner Nahm

    PhD(Bonn). FRS Professor of Theoretical Physics, DIAS Member, Science 2006

  • Carmel Patricia Naughton

    DPhil(hc, Notre Dame Indiana, American College, Dublin) Member, PL&A 2006

  • Martin Naughton

    hc(Notre Dame, NUI, Dubl, QUB, UU, Griffith College Dublin) Company President, Glen Dimplex Member, Science 2015

  • Diane Negra

    BA, MA, PhD Chair, Culture and Heritage Working Group, Board member of the Inter Academy Panel Professor of Film Studies, University College Dublin Member, PL&A 2016

  • Margaret Jane Nelson

    BSc, MSc, PhD(QUB) Leverhulme Fellow, Former Honorary Professor of Chemistry, UU Member, Science 1996

  • Martin Leonard Newell

    DSc(NUI), DrPhilNat(Frankfurt-am-Main) Professor of Mathematics, University of Galway Member, Science 1984

  • Máire B Ní Annracháin

    PhD (NUI 1988), MA (NUI 1978). Chair Coiste Léann na Gaeilge agus an Léinn Cheiltigh Ollamh Sinsearach Emeritus / Full Professor Emeritus of Modern Irish, UCD Member, PL&A 2020

  • Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

    LLB(QUB, 1991), LLM(Columbia 1996), PhD(QUB 1997) University Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy and Society, University of Minnesota Honorary Member, PL&A 2018

  • Máire Ní Mhaonaigh

    PhD(NUI 1994), MA(NUI 1986), BA(NUI 1984) Professor of Celtic and Medieval Studies, University of Cambridge Honorary Member, PL&A 2022

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