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The Anatomy of Memory
Neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire will discuss memory failure as part of her Discourse.
Brendan O’Leary Hon. MRIA Conversation Event
Brendan O’Leary Hon. MRIA will be in conversation with Ben Lowry, Deputy Editor, News Letter about his latest three volume book A Treatise on Northern Ireland.
Séamus Mág Uidhir and the Book(s) of Knockninny
Library Lunchtime Lecture. Dr Nollaig Ó Muraíle, MRIA, will give the first lecture in our series on The Books of Knockninny: the Maguires and their manuscripts in the early eighteenth century.
‘Me Guidhir Fhearmanach’ : text and context
Library Lunchtime Lecture. Dr Ciarán Mac Murchaidh, DCU, will give the second lecture in our series on The Books of Knockninny: the Maguires and their manuscripts in the early eighteenth century.
Philip Lane Discourse
Philip Lane MRIA, European Central Bank will be in conversation with Alan Barrett MRIA, Director, ESRI.
‘The three Aristotles of James Joyce’
A free lunchtime lecture by Fran O’Rourke, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, UCD. Followed by a recital of Irish songs from the works of James Joyce with accompaniment by guitarist John Feeley.
‘An English take on an Irish Character: John Henry Newman’s Irish printing-type’
Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Dermot McGuinne
Nuala and her sisters: the daughters of Aodh Ó Domhnaill and An Iníon Dubh
Library Lunchtime Lecture series 'Sisters II'. Dr Pádraig Ó Macháin, Professor of Modern Irish, UCC, will give the first lecture in this new series.
Nobel laureate William C. Campbell in conversation with Luke O'Neill and Claire O'Connell
William C. Campbell is Ireland's only Nobel Prize winner for Medicine. To mark his 90th birthday we discuss his life and career and the challenges that the world faces as it battles Covid-19.
Academy Discourse: US Elections
Join us online for the first Academy Discourse in the 2020-21 Series on the topic of the upcoming US elections sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran.