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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Rosalie Flanagan

Rosalie worked for almost 20 years in the Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance and Personnel, working in areas such as public expenditure, equal opportunities and recruitment. Following the Belfast Agreement, she became involved in the preparations for devolution and moved to the Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister (OFMdFM) on its establishment in 1999.

Rosalie was a Director of Executive Services with OFMdFM for eight years until her appointment as Permanent Secretary to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) in 2010. She retired from the Civil Service in 2013.

Rosalie has most recently been involved in the UK Government appointed independent panel that examined the extent of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland.

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