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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Mahon Hayes served as lawyer and ambassador in the Department of Foreign Affairs. He was educated at University College Dublin and King's Inns. His book The Law of the Sea. The role of the Irish Delegation at the Third UN Conference was published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2011.