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Launch of 'Ireland: A voice among the nations'
Monday, 2 December 2019On Wednesday 27 November the RIA's new illustrated history of Irish foreign affairs was launched by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney TD.
Adomnán: the man behind the milestone law
Tuesday, 12 November 2019To mark the publication of A history of Ireland in 100 words here is the biography of Adomnán, who makes an appearance in the entry for the word 'Cáin', tax laws, specifically the landmark Cáin Adomnáin (law of Adomnán...
Irish launch for Ireland in the European eye at Goethe-Institut Irland
Friday, 8 November 2019Celebrating the Irish launch of the book with a series of vlogs by the editors and contributors.
Volume 119 of Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy is now available in print and online
Friday, 8 November 2019Take a peek inside and read Angela Byrne's chapter on anonymity, Irish women’s writing, and a tale of contested authorship
Halloween special: ominous birds and banshees
Thursday, 31 October 2019Discover the origins of the word 'badhbh' in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words
A history of Ireland in 100 words shortlisted for Irish Book Award
Friday, 25 October 2019Vote for our book in the 'best Irish-published book of the year' category
Renaissance Galway celebrated with Seminar and Launch in Galway
Monday, 14 October 2019The pictorical map, subject of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh was the subject of a seminar dedicated to the map and celebrated at the launch by Cllr Denis Lyons, Deputy Mayor...
Bristled hair and hairy stars
Friday, 11 October 2019Our Managing Editor tells us about the two covers of A history of Ireland in 100 words
325-million-year-old amphibian bones discovered in County Clare
Thursday, 10 October 2019The fossilised bones of a tiny amphibian-like creature that scurried around the shores of County Clare 325 million years ago have been discovered.
Speaking of budget... do you know where the word 'airgead' comes from?
Tuesday, 8 October 2019Discover the origins of the words 'airgead', 'punt' and 'pingin' in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words