Membership

Member Profile: Stephen Buckley

Stephen Buckley, Mathematician was admitted into the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018

Member Profile: Fran Brearton

Fran Brearton, author and Professor of Modern Poetry, was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018.

Member Profile: Eleanor Maguire

Dublin born neuroscientist Professor Eleanor Maguire was admitted as an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018.

Member Profile: France A. Cordova

France A. Cordova, an astrophysicist, was admitted as an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018.

Member Profile: Eavan Boland

Eavan Boland, one of Ireland's finest poets, was admitted as an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018.

28 New Members elected to Royal Irish Academy

Today 28 new Members of the Royal Irish Academy were elected for their exceptional contribution to the sciences, humanities and social sciences as well as to public service. They include the poet Eavan Boland, public...

Council has recommended that two Members be appointed to the RCHM, one from Science and one from PL&A. This will be a three-year appointment.

Gold Medal Award Ceremony

Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D. presented the 2017 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals at a ceremony in Academy House on 23 March.

Watch Catherine Day's discourse: 'Will the post Brexit EU be different?'

Catherine Day, MRIA and former Secretary General of the EU Commission, examines and contextualises the landscape of Post Brexit EU. Response by Noel Dorr, MRIA.

Academy House closed on Tuesday, 10 April

The Academy (including the Library) will be closed on Tuesday, 10 April to facilitate staff training. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.