2024

A woman (Brigid Laffan) with blonde shoulder length hair smiles as she poses for a photo with her RIA Gold Medal in a green box, which she holds in her hand.

Brigid Laffan MRIA

Social Sciences

A woman (Máire O’Neill) poses for a photo with her RIA Gold Medal in a green case, which she holds in both hands. She has long auburn hair.

Máire O'Neill MRIA

Engineering Sciences

2023

A woman with short white cropped hair, wearing black glasses, is holding a presentation box with a gold medal inside, in the background is a redbrick building.

Jane Ohlmeyer MRIA

Humanities

A man (Jonathan N. Coleman) poses for a photo with his RIA Gold Medal. He is wearing glasses and has brown hair.

Jonathan N. Coleman MRIA

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

2021

A woman (Ruth M.J. Byrne) poses for a photo with her RIA Gold Medal in a green case, held in both hands. She is wearing glasses and has shoulder-length strawberry blonde hair.

Ruth M.J. Byrne MRIA

Social Sciences

A woman (Jennifer C. McElwain) poses for a photograph (from the shoulders up) with her RIA Gold Medal in a green case, which she holds in both hands. She has silver curly hair and wears red lipstick. She is earing black and wears gold jewellery.

Jennifer C. McElwain MRIA

Environmental Sciences and Geosciences

2020

A woman (Mary E. Daly) with shoulder length grey hair poses for a photo with her RIA Gold Medal.

Mary E. Daly MRIA

Humanities

A man (Daniel Bradley) with white hair posing for a photo with his RIA Gold Medal in a green case held in his hands. He has white hair and wears a suit, shirt and tie.

Daniel Bradley MRIA

Life Sciences

2019

A man (Richard English) with white hair and glasses posing for a photograph as he holds his RIA Gold Medal in a green box in his hand.

Richard English MRIA

Social Sciences

A man (Vincent Fusco) poses for a photo, holding his RIA Gold Medal in a green case in one hand. He is wearing glasses and has white hair.

Vincent Fusco MRIA

 Engineering Sciences

2018

A woman (Kathleen James-Chakraborty) poses for a photo with her RIA Gold Medal. She is smiling and wears glasses and she has dark short hair.

Kathleen James-Chakraborty MRIA

Humanities

A man (Stephen J. Smartt) poses for a photo holding his RIA Gold Medal in one hand. He is pictured from his shoulders up and a shirt, tie and suit jacket. He is smiling and has short dark hair.

Stephen J. Smartt MRIA

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

2017

A man (Malcolm MacLachlan) smiles and poses for a photo with his RIA Gold Medal held in both hands. He is photographed from the shoulders up, he has grey hair and wears a white shirt, burgundy tie and brown/green tweed suit jacket.

Malcolm MacLachlan MRIA

Social Sciences

A man (John J. Walsh) smiles and poses for a photograph with his RIA Gold Medal cupped in both hands. He has grey hair and is wearing a white shirt, navy tie and navy suit jacket. He is photographed from the shoulders up.

John J. Walsh MRIA

Environmental Sciences and Geosciences

2016

A man (Louis Cullen MRIA) poses for a photograph with his RIA Gold Medal in one hand. He is photographed from the arms up. He is bald with some white hair and wears glasses. He is wearing a grey suit jacket, white shirt, blue shirt and wine tie. There are walled book shelves in the background.

Louis Cullen MRIA

Humanities

A man (Fergus Shanahan MRIA) smiles and poses for a photograph with his RIA Gold Medal in one hand. He is photographed from the arms up. He has grey hair and is wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt, blue tie and pocket square. There are walled book shelves in the background.

Fergus Shanahan MRIA

Life Sciences

2015

A photograph of a bald man (Philip Lane MRIA) wearing black square glasses, a blue shirt, tie and suit jacket.

Philip R. Lane MRIA

Social Sciences

A man (Alan Smeaton MRIA) smiles and poses for a photograph with his RIA Gold Medal cupped in both hands. He has grey hair and is wearing a blue shirt, blue tie and dark coloured suit jacket. He is photographed from the arms up. There are large banners in the background of the photograph one reads HEA and the other reads Royal Irish Academy in large letters.

Alan F. Smeaton MRIA

Engineering Sciences

2014

A photograph of a man (Desmond Clarke) from the shoulder's upwards. He has white hair and wears square frameless glasses, a red tie, striped baby blue shirt and a pin-striped suit jacket. The background of the image is blurred.

Desmond Clarke MRIA (1942-2016)

Humanities

A man (Werner Nahm) poses for a photograph. He has grey hair and wears a grey suit.

Werner Nahm MRIA

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

2013

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Rob Kitchin MRIA

Social Sciences

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Colin O’Dowd MRIA

Environmental Sciences and Geosciences

2012

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Dermot Moran MRIA

Humanities

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Luke O’Neill MRIA

 Life Sciences

2011

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

William Schabas MRIA

Social Sciences

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

John O Scanlan MRIA (1937-2017)

Engineering Sciences

2010

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Cormac Ó Gráda MRIA

Humanities

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Samson Shatashvili MRIA

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

2008

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

David Livingstone MRIA

Social Sciences

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Charles Hepworth Holland MRIA (1923-2019)

Environmental Sciences and Geosciences

2007

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

George Eogan MRIA (1930-2021)

Humanities

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

John Fuller Atkins MRIA

Life Sciences

2006

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Peter Neary MRIA (1950-2021)

 Social Sciences

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

James Dooge MRIA (1922-2010)

Engineering Sciences

2005

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

John Dillon MRIA

Humanities

Three salmon fish in gold, blue and black in a circular design on a white background.

Michael Coey MRIA

Physical and Mathematical Sciences