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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Access to the Library is by appointment.
Our opening hours are currently:
Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm ; 2pm-5pm
For enquiries email library@ria.ie
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Catch up on the latest posts on From the Reading Room: Royal Irish Academy Library Blog
The latest library guest blog post by Zoë Comyns, RIA Podcaster in Residence, reflects on the Shelfmarks podcast series looking through the library collections to explore how people have written about and observed our natural world over the centuries.
In our latest Library Blog post we sail away to Antarctica with Tom Crean in a post co-authored by RIA Deputy Librarian Meadhbh Murphy and author Tim Foley.
In our latest Library Blog post guest blogger Deborah Hayden, Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University takes a fascinating look at the Irish language writing system of Ogam in the manuscripts of the RIA library.
Get up to date library news and information about our upcoming events and exhibitions
Applications are invited for the position of Library Assistant based at the Royal Irish Academy.
The Royal Irish Academy Library is delighted to present this Sisters II lunchtime lecture as part of Heritage Week.
Sisters II celebrates sisterhood by exploring the lives and achievements of four families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
Sisters II celebrates sisterhood by exploring the lives and achievements of four families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
Sisters II celebrates sisterhood by exploring the lives and achievements of four families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
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