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10 February 2022

From ‘Bridgets’ to business magnates: a celebration of 300 years of Irish women in America

Join Ireland's Ambassador to the United States of America, Dan Mulhall, in conversation with Liz Evers and Niav Gallagher, editors of 'Irish Lives in America'. 

Publications
07 February 2022

Book launch of 'Ireland 1922: Independence, Partition, Civil War'

Exploring a turning point in Irish history.

Publications
01 February 2022

Ireland 1922: Women in independence, partition and civil war

Join us on Brigid's Day to commemorate the Women of 1922, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Publications
15 December 2021

Who were they? Conversations between Genetics and Archaeology

Academy Discourse conversation exploring how best to align genetic and archaeological datasets and ways of thinking about them.

Discourse Series, Public Lecture
08 December 2021

Speranza, a scholar reclaimed

Merlin Holland, scholar and grandson of Oscar Wilde, on the legacy of his great grandmother, the poet Speranza, Lady Jane Wilde.

Humanities and Social Sciences Committees, Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Committee
07 December 2021

The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives

The National Archives' landmark centenary exhibition on the Anglo-Irish Treaty, The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives, presented in partnership with the RIA, OPW and NLI, is now open in Dublin Castle.

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy
02 December 2021

The Centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Debates

Part of the government's programme of commemoration, this conference addresses the debate about the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

29 November 2021

Creating Our Future: Fireside Chat with Emilie Pine

Creating Our Future presents a Fireside Chat with Emilie Pine, Professor of Modern Drama at UCD and author of Notes to Self.

Policy and International Relations
25 November 2021

Confessions of a disappointed Irish unificationist

Paul Bew MRIA faces up to the polarising impact of Brexit and more surprisingly the recent historical commemorations north and south in this Academy Discourse, sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP.

Discourse Series, Public Lecture
13 November 2021

Rathmines: A Walking Tour with Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú

Join RIA author Séamas Ó Maitiú for a walk through Rathmines as part of Dublin Book Festival

Publications, Irish Historic Towns Atlas

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