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Listen back to Dr Eileen Kane's Lunchtime Lecture on Françoise Henry
Thursday, 10 May 2018Dr Eileen Kane presented her lecture on archaeologist and Irish art historian Françoise Henry, MRIA, at Academy House on 18 April 2018.
Mary Kelly Women in leadership Masterclass
Thursday, 10 May 2018Dr Mary Kelly gave the third in our Women in Leadership Series, that sees outstanding women leaders share their experiences with the next generation of female leaders to inspire, motivate and mentor.
Call for papers: Irish Studies in International Affairs
Thursday, 10 May 2018We are seeking good quality papers from academics, policy-makers and PhD students
Survival and the citizen: Micro-dialogues on key challenges
Thursday, 10 May 2018Read the first in a series of 'microdialogues' - online conversations between two experts on key challenges for modern society. The first addresses end-of-life care and the right to die.
New publication: More Maps and Texts edited by Clarke and Gearty
Wednesday, 9 May 2018More Maps and Texts: sources and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas edited by H.B. Clarke and Sarah Gearty is available to buy online now.
Karl Marx and the DIB: John Wheatley
Tuesday, 8 May 201819 May is the 149th anniversary of the birth of John Wheatley (1869–1930), a Co. Waterford native and childhood emigrant to Scotland
Karl Marx and the DIB: Mary Burns
Tuesday, 8 May 2018Coinciding with the opening in the IFI of the narrative film The young Karl Marx we feature a prominent figure in the film, Mary Burns.
Karl Marx and the DIB
Thursday, 3 May 2018This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the German scholar and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx on 5 May 1818. At intervals throughout the month, we will feature articles from the Royal Irish Academy’s...
NEW BOOK: Enfranchising Ireland? Identity, citizenship and state
Wednesday, 2 May 2018This book explores the origin and evolution of the concepts of citizenship and identity in Ireland
Gene Editing: Technologies, Potential and Ethical Implications
Tuesday, 1 May 2018On Thursday 26 April 2018, The Life and Medical Sciences Committee presented a one-day conference addressing the wide-ranging implications of gene editing techniques for all of life and medical science.