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The feast of St Colum Cille (Columba)

Sunday, 9 June 2019

To mark the feast day of Colum Cille (Columba) on 9 June, the DIB is publishing its entry by Aidan Breen on the Irish saint who founded the influential monastery at Iona.

Dictionary of Irish Biography

Member Profile: Christine Casey

Friday, 7 June 2019

Christine Casey, Architectural Historian was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.

Membership

D-Day entry: Columbanus Deegan

Thursday, 6 June 2019

To mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of D-Day the DIB is publishing its entry on Columbanus Deegan, one of the many Irish men and women who took part in the intense final push in 1944 in France.

Dictionary of Irish Biography

Member Profile: Yvonne Buckley

Thursday, 6 June 2019

Professor Yvonne Buckley who has made world-leading advances in population ecology was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.

Membership

Member Profile: Paolo Bartoloni

Wednesday, 5 June 2019

Paolo Bartoloni, leading cultural theorist was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.

Membership

Prof Jane Ohlmeyer Women in Leadership Masterclass

Tuesday, 4 June 2019

In May 2019 Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a Women in Leadership Masterclass to a group of aspiring female leaders

Women in Leadership

Climate Change and Health

Tuesday, 4 June 2019

The Royal Irish Academy welcomes this timely research produced by the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC).

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Member Profile: Liam Barry

Tuesday, 4 June 2019

Professor Liam Barry, international leader in the fields of optical communications and photonic systems was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.

Membership

Member Profile: Alan Barrett

Friday, 31 May 2019

Alan Barrett, Director of the Economic and Social Research Institute was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.

Membership

Archaeology Research Grants 2019

Thursday, 30 May 2019

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce the awarding of six Archaeology Research grants, under this annual scheme which is run in partnership with the National Monuments Service.

Humanities and Social Sciences Committees, Standing Committee Archaeology, Grants and Awards

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