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From the cutting room floor: A history of Ireland in 104 words

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 104: Craobh: branching out

Publications, Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge

From the cutting room floor: A history of Ireland in 103 words

Monday, 16 December 2019

Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 103: Tarbh: a bull by the horns

Publications, Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge

From the cutting room floor: A history of Ireland in 102 words

Saturday, 14 December 2019

Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 102: Amadán: fooling around

Publications, Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge

Leading Scientists Warn: Wood Pellets Threat to Climate - “No Silver Pellet”

Friday, 13 December 2019

The European National Academies of Sciences warn of the serious mismatches between science and policy on forest bioenergy.

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

European Scientific Advice Mechanism evidence review on the topic Biodegradability of plastics in the open environment.

Friday, 13 December 2019

Call for nominations for an international working group to conduct the evidence review.

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives of Ireland: Ireland joins the UN, December 1955

Thursday, 12 December 2019

Our December exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland looks at Ireland's accession to the United Nations in December 1955

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

From the cutting room floor: A history of Ireland in 101 words

Thursday, 12 December 2019

Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 101: cró: through the eye of a needle

Publications, Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge

RIA author John Gibney on RTÉ Radio 1

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Sean O'Rourke interviews Dr John Gibney on our latest book Ireland: a voice among the nations

Publications, Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

Call for Nominations for the Inaugural Kate O'Brien Award

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

The newly created Kate O'Brien research prize focuses on relations between Ireland and Spain with a subject devoted to literature and/or women and gender perspective.

Policy and International Relations

ALLEA Research to be Presented at United Nations Climate Change Conference

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Preliminary findings from the ALLEA Climate Change Education Survey are being presented at COP25 by Dr Cliona Murphy.

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

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