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Emerging artist commemorates Hamilton's graffiti
Wednesday, 16 October 2019Today at Broombridge Luas stop Minister Paschal Donohoe TD launched an artwork by emerging artist Emma Ray that celebrates a 176 year old act of graffiti.
The DIB and 'Renaissance Galway'
Tuesday, 15 October 2019To celebrate the publication of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh, we publish the DIB entry on Walter Lynch, by Terry Clavin, below. A vicar of St Nicholas's collegiate church,...
One hundred years of Irish foreign policy
Tuesday, 15 October 2019Read an extract from our new centenary history of Irish foreign policy, Ireland: a voice among the nations.
Delivering Horizon Europe
Tuesday, 15 October 2019ALLEA statement to the European Commission calling for a strong and well-resourced framework programme guided by principles of excellence, fairness and openness.
The DIB and the RCPI St Luke's Symposium
Monday, 14 October 2019This Thursday 17 October, Turlough O'Riordan of the DIB, will be speaking to the RCPI St Luke's Symposium about the life and career of Dr Barbara Stokes. To mark his talk, entitled 'Every damn child can learn', we...
Renaissance Galway celebrated with Seminar and Launch in Galway
Monday, 14 October 2019The pictorical map, subject of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh was the subject of a seminar dedicated to the map and celebrated at the launch by Cllr Denis Lyons, Deputy Mayor...
Cardinal John Henry Newman in the DIB
Saturday, 12 October 2019On 13 October 2019 John Henry Newman, cardinal and founder of the Catholic University of Ireland (now UCD), will be canonised by Pope Francis. To mark this occasion, we are publishing the DIB's Newman entry by Colin...
Bristled hair and hairy stars
Friday, 11 October 2019Our Managing Editor tells us about the two covers of A history of Ireland in 100 words
325-million-year-old amphibian bones discovered in County Clare
Thursday, 10 October 2019The fossilised bones of a tiny amphibian-like creature that scurried around the shores of County Clare 325 million years ago have been discovered.
Research Infrastructures: The Case for National Research Data Centres
Wednesday, 9 October 2019In the second of the series, Jerry Horgan, TSSG Infrastructure Manager, WIT, discusses the case for national research data centres.