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Research Data Alliance COVID-19 Working Group
Wednesday, 8 April 2020As a funded partner of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the Digital Repository of Ireland would like to encourage participation in a new COVID-19 Working Group.
Explainer: European Structural and Investment Funds
Wednesday, 8 April 2020The Royal Irish Academy is pleased to have collaborated with the British Academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Learned Society of Wales to publish an explainer that outlines the role that European Structural...
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. VIII (1945–1948) now free to access online
Tuesday, 7 April 2020Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. VIII (1945–1948), originally published in 2012, is now available online in open-access format. Originally scheduled for release on our forthcoming new website, we are releasing it...
Tim Robinson’s maps of Árainn, Burren and Connemara
Monday, 6 April 2020The Academy is working on the republication of Tim Robinson’s maps in collaboration with NUI Galway
Favourite DIB lives: Virgilius Maro Grammaticus
Monday, 6 April 2020Selected by Dr Anthony Harvey of the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources (DMLCS), Virgilius Maro Grammaticus was an enigmatic author and a gifted coiner of new Latin words. His biography is part of a series...
Extended Deadline - Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon dates
Monday, 6 April 2020The deadline for these grant schemes has been extended until 14 April 2020 due to the current Covid-19 situation.
Going digital with A history of Ireland in 100 words
Monday, 6 April 2020Enjoy our exhibition virtually while staying safe at home.
Favourite DIB lives: John Philip Holland, submarine inventor
Monday, 6 April 2020Selected by the DIB's Dr Niav Gallagher, John Philip Holland was the inventor of the submarine, a vessel initially rejected by the US navy as ‘a fantastic scheme of a civilian landsman’. Holland's biography is part of a...
Favourite DIB lives: Dr Noel Browne, politician and physician
Sunday, 5 April 2020Selected by friend of the DIB, historian Dr Niamh Puirséil, Dr Noel Browne is celebrated for his efforts to combat TB and to deliver free healthcare to mothers and children during his time as minister for health (1948–...
Election of Policy and International Relations Officer
Friday, 3 April 2020The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce the Election of Brian Norton, MRIA, as the new Policy and International Relations Officer.