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Michaela Blott Women in leadership Masterclass
Monday, 11 March 2019On 4 March 2019, Dr Michaela Blott, Xilinx gave the first 2019 Women in Leadership Masterclass at the Royal Irish Academy with the support of Accenture.
Celebrating International Women's Day 2019
Friday, 8 March 2019To mark International Women's Day we publish below one of our most recent entries by a woman, about a woman. Read about the fascinating life of one of Ireland's foremost writers Maeve Binchy (1939–2012), novelist and...
Shortlist announced for 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards
Thursday, 7 March 2019The shortlisted organisations for the 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards were announced at the American Chamber of Commerce Transatlantic Conference on Thursday, 7 March.
Rural Conversation Report and Podcast No. 2: 'Enhancing social cohesion among communities in rural Ireland'
Wednesday, 6 March 2019Rural Conversation No. 2: ‘Enhancing social cohesion among communities in rural Ireland’, the second in the series was held on 28 February 2019 in Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). The report and podcast from the...
Digital Repository of Ireland to preserve Together for Yes digital archive
Friday, 1 March 2019The digital archive of the Together for Yes campaign will be preserved in the Digital Repository of Ireland following the organisation joining as Members.
New DIFP exhibition in National Archives of Ireland: St Patrick's Day in Nigeria, 1962
Wednesday, 27 February 2019Our March exhibition co-curated with the NAI looks at St Patrick's Day, 1962, in what was then Ireland's only embassy in Africa
New Executive Secretary appointed
Tuesday, 26 February 2019Ireland’s leading body of experts in the humanities and sciences, the Royal Irish Academy, has appointed Dr. Tony Gaynor as its Executive Secretary.
Nominations for the 2019 TÜBA Academy Prizes are now open
Tuesday, 26 February 2019TÜBA Academy Prizes are awarded to scientists with original, leading and path-breaking works in their fields.
'The Irish dimension to British history: from the Act of Union to Brexit'
Monday, 25 February 2019Watch Sir David Cannedine addresses the key issues in Irish history within the context of British history from the early 1800s and the Act of Union, through to the current Brexit situation.
RJ Hunter Fellowship Event
Monday, 25 February 2019Listen to Gerard Farrell speak about ‘An ethnohistory of Gaelic Ulster, 1500-1700’ and David Heffernan on ‘The Goldsmiths Company of London and the Londonderry Plantation under James I, c. 1609–25'.