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Discourse: Philip Lane in conversation with Alan Barrett
Friday, 14 February 2020Listen to Philip Lane MRIA, European Central Bank in conversation with Alan Barrett MRIA, Director, ESRI.
Reflections on the role of a Learned Academy
Wednesday, 5 February 2020Listen to Professor Michael Peter Kennedy reflect on the role of a Learned Academy in the Royal Irish Academy Presidential Discourse.
The Anatomy of Memory
Wednesday, 4 December 2019Listen to neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire discuss memory failure as part of her Discourse, The Anatomy of Memory followed by respondent Shane O'Mara MRIA, Professor of Experimental Brain Research, Trinity College Dublin
Ireland’s decisive choice for Europe
Wednesday, 6 November 2019Listen to Professor Brigid Laffan MRIA discuss how membership of the EU has become Ireland’s geopolitical anchor.
How do we study bats and rats to find the secret of everlasting youth?
Wednesday, 30 October 2019If you missed our Academy Discourse where Professor Emma Teeling, MRIA talks about her research into what bat genetics can teach us about human disease and aging, you can hear it now.
2019/20 Discourse Line-up announced
Monday, 12 August 2019This must-see set of talks brings the very best and brightest minds of our age to a public audience.
Watch: 'Democracy, Truth and Trust in Europe'
Friday, 2 August 2019If you missed our Academy Discourse by Professor Michele Nicoletti, you can watch it now.
'Global food and nutrition security: the role of innovation'
Thursday, 13 June 2019Watch Professor Wayne Powell's (SRUC) Academy discourse where he discussed Global Food and nutrition security in April 2019.
'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.
'Women in government: four Tanaisti in conversation'
Friday, 25 January 2019View our discourse marking the centenary of the 1918 parliamentary elections online now.