THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

Read more about the RIA

Ireland 1922

Latest News Articles

Upcoming Events

Filter News

3 August 1922: The Abandoned Tailteann Games

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Read Paul Rouse's essay on sport, nationality and partition on Century Ireland. 

Publications, Ireland 1922

RIA author John Gibney at Milwaukee Irish Festival

Tuesday, 2 August 2022

If you are in Milwaukee this August, join historian and RIA author John Gibney for three talks as part of the Festival's Hedge School.

Publications, Ireland 1922

13 July 1922: Jim Larkin lectures the Irish Republican League of Canada

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Read Patrick Mannion's essay on diasporic nationalism in North America on Century Ireland.

Publications, Ireland 1922

7 July 1922: Free State forces attack Skeog House

Thursday, 7 July 2022

Read Breandán Mac Suibhne's article recalling the attack on Skeog House by Free State forces on Century Ireland.  

Publications, Ireland 1922

28 June 1922: The Assault on the Four Courts

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Read John Borgonovo's essay detailing the beginnings of the Irish Civil War on Century Ireland. 

Publications, Ireland 1922

22 June 1922: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Read Fearghal McGarry's essay on the murder of Sir Henry Wilson on Century Ireland.

Publications, Ireland 1922

12 June 1922: George V Receives the Colours of Disbanded Irish Regiments

Sunday, 12 June 2022

Read Heather Jones's essay on ‘Monarchy, Empire and Sovereignty' on Century Ireland.

Publications, Ireland 1922

3 June 1922: James Craig Advocates Flying the Flag

Friday, 3 June 2022

Read Stephen O'Neill's essay on ‘he Iconography of Partition' on Century Ireland.

Publications, Ireland 1922

29 May 1922: The Arrest of John O’Donnell

Sunday, 29 May 2022

Read Anne-Marie McInerney's essay on ‘Internment in Northern Ireland' on Century Ireland.

Publications, Ireland 1922

25 May 1922: The First Anniversary of the Burning of the Custom House

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Read Lisa Godson's essay on ‘Uniforms, Collectivity and Authority' on Century Ireland.

Publications, Ireland 1922

Pages