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Ahoy, Matey!
Wednesday, 15 November 2023In our latest Library blog, we feature the third post in our UCD Student Blog Series. Chloe Stapleton will transport you back to Dublin in 1705 when the presumed lost ship ‘The Ouzel Galley’ sailed back home the river...

Academy closed - Storm Debi
Sunday, 12 November 2023Due to the potentially hazardous conditions as a result of Storm Debi the Academy will not open until 11am tomorrow Monday 13 November. The library will open after lunch at 2pm.

Investigating inks and skins at the RIA Library
Monday, 2 October 2023In this month’s Library blog, we are delighted to have an informative piece by Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin, Professor of Modern Irish at University College Cork (UCC). Pádraig is also Principal Investigator on the Inks and...

Falkiner and the Origins of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland
Friday, 25 August 2023The Library is delighted to announce the second post in our UCD Student Blog Series. Amy Mitchell reports on the fascinating document she found while working on the collections.

Academy House closed on Friday, 18 August
Thursday, 17 August 2023The Academy (including the Library) will be closed on Friday, 18 August to facilitate building upgrade works. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Listen back: 'A century of Irish stamps'
Wednesday, 16 August 2023To help us celebrate National Heritage Week 2023, Stephen Ferguson, An Post Archivist & Museum Curator delivered a lunchtime lecture at RIA Library on Ireland’s stamps and changing national image.

Culture Night 2023
Tuesday, 15 August 2023We are delighted to announce that the Royal Irish Academy will once again be participating in Culture Night on Friday 22 September 2023 and will be open to the public from 17:00 to 21:00.

Bishops and Bullion – Papers of Charles Haliday
Tuesday, 11 July 2023The Library is delighted to announce our UCD Student Blog Series.

Library Closure dates 2023
Thursday, 8 June 2023The Library will be closed in 2023 on the following dates:

Irish History Online – To Infinity and Beyond!
Tuesday, 30 May 2023In the latest Library blog post Deputy Librarian Meadhbh Murphy gives an update on the work being done by the Irish History Online (IHO) team.