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.
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Gold Medal Award Ceremony
Monday, 26 March 2018Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D. presented the 2017 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals at a ceremony in Academy House on 23 March.
Watch Catherine Day's discourse: 'Will the post Brexit EU be different?'
Tuesday, 13 February 2018Catherine Day, MRIA and former Secretary General of the EU Commission, examines and contextualises the landscape of Post Brexit EU. Response by Noel Dorr, MRIA.
Academy House closed on Tuesday, 10 April
Monday, 1 January 2018The Academy (including the Library) will be closed on Tuesday, 10 April to facilitate staff training. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Holy See and the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Is a once-promising journey now going backward
Friday, 17 November 2017Watch Professor Mary McAleese's interview about her recent discourse addressing issues of Canon Law and children's rights.
Recent Bereavements
Thursday, 2 November 2017We note with sadness the passing of the following Members:
Mary E. Daly honoured at Queen's University, Belfast
Wednesday, 5 July 2017Mary E. Daly former President of the RIA was honoured on Tuesday 4 July 2017 for distinction in the humanities at QUB where she received an Honorary Degree.
18 New Members of the Royal Irish Academy
Friday, 26 May 2017Experts on cryptography, artificial intelligence, obesity and Wolfe Tone.
2017 Academy Gold Medals: Call for nominations
Wednesday, 19 April 2017Nominations are now open for the Academy Gold Medals.
Our new President
Tuesday, 18 April 2017Professor Michael Peter Kennedy, a world expert in wireless communications, is the 56th President of the Royal Irish Academy.
T.K. Whitaker MRIA
Wednesday, 1 February 2017Former President of the Royal Irish Academy dies aged 100.