Membership

28 New Members elected to Royal Irish Academy

Today 28 new Members of the Royal Irish Academy were elected for their exceptional contribution to the sciences, humanities and social sciences as well as to public service. They include the poet Eavan Boland, public...

Council has recommended that two Members be appointed to the RCHM, one from Science and one from PL&A. This will be a three-year appointment.

Gold Medal Award Ceremony

Minister 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?'

Catherine 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

The 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

Watch Professor Mary McAleese's interview about her recent discourse addressing issues of Canon Law and children's rights.

Recent Bereavements

We note with sadness the passing of the following Members:

Mary E. Daly honoured at Queen's University, Belfast

Mary 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

Experts on cryptography, artificial intelligence, obesity and Wolfe Tone.

Our new President

Professor Michael Peter Kennedy, a world expert in wireless communications, is the 56th President of the Royal Irish Academy.