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A gateway for future research in archaeology
Thursday, 16 July 2020Did you know that Ireland has the richest early medieval archaeological landscape in Europe, if not the world? Learn more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors' featuring Aidan O'Sullivan.

The importance of washing your hands more than a thousand years before COVID-19
Monday, 13 July 2020Did you know that there are fourteen different words for 'washing' in early Irish? Learn more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors' featuring Gregory Toner.

On trespassing sheep and uncontrollable bees in Medieval Ireland
Wednesday, 8 July 2020Our author Máire Ní Mhaonaigh tells us some of the stories behind the illustrations in 'A history of Ireland in 100 words' in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.

Never judge a book by its cover but...
Monday, 6 July 2020Our author Sharon Arbuthnot tells us the story behind the cover of 'A history of Ireland in 100 words' and more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.

The polymath and genius who inspired Flann O'Brien
Thursday, 2 July 2020Our author Peter Murray tells us about the life of Irish artist Cecil Ffrench Salkeld in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.

Forthcoming title: Clare Island Volume 9: Birds
Tuesday, 30 June 2020The latest volume in the New Survey of Clare Island series has just gone to print. Pre-order your copy ahead of its release in August.

A blood red page in the history of our country
Monday, 29 June 2020Our author Myles Dungan discusses one of Ireland's most infamous murders in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.

A phone call that changed everything
Thursday, 25 June 2020William C. Campbell, Ireland's only Nobel prizewinner for Medicine, on learning that he had just won a Nobel Prize.

Writing the life story of a Nobel laureate
Tuesday, 23 June 2020Science journalist Claire O'Connell shares her experience of working with Nobel laureate William C. Campbell on his memoir, 'Catching the worm'.

An illustrated history of Irish foreign policy?
Thursday, 21 May 2020John Gibney of the RIA’s Documents on Irish Foreign policy project on the importance of images in 'Ireland: a voice among the nations'.