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To what extent did climate change steer the trajectories of early societies?
Wednesday, 6 October 2021In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Lisa Coyle McClung and Gill Plunkett review cultural change and the climate record in final prehistoric and early medieval Ireland.
On the brink of Armageddon? Climate change, the archaeological record and human activity across the Bronze Age–Iron Age transition in Ireland
Wednesday, 29 September 2021In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Benjamin Gearey et al. consider the cultural and climatic changes that took place in Ireland during the transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Human rights in a united Ireland
Monday, 27 September 2021In today’s ARINS blog, Brice Dickson considers the protection of human rights in the north and south of Ireland, and asks what might change after a referendum?
Shelfmarks with Kerri ní Dochartaigh
Thursday, 23 September 2021In this first episode of our podcast Shelfmarks, Zoë Comyns looks at an expedition to the islet of Rockall funded by the Royal Irish Academy in 1896.
How did past drought phases impact upon human perception of their environment?
Wednesday, 22 September 2021In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Gill Plunkett, David M. Brown and Graeme T. Swindles consider the impacts that droughts might have had on human populations in prehistoric Ireland.
How did environmental change influence human activity in Irish bogs?
Wednesday, 15 September 2021In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Phil Stastney introduces a review of research on past human–environmental interactions in Irish peatlands.
A new welfare imaginary for the island of Ireland
Monday, 13 September 2021In today’s ARINS blog, Mary P. Murphy discusses how our society can collaborate to imagine a better welfare state across issues of social security, poverty and inequality, north and south.
Royal Irish Academy journals to be hosted on Project MUSE
Friday, 10 September 2021From 2022 readers will be able to access our journals on Project MUSE's cutting-edge platform.
Did climatic change play a role in the introduction of farming in Neolithic Ireland?
Wednesday, 8 September 2021In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Meriel McClatchie and Aaron Potito trace environmental, climatic and social change in Neolithic Ireland.
Open call for membership of Editorial Board for Biology and Environment
Wednesday, 8 September 2021The Royal Irish Academy is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals who are willing to serve on the Editorial Board of its journal Biology and Environment.