IHTA Heritage Week events 2022

For the first time in three years, the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) were part of a number of in-person and online events for Heritage Week 2022.

17 August 1922: The disbandment of the Royal Irish Constabulary

Read Brian Hughes essay on Southern Irish Loyalist experiences of migration on Century Ireland.

A retirement and a new face at the Dictionary of Irish Biography

Having worked with the Dictionary of Irish Biography since 1995, Dr James Quinn has retired as Managing Editor. His successor, Dr Eoin Kinsella, has previously worked with the RIA on a number of projects.

Research Data Alliance Educational Videos Showcase

Through the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Ireland national node, the Digital Repository of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland (NLI) collaborated on the production of a suite of educational videos on topics...

13 August 1922: The destruction of Mitchelstown Castle

Read Terence Dooley's article on the Irish Revolution and Country House burnings on Century Ireland.

12 August 1922: Death of a statesman

Read Eunan Ó Halpin's essay on the fading of Arthur Griffith on Century Ireland. 

Watch the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2022

Dr Priyanka Ganguly is awarded the 2022 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize for best PhD thesis in Ireland in an online ceremony on Thursday 28 July 2022.

Read Joanna Bruck and Damian Sheils' essay on Landscapes of counter-memory on Century Ireland. 

9 August 1922: The reopening of Clery's department store

Read Fionnuala Walsh's essay on ordinary life in extraordinary times on Century Ireland. 

Shelfmarks: a podcast series recording library collections

The latest library guest blog post by Zoë Comyns, RIA Podcaster in Residence, reflects on the Shelfmarks podcast series looking through the library collections to explore how people have written about and observed our...