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New Innovation in Talent Development award announced
Friday, 18 October 2019The Royal Irish Academy and the American Chamber of Commerce announce a new award category to recognise innovation in talent development in the 2020 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards.
The DIB and the Rugby World Cup 2019: Ireland's All Black
Friday, 18 October 2019To mark Ireland meeting New Zealand on Saturday 19 October, in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2019, we are publishing the DIB entry on Dave Gallaher, the first captain of the New Zealand All Blacks, by...
Call for Nominations: Scientific Committee of the World Data System
Thursday, 17 October 2019The World Data System (WDS) Scientific Committee has three vacancies for the period 2018–2021.
Emerging artist commemorates Hamilton's graffiti
Wednesday, 16 October 2019Today at Broombridge Luas stop Minister Paschal Donohoe TD launched an artwork by emerging artist Emma Ray that celebrates a 176 year old act of graffiti.
The DIB and 'Renaissance Galway'
Tuesday, 15 October 2019To celebrate the publication of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh, we publish the DIB entry on Walter Lynch, by Terry Clavin, below. A vicar of St Nicholas's collegiate...
One hundred years of Irish foreign policy
Tuesday, 15 October 2019Read an extract from our new centenary history of Irish foreign policy, Ireland: a voice among the nations.
Delivering Horizon Europe
Tuesday, 15 October 2019ALLEA statement to the European Commission calling for a strong and well-resourced framework programme guided by principles of excellence, fairness and openness.
The DIB and the RCPI St Luke's Symposium
Monday, 14 October 2019This Thursday 17 October, Turlough O'Riordan of the DIB, will be speaking to the RCPI St Luke's Symposium about the life and career of Dr Barbara Stokes. To mark his talk, entitled 'Every damn child can learn', we...
Renaissance Galway celebrated with Seminar and Launch in Galway
Monday, 14 October 2019The pictorical map, subject of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh was the subject of a seminar dedicated to the map and celebrated at the launch by Cllr Denis Lyons,...
Cardinal John Henry Newman in the DIB
Saturday, 12 October 2019On 13 October 2019 John Henry Newman, cardinal and founder of the Catholic University of Ireland (now UCD), will be canonised by Pope Francis. To mark this occasion, we are publishing the DIB's Newman entry by...