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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.
DIB Explorers: Annie S. D. Maunder, astronomer
Thursday, 16 July 2020We continue our series of intrepid explorers with celebrated astronomer Annie Scott Dill Maunder who travelled the world observing and recording celestial phenomena and is known for her work on sunspot activity and...
DIB Explorers: Lady Heath, aviator
Tuesday, 14 July 2020With so many holiday plans on hold this summer, the DIB has compiled a selection of intrepid explorers we can accompany on their exciting travels. We start the series with Lady Heath, the first woman to complete a solo...
Deadline extended for DRI Early Career Research Award 2020
Monday, 13 July 2020The Digital Repository of Ireland Early Career Research Award, for research informed in whole, or in part, by objects/collections deposited in DRI is extended until 31 August 2020.
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'.
DRI Batch Metadata Template Blog Part Three: Exporting Tabular Metadata to XML
Tuesday, 7 July 2020The third blog in the Digital Repository of Ireland's (DRI) series of blog posts on using the DRI Batch Metadata Template delves into using OpenRefine and other tools to convert tabular metadata into a standards-...
DRI Batch Metadata Template Blog Part Two: The Atlantic Philanthropies Archive Project
Tuesday, 7 July 2020In the second part of the Digital Repository of Ireland's (DRI) three-part series of blog posts on capturing metadata using the DRI Batch Metadata Template, we look at the benefits of using the template for the Atlantic...
Máirín Nic Eoin, MRIA: Irish Language
Monday, 6 July 2020Professor Nic Eoin researchs modern and contemporary Irish-language literature, examining also the changing social and sociolinguistic contexts of literary production in Irish.
Dr Yikai Xu awarded the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize
Monday, 6 July 2020The Belfast based PhD student was recognised for his revolutionary work in nanomaterials science in a virtual ceremony on Friday 3 July 2020.