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RIA and BA Brexit Briefing Series: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, the Island of Ireland Economy and Brexit
Friday, 26 October 2018The fifth paper in the Royal Irish Academy and British Academy Brexit Briefing Series has now been published.
Heritage Podcast: Is contemporary collecting a risky business? Current practice and future questions at the National Museum of Ireland
Monday, 22 October 2018Lynn Scarff discusses...A crucial element of the museum is the human connection it offers. For both visitors and researchers, the museum has potentially a very different interaction with our history.
Heritage Podcast: 14 Henrietta Street – the making of a museum
Monday, 22 October 2018Charles Duggan discusses...From splendid Georgian beginnings to squalid tenement dwellings, the 14 Henrietta Street museum seeks to interpret and exhibit Dublin’s rich and chequered social history through the stories...
Bishop John O’Brien and his 250 year-old Irish Dictionary
Friday, 19 October 2018In this month’s Library blog post, Charles Dillon, Editor of the Royal Irish Academy’s Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge, examines how O’Brien’s Focalóir came about and its influence on Irish learning and lexicography.
Hamilton Day 2018 Review
Thursday, 18 October 2018This year we were honoured to have Fields Medallist Martin Hairer with us to celebrate Hamilton Day, commemorating famed mathematician William Rowan Hamilton's 'Eureka moment'.
Mark O'Malley MRIA elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
Tuesday, 16 October 2018A prestigious recognition as he is one of only sixteen foreign members elected to the US National Academy of Engineering this year.
Heritage Podcast: In time of inquisition: preserving and using the archives of the Irish Catholic Church
Tuesday, 16 October 2018John McCafferty, UCD discusses the importance of the archives of Catholic religious congregations and dioceses for writing the history of Ireland.
The 2019 Antonio Feltrinelli Prizes
Monday, 15 October 2018The Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy have issued a call for the 2019 Antonio Feltrinelli Prizes.
Call For Nominations Of Experts: Strengthening Research Evaluation: A Global Assessment and Dialogue
Thursday, 11 October 2018The InterAcademy Partnership intends on undertaking an evidence-based study of current research evaluation practices around the world and across disciplines.
DIFP and history for secondary schools
Thursday, 11 October 2018Following on from the recent History Teachers Association of Ireland annual conference, we will be developing some new resources for second-level history over the next few months.