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Educational resources for primary, second and third level students
Tuesday, 8 September 2020The Royal Irish Academy has developed teaching material that is of use in the classroom. Designed to be both stimulating to students and integral to the relevant school curriculum, the goal is to motivate and inspire...
Lesson plans tied to the Irish curriculum to support Art and Architecture of Ireland at Junior and Leaving Certificate level
Tuesday, 8 September 2020These teacher-written activities cover each of the five volumes, spanning from the early middle ages to the end of the last century.
What's the Irish for 'jellyfish'?
Monday, 7 September 2020Find out why it is a favourite phrase among Irish speakers and learners.
Spreading the Words: a new podcast
Monday, 7 September 2020Histories of Irish words from literature and everyday life by the authors of A history of Ireland in 100 words.
Could medieval Irish people swim?
Friday, 4 September 2020Hear about traditions of wild swimming in this episode of Spreading the Words.
'My noble mother is a mermaid'
Friday, 4 September 2020Explore the concept of sea-creatures mentioned in medieval Irish literature in the first episode of Spreading the Words.
Yvonne Buckley MRIA: Population Ecologist
Friday, 4 September 2020Professor Buckley's research deals with the ups and downs of populations as a population ecologist, looking at the natural world through a lens of numbers.
Publication of Revised DRI Guidelines for Preparing Metadata
Thursday, 3 September 2020DRI is pleased to announce that Dublin Core and the Digital Repository of Ireland Version 3 and Qualified Dublin Core and the Digital Repository of Ireland Version 2 have just been published, and are available in the...
DRI is pleased to announce the third year of the Community Archive Scheme
Thursday, 3 September 2020As a repository for Ireland’s social and cultural data, DRI value the publication of a diversity of datasets and are offering free membership and all the related benefits as part of the DRI Community Archive Scheme.
DCLA’s Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive Aggregated to Europeana
Thursday, 3 September 2020DRI are pleased to announce that the Dublin City Library and Archives’ Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive has been added to Europeana.