THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

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Ciara Meehan

Ciara Meehan is reader in History at the University of Hertfordshire. She is the author of The Cosgrave party: a history of Cumann na nGaedheal (Royal Irish Academy, 2010) and A just society for Ireland? 1964–1987 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). Most recently, she co-wrote Saving the state: Fine Gael from Collins to Varadkar with Stephen Collins (Gill Books, 2020).

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