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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Gerard Hogan is a judge of the Irish Court of Appeal and was a judge of the High Court. He was educated at University College Dublin, University of Pennsylvania, Trinity College Dublin and the Kingâs Inns. He has wide experience in Constitutional Law, Administrative and public law and EU law. His book The Origins of the Irish Constitution, 1928-1941 was published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2012.