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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Dictionary of Irish Biography Print and Online

Eleven volumes of the Dictionary of Irish Biography have been published by Cambridge University Press to date, volumes I to IX in 2009 and volumes X and XI in 2018, as well as numerous online supplements.

Ordering the print edition

All eleven volumes of the Dictionary of Irish Biography (Cambridge University Press, 2009 and 2018) can be ordered worldwide.

The following are the addresses or online links for you to choose, depending on where you live:

Ireland: contact Brookside Publishing Services (email sales@brookside.ie or phone +353 1 278 4225)

Britain: www.cambridge.org/uk or phone +44 1223 326050
Europe: www.cambridge.org/emea
America, Canada and South America: www.cambridge.org/americas
Asia: www.cambridge.org/asia
Australia and New Zealand: www.cambridge.org/aus

The DIB online

Since its launch in 2009, the DIB online has been available for institutions to purchase through a platform provided by Cambridge University Press (CUP) at https://dib.cambridge.org/.

In spring 2021 the DIB online will be moving to an 'open access' model, becoming freely available on a new purpose-built platform.

 

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