New DIFP exhibition in National Archives of Ireland: Ireland joins the UN, December 1955
12 December 2019Our December exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland looks at Ireland's accession to the United Nations in December 1955
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Read more about the RIADocuments on Irish Foreign Policy
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) is a public history project for the study of modern Irish history through diplomacy. DIFP aims to make the history of Irish foreign policy accessible to all and promotes public engagement with the history of Ireland’s international relations. DIFP is a partnership project of the Royal Irish Academy, the National Archives of Ireland, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Launch of 'Ireland: A voice among the nations'
02 December 2019On Wednesday 27 November the RIA's new illustrated history of Irish foreign affairs was launched by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney TD.
One hundred years of Irish foreign policy
15 October 2019Read an extract from our new centenary history of Irish foreign policy, Ireland: a voice among the nations.
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