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Kate was a guest speaker of the Indian Embassy to Ireland at an event to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of the Indian politician, lawyer and activist Dr B. R. Ambedkar. https://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/news/sutherlandschooloflawjoinindiancommunitycelebratingdrambedkar/
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A history of Irish foreign policy. Available for pre-order.
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The RIA’s Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) project has been centrally involved in developing the National Archives' forthcoming exhibition marking the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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The typing of DIFP IX is almost complete, as it the checking of the text. As the month draws to a close we are working in the Spring of 1951 and have just 50 documents left to go. One of the emerging themes of the...
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We'll be on the road throughout early October.
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While working through the archives for what became DIFP Volume XII we came across the photograph pictured above.
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Dr Kate O'Malley launched the UN60 Exhibition, Iveagh House, 17 December 2015.
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Our March exhibition co-curated with the NAI looks at St Patrick's Day, 1962, in what was then Ireland's only embassy in Africa
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After the Second World War Irish diplomats began to consider new ways of representing Ireland overseas; a conscious commitment to 'cultural diplomacy' was the outcome.
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To mark the centenary of Roger Casement’s execution on 3 August 1916 and to analyse his multi-dimensional career, particularly his humanitarian work, a special day of commemoration was held at Casement Aerodrome.
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Join the authors of our forthcoming book Ireland: a voice among the nations and explore how Ireland has engaged with the wider world over the past century.
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On Monday 6 December 2021 the National Archives' centenary exhibition on the Anglo-Irish Treaty, The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives , presented in partnership with the RIA, OPW and NLI, was opened by Taoiseach Michael Martin TD, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD, and Minister for...
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DIFP was busy all through April with DIFP IX. With the typescript coming in we were checking the text by reading the typescript out loud and following it against images of the original documents. By the end of the month we had finished 1948 and...
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The sinking of RMS Leinster on 10 October 1918 is the worst maritime disaster recorded in the Irish Sea. It also had the potential to become an issue in attempts to bring the First World War to an end.
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Did you know that many of our books are available in digital format? Here’s the list.
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Our latest volume is taking shape.
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DIFP XI featured on a special edition of on RTÉ Radio One's Bowman on Sunday 24 March. Buy the book for just €25 until 1 April 2019.
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Explore the history of Second World War Irish foreign policy for Heritage Week. In this piece, originally published in 2020, Dr Michael Kennedy, Executive Editor of the RIA’s Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series explores online resources for a chapter of Ireland’s Second World War...
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Launched by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan TD
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To mark the eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, our latest exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland explores how Ireland saw the start of the conflict.
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Following the huge success of the National Archives' The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives exhibition, a limited edition illustrated book has been published in partnership with the RIA and a national tour of the exhibition will take place over the coming months.
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It was another very busy month for the project as we continued to edit DIFP IX. By the end of the month we had 250 documents in place and had finished 1948 – one of the most complicated years in the history of Ireland’s foreign relations.
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Explore how DIFP can be used in the classrom through both our online archive and dedicated educational resources
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Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. VIII (1945–1948), originally published in 2012, is now available online in open-access format. Originally scheduled for release on our forthcoming new website, we are releasing it ahead of schedule on our existing site . We hope it is of...
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‘Safety at Sea through War and Upheaval’ – A joint RIA/Irish Lights exhibition.
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