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Science journalist Claire O'Connell shares her experience of working with Nobel laureate William C. Campbell on his memoir, 'Catching the worm'.
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After the book and the exhibition, we're now working on educational resources based around extracts from tales, poetry and historical texts composed in the Middle Ages.
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We call for tenders to carry out research and write a report
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In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Phil Stastney introduces a review of research on past human–environmental interactions in Irish peatlands.
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The Royal Irish Academy has published a special Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) collection, Irish lives in America (November 2021).
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Read Laurence Marley's essay on 'Class and Killing in Belfast' on Century Ireland.
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Read Anne Dolan's essay on "Trauma and the Legacy of Violence" on Century Ireland.
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Two polls, conducted simultaneously in Northern Ireland and the Republic, examined voters’ attitudes to a possible united Ireland and referendums on the issue.
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The Death of Cúchulainn, by Oliver Sheppard, 1935
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This week’s feature for Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks is The Troubles by J.G Farrell.
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A complete set of prints from our recent publication 1916 Portraits and Lives is now on display in the Ulster Museum, Belfast.
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You can now purchase print copies of all 67 volumes in just one click
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What exactly is a ‘love-spot’? Find out in today's entry on affairs of the heart.
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Every day during Heritage Week (15-23 August) we introduce a different bird that populates Clare Island as it features in New Survey of Clare Island, vol. 9: Birds .
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In today's episode of Spreading the Words we explore the meaning of the word Dúlra , a word dear to poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
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We are delighted to announce that the ARINS project has selected The Audience Agency to research and write a report entitled The future of cross border cooperation in the Arts.
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In this episode, Christopher McCrudden and Oran Doyle discuss the franchise in Irish unification referendums.
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Read Martin Maguire's essay 'Administering Ireland' on Century Ireland.
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Read Lisa Godson's essay on ‘Uniforms, Collectivity and Authority' on Century Ireland.
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Read John Gibney's essay on "Revolutionary Diplomacy" on Century Ireland.
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Profs. Kathryn McNeilly, and Aoife O’Donoghue from Queens University Belfast’s School of Law share their research examining legal equivalence in Human Rights law in Ireland and Northern Ireland with our host Rory Montgomery.
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Patrick Kavanagh, The Great Hunger, 1942
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Robert Ballagh, ‘Northern Ireland, The 1,500th Victim’ 1976
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A series-in-progress that aimed to create an individual cartographic sketch of every capital city in the world.
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Our Managing Editor tells us about the two covers of A history of Ireland in 100 words
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