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ALLEA, EUA and Science Europe call to protect academic freedom and safeguard institutional autonomy by providing and honouring sound regulatory frameworks.
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The private library of Thomas Moore, ‘the Bard of Erin,’ is a fine collection of classical literature and historical, literary and philosophical works.
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Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach, by Pádraic Ó Conaire, 1918
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Luke Sheehan
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Our May exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland looks at the history of Iveagh House, the home of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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The Alfred Beit Foundation is the owner of a number of paintings in Russborough House. These paintings are being auctioned and it is hoped that this initiative will once and for all secure a sufficient long-term income stream to pay for the upkeep and maintenance...
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Next up in our series of Grangegorman lives is Richard Carmichael, surgeon, teacher and medical reformer.
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon participated in a wide-ranging discussion with journalist Dearbhail McDonald including a short Q&A session to close in the Royal Irish Academy on 27 May 2019.
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Royal Irish Academy Submission
Submission by the Royal Irish Academy to the Consultation on the Successor to the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation
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Towards an International Plastics Treaty
Systemic failures are driving rapid growth in production, consumption and leakage of plastics in the marine, terrestrial and freshwater environments, shows a new EASAC Commentary. The summary of the latest scientific evidence aims to inform negotiations of a much-needed International Plastics...
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1916 Portraits and Lives
In 1966, 15 major stations were named after people who played a significant role in the Easter rising and were subsequently executed. To mark the centenary of the rising, the Royal Irish Academy and the Office of Public Works commissioned the artist David Rooney to...
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This week’s Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks is from the year 1947. Taken from the Sculpture volume of the Art and Architecture of Ireland the artwork chosen is Hilary Heron’s bust of James Connolly.
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In celebration of Seachtain na Gaeilge we are pleased to highlight an important Irish language collection of audio recordings - the Doegen Records.
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Experiencing Trevelyan’s Corn: Using novel methods in bioarchaeology to reveal the effect of relief food on the bodies of the victims of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852)
This project used the analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopes, and the microscopic study of bones to better understand the impact of the introduction of Indian meal into Irish diets.
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A list of abbreviations related to the Vincent de Paul, the Congregation of the Mission, and the Papacy: Documents from the Vatican Archives (1625-1670) project.
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The next addition to our Grangegorman Lives series is Patrick O'Daly, soldier and counter-intelligence officer.
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Watch the footage of RIA Archaeological Research Excavation Grants scheme recipient Nial O'Neill's research-led archaeological excavation surrounding Ballymoon Castle in Bagenalstown, County Carlow.
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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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