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The Royal Irish AcademyARINS: Southern Irish ProtestantsIn this month’s ARINS podcast, Dr Ida Milne and Dr Ian d’Alton, with host Rory Montgomery, discuss the lives of Southern Irish Protestants, including their own experiences. The conversation focuses on their 2019 co-edited collection of essays, Protestant and Irish: The minority’s search for place in independent Ireland, https://bit.ly/3Cous3i and Ian d’Alton’s 2024, Southern Irish Protestants: Histories, Lives and Literatures.
Reviewed recently in the Irish Times: https://bit.ly/3EqdrX2.
This is episode 41 of a podcast series that provides evidence-based research and analysis on the most significant questions of policy and public debate facing the...2025-02-0658 min
The Royal Irish AcademyCurious collections of scarce and valuable books': eighteenth-century Irish private libraries.Dr Máire Kennedy, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Early Modern History, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Máire Kennedy and Dr Jason McElligott introduce us to institutional and private libraries in early modern Ireland. This is the first event in a three-part series on early modern book collections presented by the Historical Studies Committee and the Library of the Royal Irish Academy.
In April / May 2024, The Royal Irish Academy Library and Historical Studies Committee were delighted to present a three-part lunchtime lecture series on the topic of Early Modern book collections. At each lecture, experts from the field of print cu...2024-05-2116 min
The Royal Irish AcademyARINS: Common Ground: A new Irish Times projectHost Rory Montgomery is joined by Pat Leahy, Political Editor of the Irish Times and Mark Hennessy, Ireland and Britain Editor of the Irish Times. Their conversation focuses on how north-south and east-west relationships are covered in the media and the recently launched Irish Times initiative, 'Common Ground', which examines the constitutional issues facing Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
https://www.irishtimes.com/common-ground/
This is episode 32 of a podcast series that provides evidence-based research and analysis on the most significant questions of policy and public debate facing the island of Ireland, north and south.
Host...2024-04-0450 min
The Royal Irish AcademyARINS/Irish Times Survey '23: New positions and perspectives a year onIn the January ARINS podcast on the ARINS/IrishTimes survey Rory Montgomery hosts Professors John Garry (QUB) and Brendan O’Leary (UPENN) authors of the survey along with Dr Jamie Pow (QUB).
Together they scrutinise the intriguing findings of the ARINS/Irish Times survey and disentangle the answers to seasoned questions asked in the ’22 Survey, while exploring the perceptions and expectations posed in the answers to innovative new questions about the short and long run costs of the economics of the status quo and unification.
Find out more about the survey: https://www.ria.ie/news/arins-analysis-and-research-ireland-north-and-south/initial-findings-new-arinsthe-irish-times
This is epis...2024-01-0456 minThe Royal Irish AcademyARINS: Who is Better Off? The Irish, Northern Irish or the British?In this month’s ARINScast Paul Gosling author of 'A New Ireland' and 'Lessons from the Troubles and the Unsettled Peace', shares his insights regarding the quality of life, the standard and cost of living, and disparities in disposable income, (income inequality) in and across Northern Ireland, Ireland and Britain with Professor John Fitzgerald and our ARINS host Rory Montgomery. Drawing on Gosling’s regional comparisons, in educational attainment, technical skills, productivity, and housing they explore why the cost of living crisis impacts Northern Ireland more readily than the Republic and Great Britain.
https://www.ria.ie/news/arins-analysis-and-research-ireland-north-and-south/who-better-those-northern-ireland-ireland
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The Royal Irish AcademyARINS: The ARINS/Irish Times survey: origins and outcomesIn this month’s podcast host Rory Montgomery explores the inspiration, creation, and collaboration behind the 2022 ARINS/Irish Times survey with John Garry, Professor of Political Behaviour at Queens University Belfast, and Brendan O’Leary Lauder Professor of Political Science at University of Pennsylvania. Together the authors of the survey discuss their division of labour, the importance of collaborative support from colleagues in ARINS and how marrying qualitative focus group findings with quantitative face-to-face polling research methods delivers the detailed insights into matters what most to us North and South when we consider our collective futures in a shared Ireland.
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T...2023-02-0252 minThe Royal Irish AcademyARINS Irish and Ullan: Language Rights and PoliticsIn this month’s ARINS podcast, host Rory Montgomery is joined by Róisín Costello, Assistant Professor in Law at DCU and author of 'To be British, Irish, or Both: Understanding Language Rights as a Tool for Reconciliation in Northern Ireland' and Brian Ó’Conchubhair, Associate Professor of Irish Language and Literature at University of Notre Dame, author of the 'Politics of language in a (dis)United Ireland'. Together they explore the history of Irish language policy and navigate the modern and every-day language challenges of symbols, rights, politics and policies surrounding the use, the visibility and the protection of Irish a...2023-01-0545 min
The Royal Irish AcademyARINS podcast episode 13: Irish Unity: Lessons from Germany?What happens when you merge two distinct legal, administrative and judicial systems with legacy concerns? The reunification of Germany is arguably the closest and most recent example of the systemic complexities faced should referenda on both sides of the Irish border allow for the processes of Irish unification to begin. In this ARINS podcast Tobias Lock and Aoife O’Donoghue discuss the lessons learned from German Unification and how we might best apply them.
You can read the article by Tobias Lock, as it appears in Irish Studies in International Affairs, at doi.org/10.1353/isia.2022.0010.
Tobias Lock, is Jean Monnet Ch...2022-07-0748 min
The Royal Irish AcademyFrom ‘Bridgets’ to business magnates: a celebration of 300 years of Irish women in AmericaIreland's Ambassador to the United States, Daniel Mulhall, invites you to the American launch of 'Irish Lives in America' (Royal Irish Academy, 2021), a St Brigid’s Day celebration of the lives and achievements of Irish women who made America their home over the last 300 years.
We'll meet characters such as Margaret Maher, one of the multitude of 'Bridgets' in America (a collective name given to Irish domestic servants) who is credited with preserving the poetry of Emily Dickinson; Belinda Mulrooney, a Sligo native who became the richest woman in the Klondike, ran her own bank, then lost it all; Gertrude Br...2022-02-1457 minThe Royal Irish AcademyARINS: The Centrality of the British-Irish Intergovernmental ConferenceThe Brexit referendum precipitated an era of tension and distrust between the British and Irish governments. In this month's episode of the ARINS podcast, Etain Tannam and Rory Montgomery reflect on the British-Irish Relationship and the Centrality of the British-Irish
Intergovernmental Conference.
You can read Etain Tannam's paper, as it appears in Irish Studies in International Affairs, at https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.29
Rory Montgomery's response can be found at https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.35
Etain Tannam is Associate Professor in the School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin.
Rory Montgomery is a former diplomat and Honorary Professor in the George...2022-01-0639 min
The Royal Irish AcademyARINS: The Franchise in Irish Unification ReferendumsIn this episode, Christopher McCrudden and Oran Doyle explore the legal constraints or soft-law guidelines that are relevant to the franchise in the north and in the south, potential issues that arise from tensions between the two franchises, and possible resolutions.
You can read their paper, co-authored with David Kenny, as it appeared in Irish Studies in International Affairs, at https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.18
Christopher McCrudden is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen’s University Belfast and William W. Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Oran Doyle is Professor in law at...2021-09-0238 min
The Royal Irish AcademyInterview with John Martin, author Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 30, Dungarvan/Dún GarbhánInterview with John Martin, author Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 30, Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán.
John commenced research on the atlas in 2012 and has been helped along the way by many, including William Fraher, Bernadette Guest, Joanne Rothwell, Dave Pollock, Prionnsias Breathnach, Sr Gertrude Howley, Frank and John Daly to name a few in Dungarvan people, along with David Kelly from Youghal and author of IHTA no. 27, Youghal (2015). John also thanked staff from other repositories such as the National Library of Ireland, National Archives of Ireland, the Royal Irish Academy Library, Representative Church Body Library, Valuation office, University College Cork Li...2020-12-0910 min
The Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish Academy Discourse: US Elections Panel DiscussionPanel discussion on the topic of the US Elections chaired by broadcaster Áine Lawlor as part of the 2020-21 Discourse Series sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran.
Panellists
Desmond King, Hon. MRIA - Andrew W Mellon Professor of American Government, University of Oxford
Karlin Lillington - Irish Times journalist
David O’Sullivan - formerly Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Robert Schmuhl - Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Journalism, University of Notre Dame
Áine Lawlor (Chair) - RTÉ broadcaster2020-08-311h 44
The Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish Academy Cunningham MedalProfessor Nicholas Canny MRIA, distinguished historian, received the RIA's premier award the Cunningham Medal on 28 January 2020.
He is well known for his scholarship on both the History of Ireland and Atlantic History, and has also been an academic leader at the National University of Ireland, Galway where he was Vice President for Research, 2005-8. During this tenure he worked with his peers in six other universities to have Humanities and Social Studies opened up to the possibilities of major funding under the government’s PRTLI (Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions) scheme.
Professor Canny’s international standing as a hist...2020-02-0620 min
The Royal Irish AcademyRe-imagining MooreLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Professor Harry White, MRIA, Professor of Music at University College Dublin. The first lecture in our series on 'Discovering Thomas Moore.'
This lecture series accompanied our exhibition 'Discovering Thomas Moore: Ireland in nineteenth-century Europe'. Curated by musicologist Dr Sarah McCleave, School of Arts, English & Languages, QUB, the exhibition and lecture series exposes the breadth of Moore’s research and writing about Ireland and explores Moore’s role as an Irish writer with an international reputation in positioning Ireland within Europe through cultural exchange. It also addresses contemporary European fascination with the orient and Moore’s influe...2019-12-0543 min
The Royal Irish AcademySentiment and song in Moore's Irish melodies and Lalla RookhLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Sarah McCleave, senior lecturer in the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen’s University Belfast. The fourth lecture in our series on 'Discovering Thomas Moore.'
This lecture series accompanied our exhibition 'Discovering Thomas Moore: Ireland in nineteenth-century Europe'. Curated by musicologist Dr Sarah McCleave, School of Arts, English & Languages, QUB, the exhibition and lecture series exposes the breadth of Moore’s research and writing about Ireland and explores Moore’s role as an Irish writer with an international reputation in positioning Ireland within Europe through cultural exchange. It also addresses contemporary European fascin...2019-12-0528 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe politicization of the harp through Moore's Irish melodiesLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Professor Úna Hunt, Professor of Music Performance Research at the TU Dublin Conservatory. The fifth lecture in our series on 'Discovering Thomas Moore.'
This lecture series accompanied our exhibition 'Discovering Thomas Moore: Ireland in nineteenth-century Europe'. Curated by musicologist Dr Sarah McCleave, School of Arts, English & Languages, QUB, the exhibition and lecture series exposes the breadth of Moore’s research and writing about Ireland and explores Moore’s role as an Irish writer with an international reputation in positioning Ireland within Europe through cultural exchange. It also addresses contemporary European fascination with the orient and Moore...2019-12-0534 min
The Royal Irish AcademyFeeding the poor: revealing relief food from dental calculus analyses in victims of the Irish FamineDr Jonny Geber, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Revealing the past: archaeological excavation and research in Ireland' This biennial seminar was held on 10 October 2019 and show cased a selection of recent discoveries from archaeological excavation and related research in Ireland funded by the National Monuments Service, and from C14 dating research funded by Queen’s University Belfast, through grants administered by the Royal Irish Academy's Standing Committee for Archaeology.2019-11-2721 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Shackleton sisters: Irish Quaker women c. 1750-1850Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Mary O'Dowd, MRIA, Queen's University of Belfast. The fifth lecture in our series 'Sisters' celebrating the lives and achievements of five families of sisters who have made their mark on Irish life.
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 10 April, 2019
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The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2019-04-2447 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Book of Ballycummin: books as objects in the sixteenth centuryKaren Ralph lectures in medieval art in NYU Paris. Her research interests focus primarily on the patronage of art and architecture in medieval Ireland.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particularly significant because it contains tales which are amongst the oldest surviving literature in Irish. These tales would originally have been preserved in a now-lost manuscript called Cín Drom...2019-03-2839 min
The Royal Irish AcademyRIA MS 23 N 10 and the transmission of the Ulster Cycle of TalesProfessor Ruairí Ó hUiginn MRIA is Director and Senior Professor in the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. He formerly was Professor of Modern Irish at Maynooth University and has held lecturing positions in the universities of Uppsala, Bonn, Galway and at Queen’s University Belfast. He has published widely on many aspects of the Irish language and its literature.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an...2019-03-2842 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe manuscript in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesProf. Richard Sharpe, Hon. MRIA
Based at the University of Oxford, Richard Sharpe has published extensively on a range of medieval topics – lives of saints, studies of medieval libraries, individual manuscripts and collections. With Mícheál Hoyne, he has compiled Clóliosta, an online catalogue of books printed in Irish, 1571-1871 (publication autumn 2019).
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is part...2019-03-2827 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe learned family of Ó Maoil Chonaire – the Connacht branchNollaig Ó Muraíle, MRIA, is a former senior lecturer in Irish at NUI Galway, and, prior to that, reader in Irish and Celtic Studies at Queen's University Belfast. His numerous publications treat, inter alia, of the Gaelic manuscript tradition, learned families of Gaelic Ireland, Irish onomastics, and medieval Irish annals and genealogies.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particu...2019-03-2836 min
The Royal Irish Academy“Queer” and “Grotesque”: RIA MS 23 N 10 and Irish orthographyDr Mícheál Hoyne is Bergin Fellow in the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. He studied Modern Irish and History in Trinity College, where he also wrote his PhD, and before joining the School of Celtic Studies taught in the Philipps-Universitaet in Marburg.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particularly significant because...2019-03-2840 min
The Royal Irish AcademyLegal texts in RIA MS 23 N 10Professor Liam Breatnach, MRIA is a Senior Professor in the School of Celtic Studies and co-editor of the journal Ériu, published by the Royal Irish Academy. His main research interests are in Old Irish language, Middle Irish and the historical development of Irish, law texts, and poets, poetry and metrics.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particularly significant becaus...2019-03-2829 min
The Royal Irish AcademyRIA MS 23 N 10 as a manuscript miscellanyKevin Murray is a Senior Lecturer in The Department of Early and Medieval Irish in University College Cork. His research interests include medieval Irish language and literature (particularly the Finn Cycle), and textual editing. He is also one of the editors of the Locus project which is creating a new Historical Dictionary of Gaelic Placenames to replace Fr Edmund Hogan’s Onomasticon Goedelicum.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an e...2019-03-2834 min
The Royal Irish Academy“Feen- und Elfengeschichten” in Cín Dromma SnechtaiJohn Carey is Professor of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork.
His most recent books, both published in 2018, are The Ever-New Tongue: The Text in the Book of Lismore (Brepols) and The Mythological Cycle of Medieval Irish Literature (Cork Studies in Celtic Literatures).
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particularly significant because it contains tales which are a...2019-03-2837 min
The Royal Irish Academy“Though the hero was bloodied, he was not weak”: religious poetry and manuscript contextDr Elizabeth Boyle is Head of the Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University. Her research centres on the religious, cultural and intellectual history of medieval Ireland. She is currently writing a book, entitled History and Salvation in Medieval Ireland, to be published by Routledge.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particularly significant because it contains tales which are a...2019-03-2836 min
The Royal Irish AcademyWisdom literature in RIA MS 23 N 10Dr Deborah Hayden is a Lecturer in the Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University, where she is currently also working as Principal Investigator for the project Medieval Irish Medicine in its North-western European Context: A Case Study of Two Unpublished Texts, funded by a Laureate Award from the Irish Research Council. Her research interests and publications centre on medieval Irish, Latin and Welsh language, literature and textual culture, in particular the history of linguistic thought and education in classical and medieval tradition, Irish-language medical manuscripts and medieval Irish and Welsh law.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in...2019-03-2837 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe language of the Cín Dromma Snechtai textsDr David Stifter is Professor of Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University. He is founder and editor of the interdisciplinary Celtic-studies journal Keltische Forschungen (Vienna 2006–), and founding member of the Societas Celtologica Europaea (European Association of Celtic Studies scholars). His research interests are language variation and change in Old Irish and comparative Celtic linguistics (esp. Old Irish and Continental Celtic). His research projects include a dictionary of the Old Irish glosses in the Milan manuscript Ambr. C301 infr, Lexicon Leponticum - an interactive etymological dictionary plus edition of texts of Lepontic, and, since 2015, the ERC-funded project Chronologicon Hibernicum. His in...2019-03-2834 min
The Royal Irish Academy“A few trifling exceptions”: ignored texts in RIA MS 23 N 10Dr Chantal Kobel is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
Conference by the Royal Irish Academy Library in partnership with Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
The Royal Irish Academy manuscript known by its shelfmark ‘23 N 10’ was produced in Ballycummin, Co. Roscommon, in the sixteenth century. It is an extraordinarily important manuscript for many reasons, but it is particularly significant because it contains tales which are amongst the oldest surviving literature in Irish. These tales would originally have been preserved in a now-lost manuscript called Cín Dromma Snechta. Aside from wonderful exampl...2019-03-2840 min
The Royal Irish AcademyMaria Edgeworth's Measured ProseLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Professor Claire Connolly, Professor of Modern English at University College Cork. The third lecture in our series 'Prodigies of learning: Academy women in the nineteenth century.'
Throughout her life, Maria Edgeworth took an interest in questions of women’s education, always connected in her writing to such issues as political economy, population and nationality. The lecture offers a consideration of Edgeworth's contributions to learning and knowledge in the nineteenth century, bearing in mind the capacities of her impressive novels as well as cultural constraints on her imaginative range.
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 21 November, 2018
Speaker
Cl...2018-11-2340 minHumanities SeriesMaria Edgeworth's Measured ProseLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Professor Claire Connolly, Professor of Modern English at University College Cork. The third lecture in our series 'Prodigies of learning: Academy women in the nineteenth century.'
Throughout her life, Maria Edgeworth took an interest in questions of women’s education, always connected in her writing to such issues as political economy, population and nationality. The lecture offers a consideration of Edgeworth's contributions to learning and knowledge in the nineteenth century, bearing in mind the capacities of her impressive novels as well as cultural constraints on her imaginative range.
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 21 November, 2018
Speaker
Cl...2018-11-2340 min
The Royal Irish AcademyIn time of inquisition: preserving and using the archives of the Irish Catholic ChurchJohn McCafferty, UCD discusses the importance of the archives of Catholic religious congregations and dioceses for writing the history of Ireland.
It looks beyond the practical matters of conservation, preservation and dissemination of these unique records to examine some of the cultural and intellectual anxieties of both the owners and would-be readers. It suggests that it is worth considering the attitude of the State to its records alongside the attitudes of church bodies to theirs. It also stresses the importance of a basic literacy in theology and canon law as a pre-requisite for engagement with archives laid down by religious bodie...2018-10-1120 minHumanities SeriesIn time of inquisition: preserving and using the archives of the Irish Catholic ChurchJohn McCafferty, UCD discusses the importance of the archives of Catholic religious congregations and dioceses for writing the history of Ireland.
It looks beyond the practical matters of conservation, preservation and dissemination of these unique records to examine some of the cultural and intellectual anxieties of both the owners and would-be readers. It suggests that it is worth considering the attitude of the State to its records alongside the attitudes of church bodies to theirs. It also stresses the importance of a basic literacy in theology and canon law as a pre-requisite for engagement with archives laid down by religious bodie...2018-10-1120 min
The Royal Irish AcademyClassical Modern Irish poems on the Í CheallaighSpeaker: Mícheál Hoyne, DIAS.
The Book of Uí Mhaine is one of the most important manuscripts of late medieval Ireland. Its size, scope and extent, the range of texts it encompasses and its illumination all mark it out as one of the outstanding productions of Irish scholarship in this period. Written in the late fourteenth century for Muircheartach Ó Ceallaigh (†1407) Lord-Bishop of Clonfert, and subsequently associated closely with the O’Kelly family, it is a veritable treasure trove of traditional Irish history and learning. In addition to lengthy genealogical tracts on the Uí Mhaine in South Galway and on many nota...2017-03-2435 min
The Royal Irish AcademyRepresentations of Jews in Irish literature (1590-1922)Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Barry Montgomery, Research Associate in Irish-Jewish Literature at the Ulster University. The first lecture in a series examining the Representations of Jews in Irish Literature.
Funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Representations of Jews in Irish Literature is a landmark project between Ulster University and the National University of Ireland, Galway. It examines the portrayal of Jewishness through an exhibition, laectures and publications which include a selection of key Irish-Jewish writing and Irish literature about Jews. Adopting a thematic and chronological approach, it investigates the depiction of Jews and Jewishness in...2017-02-0347 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe shrine of St Caillín of Fenagh and its place in Irish late medieval artLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Paul Mullarkey, National Museum of Ireland. Second lecture in a series on topics related to the Book of Fenagh exhibition 'Book of Fenagh 500th anniversary'
The Book of Fenagh (RIA MS 23 P 26), an Irish manuscript commissioned in 1516, tells the story of the life of St Caillín, founder of the early Christian monastic community at Fenagh. The manuscript reflects the politics of early sixteenth-century north Connacht, with the saint’s life being used for propaganda purposes. It is the work of an expert scribe, Muirgheas Ó Maoilchonaire, and is an excellent example of late medieval Irish manu...2016-10-1335 min
The Royal Irish AcademyFrom medieval text to mobile: folk medicine in Irish traditionSpeaker: Dr Bairbre Ní Fhloinn
Library Lunchtime Lecture organised in association with the Irish Texts Society as part of Heritage Week.
Bairbre Ní Fhloinn lectures and is Head of Subject in Irish Folklore, in the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore at University College Dublin. Her research interests include folk medicine, occupational belief and practice, the role of tradition in contemporary popular culture, folk belief and associated narratives, and the work and history of the UCD National Folklore Collection and its predecessors. She has published widely on a range of topics, and has been a frequent contributor to radio an...2016-10-0557 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Book of Ballymote texts of Middle Irish translations of Latin narrativesSpeaker: Uáitéar Mac Gearailt is Head of the Irish Department at St Patrick's College Drumcondra, Dublin. His research focuses on the language and literature of the Middle Irish period. He has published numerous papers on texts such as Recension 2 of Táin Bó Cúailnge, the Recension 3 Táin, Cath Ruis na Ríg, Mesca Ulad, Scéla Laí Brátha, Sex Aetates Mundi, and Togail Troí. He is joint-editor of Studia Hibernica.
The Book of Ballymote (BB), compiled between the late-fourteenth and early-fifteenth centuries, is one of the most remarkable Irish manuscripts we have. Its size and extent, the...2016-05-2540 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Book of Ballymote and the Grammar of IrishSpeaker: Deborah Hayden is a postdoctoral O'Donovan Scholar at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
The Book of Ballymote (BB), compiled between the late-fourteenth and early-fifteenth centuries, is one of the most remarkable Irish manuscripts we have. Its size and extent, the range of material it contains and its striking illumination all mark it out as an important work of late medieval learning. Its 251 folios contain, among many other works, texts such as Lebor Gabála Érenn, Lebor na Cert, Dindshenchas Érenn, Banshenchas Érenn, Cóir Anmann, extensive genealogical tracts listing the pedigrees of some of the m...2016-05-2537 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Book of Ballymote and the Irish bookSpeaker: Pádraig Ó Macháin is Professor of Modern Irish, and Head of the School of Irish Learning, University College Cork. Formerly director of Irish Script on Screen, his publications (in Irish and English) include manuscript catalogues, textual editions, and local history studies.
The Book of Ballymote (BB), compiled between the late-fourteenth and early-fifteenth centuries, is one of the most remarkable Irish manuscripts we have. Its size and extent, the range of material it contains and its striking illumination all mark it out as an important work of late medieval learning. Its 251 folios contain, among many other works, texts such as...2016-05-2540 min
The Royal Irish Academy‘Gaedhilg na haimsire seo’: writing processes and culture in Irish language print media 1909-1920Library Lunchtime Lecture by Regina Uí Chollatáin, Senior Lecturer and Head of the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore in University College Dublin. Second lecture in a series on ‘Intellectual life in Ireland 1910-1920.'
The title of this lecture refers to an article written in 1909 which reflects the orthographical challenges of this period which dictated much debate in language usage in the public sphere of the media. This talk will present an overview of the themes, content and Irish language journals between 1910-1920, examining the impact of developments in Irish language print media on the intellectual life and...2016-05-1254 min
The Royal Irish AcademyProf. Eleanor Knott (1886-1975): Irish scholar and lexicographerLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Chantal Kobel. First lecture in a series on ‘Intellectual life in Ireland 1910-1920.'
This lecture reflects on the influential career of Prof. Eleanor Knott, one of the first women to be made a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and her important contributions to scholarship in the area of Celtic Studies.
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 9 March, 2016
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Chantal Kobel obtained her B.A. in Old and Modern Irish in TCD and went on to achieve a Masters in Archives and Records Management in UCD. She recently completed her PhD in Early Irish at Tr...2016-05-1138 min
The Royal Irish Academy‘The last of the great Irish antiquarians of the past’: Standish Hayes O’Grady, 1832-1915Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Lesa Ní Mhunghaile, NUI Galway.
In Spring 2015 the Library, in collaboration with the Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) and Foclóir Na Nua-Ghaeilge (FNG), organised a series of lectures entitled ‘‘1815, 1915: Centenaries and bicentenaries: Celticists, lexicographers and antiquarian scholars.’ The series looks at the contributions made by some nineteenth-century scholars to the development of Celtic Studies, the Irish language, lexicography, archaeology and antiquarian research, textual studies and Irish history.
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 1 April, 2015
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The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accu...2016-05-0542 min
The Royal Irish AcademyScribing for Ireland: the Ó Longáin family and the Royal Irish AcademyLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by RIA Librarian Siobhán Fitzpatrick.
Third lecture in a series organised in association with Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, University College Cork, to accompany the exhibition ‘Scribing for Ireland: the Ó Longáin family and the Royal Irish Academy.'
Location: Academy House
Date: October 2015
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The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2016-04-0750 minHumanities SeriesScribing for Ireland: the Ó Longáin family and the Royal Irish AcademyLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by RIA Librarian Siobhán Fitzpatrick.
Third lecture in a series organised in association with Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, University College Cork, to accompany the exhibition ‘Scribing for Ireland: the Ó Longáin family and the Royal Irish Academy.'
Location: Academy House
Date: October 2015
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2016-04-0750 min
The Royal Irish AcademySeosamh Ó Longáin and the manuscript facsimiles of the Royal Irish AcademyLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Tim O’Neill, artist, scribe and historian.
Second lecture in a series organised in association with Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, University College Cork, to accompany the exhibition ‘Scribing for Ireland: the Ó Longáin family and the Royal Irish Academy.'
Location: Academy House
Date: October 2015
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The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2016-04-0738 minHumanities SeriesSeosamh Ó Longáin and the manuscript facsimiles of the Royal Irish AcademyLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Tim O’Neill, artist, scribe and historian.
Second lecture in a series organised in association with Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, University College Cork, to accompany the exhibition ‘Scribing for Ireland: the Ó Longáin family and the Royal Irish Academy.'
Location: Academy House
Date: October 2015
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2016-04-0738 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Battle of Clontarf in Irish history and legendLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Professor Colm Lennon, MRIA.
Third lecture in a series on the momentous events of 1014, Brian Boru, the Vikings in Ireland and much more.
Discussion of the Battle of Clontarf in the context of the historical and literary transmission of the story of the battle up to the present time.
Location: Academy House
Date: Tuesday 11 March, 2014
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Humanities SeriesThe Battle of Clontarf story in 18th and 19th century Irish manuscriptsLibrary Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail.
Fourth lecture in a series on the momentous events of 1014, Brian Boru, the Vikings in Ireland and much more.
Location: Academy House
Date: Tuesday 18 March, 2014
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Fourth lecture in a series on the momentous events of 1014, Brian Boru, the Vikings in Ireland and much more.
Location: Academy House
Date: Tuesday 18 March, 2014
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2014-11-1352 min
Humanities SeriesHumanities: The Brehon Laws and medieval Irish society’ - Dr Liam Breatnach, DIASThe Royal Irish Academy Library holds the world’s largest collection of Irish language manuscripts. Many of the late medieval and early modern Irish manuscripts preserved in the collections were long associated with particular learned families in Gaelic Ireland. The scholars who compiled these manuscripts produced fascinating cultural artefacts that are the key to understanding Gaelic scholarship and culture in the past. The manuscripts range across the full spectrum of medieval scholarship, with examples surviving of the work of members of the Gaelic learned class who specialised in law, medicine, history and poetry. Many of these same scholars also transcribed re...2014-03-2800 min
The Royal Irish AcademyThe Brehon Laws and medieval Irish society’Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Liam Breatnach, DIAS.
Part of a series of lectures ‘Aon amharc ar Éirinn’: Irish families and their manuscripts
Behind every manuscript in the Academy collection lie the very real people from the past, the scribes, compilers and patrons of those manuscripts with all their varied interests, ambitions, and their particular view of the world and their place in it. The manuscripts in our collection are the principal tools for understanding the world of those scribes, scholars, patrons, keepers and readers of manuscripts, the leading families of medieval Ireland.
The learned class formed part of the court...2014-03-281h 02
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Roger DownerValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Professor Roger Downer, President Emeritus, University of Limerick & Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law...2013-07-0111 minValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to ImpactSocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Roger DownerValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Professor Roger Downer, President Emeritus, University of Limerick & Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law...2013-07-0111 minSocial Sciences SeriesSocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Roger DownerValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Professor Roger Downer, President Emeritus, University of Limerick & Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law...2013-07-0111 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - The Future - Linda HoganValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
The Future
Professor Linda Hogan, Vice Provost/Chief Academic Officer, Trinity College Dublin
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of...2013-07-0114 min
Social Sciences SeriesSocial Sciences: Values In University Education - Closing Remarks - Luke DruryValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Closing Remarks
Professor Luke Drury, President of the Royal Irish Academy
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice...2013-07-0105 minValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to ImpactSocial Sciences: Values In University Education - Closing Remarks - Luke DruryValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Closing Remarks
Professor Luke Drury, President of the Royal Irish Academy
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice...2013-07-0105 minThe Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: Values In University Education - Closing Remarks - Luke DruryValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Closing Remarks
Professor Luke Drury, President of the Royal Irish Academy
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice...2013-07-0105 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Institutional Role - Paul McCutcheonValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Institutional Role
Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice President Academic & Registrar, University of Limerick
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law...2013-07-0113 min
Social Sciences SeriesSocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Academic Freedom - Tom CollinsValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Academic Freedom
Dr Tom Collins, President Emeritus, National University of Ireland, Maynooth & Former President, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Bahrain
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel...2013-07-0119 minThe Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Academic Freedom - Tom CollinsValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Academic Freedom
Dr Tom Collins, President Emeritus, National University of Ireland, Maynooth & Former President, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Bahrain
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel...2013-07-0119 minValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to ImpactSocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Academic Freedom - Tom CollinsValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Academic Freedom
Dr Tom Collins, President Emeritus, National University of Ireland, Maynooth & Former President, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Bahrain
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel...2013-07-0119 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: University Values Over Time - Impact On Gender - Sally WheelerValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Panel Discussion: University Values Over Time
Impact On Gender
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of...2013-07-0110 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: University Autonomy in Europe - Impact and Trends - Thomas EstermannValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
University Autonomy in Europe – Impact and Trends
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
Professor Paul Mc...2013-07-0126 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: Academic Freedom - A Provocation - Paddy PrendergasValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Academic Freedom: A Provocation?
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice...2013-07-0124 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: From Practice Into Policy - Declan KirraneValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
From Practice Into Policy - Inscribing Educational Values Into The Horizon Programme
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
Professor Sally Wheeler, Head, School...2013-07-0121 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: The Universities Amendment Bill - A Brief Introduction - Michael DohertyValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
The Universities Amendment Bill - A Brief Introduction
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science
Panel Discussion:
...2013-07-0104 min
The Royal Irish AcademySocial Sciences: A Roadmap to Responsible Open Innovation Introduction - Lizbeth GoodmanValues in University Education - From Academic Freedom to Impact
Welcome and Overview on Values in Education: A Roadmap to Responsbile Open Innovation
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
RIASOC
Chair:
Professor Lizbeth Goodman (Event Chair), Chair of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/SMARTlab, University College Dublin
Keynote:
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate
Speakers:
Dr Michael Doherty, Secretary of the RIA Social Sciences Committee/Department of Law
& Government Dublin City University
Professor Paddy Prendergast, Provost Trinity College Dublin
Mr Thomas Estermann, European University Association
Mr Declan Kirrane, Managing Director, Intelligence...2013-07-0104 min
The Royal Irish AcademyScience: Marine Institute/Royal Irish Academy Lecture - Alien World - Dr Andy WheelerMarine Institute/Royal Irish Academy Lecture - Alien World - New Discoveries of Exotic Lifeforms & Volcanic Metal Chimneys in the Deep Ocean
Dr. Andy Wheeler, UCC (Chief Scientist) & the Irish-British VENTuRE Survey Scientific Team Tuesday, 24 April 2012, Academy House
Andy Wheeler led a groundbreaking Irish-led marine research mission aboard the national research vessel RV Celtic Explorer investigating life at 3,000 metres below the surface of the sea on the ‘45o North MAR hydrothermal vent field’ using the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Holland 1. These vents, which spew mineral rich seawater heated to boiling point by volcanic material in the earth’s crust below, are ho...2013-06-121h 28Science SeriesScience: Marine Institute/Royal Irish Academy Lecture - Alien World - Dr Andy WheelerMarine Institute/Royal Irish Academy Lecture - Alien World - New Discoveries of Exotic Lifeforms & Volcanic Metal Chimneys in the Deep Ocean
Dr. Andy Wheeler, UCC (Chief Scientist) & the Irish-British VENTuRE Survey Scientific Team Tuesday, 24 April 2012, Academy House
Andy Wheeler led a groundbreaking Irish-led marine research mission aboard the national research vessel RV Celtic Explorer investigating life at 3,000 metres below the surface of the sea on the ‘45o North MAR hydrothermal vent field’ using the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Holland 1. These vents, which spew mineral rich seawater heated to boiling point by volcanic material in the earth’s crust below, are ho...2013-06-121h 28
The Royal Irish AcademyHumanities: Academy Discourse - Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke & the 1st Irish Ulysses - J. ChandlerHumanities: Academy Discourse - Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke & the First Irish Ulysses
Professor James Chandler, University of Chicago
Friday, 22 June 2012, 6pm, Academy House
James Chandler is the director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities and holds the Barbara E. & Richard J. Franke Professorship in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of two books on English Romanticism: Wordsworth's Second Nature (1994) and England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism, which won the 2000 Gordon J. Laing Award for distinction in academic publishing.
www.ria.ie
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The Royal Irish...2013-06-121h 25Humanities SeriesHumanities: Academy Discourse - Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke & the 1st Irish Ulysses - J. ChandlerHumanities: Academy Discourse - Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke & the First Irish Ulysses
Professor James Chandler, University of Chicago
Friday, 22 June 2012, 6pm, Academy House
James Chandler is the director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities and holds the Barbara E. & Richard J. Franke Professorship in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of two books on English Romanticism: Wordsworth's Second Nature (1994) and England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism, which won the 2000 Gordon J. Laing Award for distinction in academic publishing.
www.ria.ie
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish...2013-06-121h 25Humanities SeriesHumanities: Academy Discourse - Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke & the 1st Irish Ulysses - J. ChandlerHumanities: Academy Discourse - Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke & the First Irish Ulysses
Professor James Chandler, University of Chicago
Friday, 22 June 2012, 6pm, Academy House
James Chandler is the director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities and holds the Barbara E. & Richard J. Franke Professorship in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of two books on English Romanticism: Wordsworth's Second Nature (1994) and England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism, which won the 2000 Gordon J. Laing Award for distinction in academic publishing.
www.ria.ie
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish...2013-06-1200 min
Policy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 3Global Perspectives of Open Access
Speakers:
Prof Nicholas Canny, European Research Council's Working Group on Open Access
Geraldine Clement Stoneham, Knowledge and Information Manager, Medical Research Council UK, and RCUK Research Outputs Network
Dr Julia M Wallace, Manager, PEER (Publishing and the Ecology of European Research) Project
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely...2013-05-2700 min
The Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 3Global Perspectives of Open Access
Speakers:
Prof Nicholas Canny, European Research Council's Working Group on Open Access
Geraldine Clement Stoneham, Knowledge and Information Manager, Medical Research Council UK, and RCUK Research Outputs Network
Dr Julia M Wallace, Manager, PEER (Publishing and the Ecology of European Research) Project
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely...2013-05-2756 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Outro - Prof Orla FeelySpeaker:
Professor Orla Feely, Chair, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider public audience. They considered whether and how Open Access...2013-05-2707 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 1Public Research in Ireland and Understanding Ireland’s National Guidelines: an overview and Open access policies of funding bodies & their implementation: a panel discussion
Speakers:
Dr Patricia Clarke, Health Research Board
Dr Manus Ward, Science Foundation Ireland
Mr Joe Doyle, Enterprise Ireland
Dr Eucharia Meehan, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research fr...2013-05-2700 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 2Open Access and the Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Speakers:
Professor Keith Jeffery, School of History and Anthropology, Queens University Belfast
Professor Ronan McNulty, School of Physics, University College Dublin
Dr Kevin Lalor, School of Social Sciences and Law, Dublin Institute of Technology
Professor Stefan Decker, Digital Enterprise Research Institute, National University of Ireland Galway
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly...2013-05-2700 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 3 Excerpt - Prof Nicholas CannyGlobal Perspectives of Open Access
Speaker:
Prof Nicholas Canny, European Research Council's Working Group on Open Access
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider...2013-05-2700 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 4Open Access in Practice
Speakers:
Niamh Brennan, Programme Manager, Research Informatics, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Sandra Collins, Digital Repository of Ireland
Ruth Hegarty, Publications Manager, Royal Irish Academy
Dr Darius Whelan, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
Dr John Howard, UCD Librarian & RIAN
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on...2013-05-2700 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Outro - Prof Orla FeelySpeaker:
Professor Orla Feely, Chair, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider public audience. They considered whether and how Open Access...2013-05-2700 minMaking Open Access Work for IrelandPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 1Public Research in Ireland and Understanding Ireland’s National Guidelines: an overview and Open access policies of funding bodies & their implementation: a panel discussion
Speakers:
Dr Patricia Clarke, Health Research Board
Dr Manus Ward, Science Foundation Ireland
Mr Joe Doyle, Enterprise Ireland
Dr Eucharia Meehan, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research fr...2013-05-2736 minMaking Open Access Work for IrelandPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 4Open Access in Practice
Speakers:
Niamh Brennan, Programme Manager, Research Informatics, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Sandra Collins, Digital Repository of Ireland
Ruth Hegarty, Publications Manager, Royal Irish Academy
Dr Darius Whelan, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
Dr John Howard, UCD Librarian & RIAN
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on...2013-05-2742 minMaking Open Access Work for IrelandPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Outro - Prof Orla FeelySpeaker:
Professor Orla Feely, Chair, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider public audience. They considered whether and how Open Access...2013-05-2707 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 1Public Research in Ireland and Understanding Ireland’s National Guidelines: an overview and Open access policies of funding bodies & their implementation: a panel discussion
Speakers:
Dr Patricia Clarke, Health Research Board
Dr Manus Ward, Science Foundation Ireland
Mr Joe Doyle, Enterprise Ireland
Dr Eucharia Meehan, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research fr...2013-05-2736 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 2Open Access and the Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Speakers:
Professor Keith Jeffery, School of History and Anthropology, Queens University Belfast
Professor Ronan McNulty, School of Physics, University College Dublin
Dr Kevin Lalor, School of Social Sciences and Law, Dublin Institute of Technology
Professor Stefan Decker, Digital Enterprise Research Institute, National University of Ireland Galway
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly...2013-05-2732 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 3 Excerpt - Prof Nicholas CannyGlobal Perspectives of Open Access
Speaker:
Prof Nicholas Canny, European Research Council's Working Group on Open Access
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider...2013-05-2717 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Session 4Open Access in Practice
Speakers:
Niamh Brennan, Programme Manager, Research Informatics, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Sandra Collins, Digital Repository of Ireland
Ruth Hegarty, Publications Manager, Royal Irish Academy
Dr Darius Whelan, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
Dr John Howard, UCD Librarian & RIAN
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on...2013-05-2742 minMaking Open Access Work for IrelandPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Intro - Prof Luke Drury and Prof Orla FeelySpeakers:
RIA President, Professor Luke Drury
Professor Orla Feely, Chair, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider public audience. They considered...2013-05-2704 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Intro - Prof Luke Drury and Prof Orla FeelySpeakers:
RIA President, Professor Luke Drury
Professor Orla Feely, Chair, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider public audience. They considered...2013-05-2700 minPolicy SeriesPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Keynote Address - Dr Octave Quintana-TriasKeynote Address: Open Access and the European Research Area
Speaker: Dr Octavi Quintana-Trias, Director, European Research Area
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider...2013-05-2700 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Intro - Prof Luke Drury and Prof Orla FeelySpeakers:
RIA President, Professor Luke Drury
Professor Orla Feely, Chair, Irish Research Council
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider public audience. They considered...2013-05-2704 minThe Royal Irish AcademyPolicy: Making Open Access Work for Ireland - Keynote Address - Dr Octave Quintana-TriasKeynote Address: Open Access and the European Research Area
Speaker: Dr Octavi Quintana-Trias, Director, European Research Area
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access on May 2, 2013.
Representatives from Irish researchers, public research funders, publishers and industry met in the Royal Irish Academy to discuss the implications of rolling out Open Access to all publicly funded research in Ireland, including making research freely accessible without charge on the internet.
Speakers at the Forum considered how Open Access can support the best research to reach not only the best scientists but also a wider...2013-05-2717 min
Science SeriesScience: Public Lecture - The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers - Nobel Laureate James WatsonPublic Lecture - The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers
Nobel Laureate James Watson
(Response by David McConnell)
Monday, 29 April 2013, 6pm, Academy House
A Public lecture by Nobel Laureate James Watson entitled “The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers” was held in the Royal Irish Academy .
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Nobel Laureate James Watson
(Response by David McConnell)
Monday, 29 April 2013, 6pm, Academy House
A Public lecture by Nobel Laureate James Watson entitled “The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers” was held in the Royal Irish Academy .
www.ria.ie
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The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.2013-05-031h 26
Lebor na hUidre ConferenceH and his WorldSpeaker: Dr John Carey, MRIA, Dept. of Early & Medieval Irish, UCC
H and his World
Chair: Professor Liam Breatnach
Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/h-and-his-world-dr-john-carey-mria-dept-of-early-medieval-irish-ucc?qid=5628c81a-cbda-41dc-9dc9-c64c6dbc31e8&v=&b=&from_search=4
Handouts: https://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/paper-with-references-for-h-and-his-world-dr-john-carey-mria-dept-of-early-medieval-irish-ucc?qid=5628c81a-cbda-41dc-9dc9-c64c6dbc31e8&v=&b=&from_search=1
https://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/accompanying-handout-for-h-and-his-world-dr-john-carey-mria-dept-of-early-medieval-irish-ucc?qid=5628c81a-cbda-41dc-9dc9-c64c6dbc31e8&v=&b=&from_search=2
Lebor na hUidre (LU) is the oldest manuscript we have that is written entirely in the Irish language. It contains the earliest...2013-01-0739 minThe Royal Irish AcademyH and his WorldSpeaker: Dr John Carey, MRIA, Dept. of Early & Medieval Irish, UCC
H and his World
Chair: Professor Liam Breatnach
Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/h-and-his-world-dr-john-carey-mria-dept-of-early-medieval-irish-ucc?qid=5628c81a-cbda-41dc-9dc9-c64c6dbc31e8&v=&b=&from_search=4
Handouts: https://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/paper-with-references-for-h-and-his-world-dr-john-carey-mria-dept-of-early-medieval-irish-ucc?qid=5628c81a-cbda-41dc-9dc9-c64c6dbc31e8&v=&b=&from_search=1
https://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/accompanying-handout-for-h-and-his-world-dr-john-carey-mria-dept-of-early-medieval-irish-ucc?qid=5628c81a-cbda-41dc-9dc9-c64c6dbc31e8&v=&b=&from_search=2
Lebor na hUidre (LU) is the oldest manuscript we have that is written entirely in the Irish language. It contains the earliest...2013-01-0739 min