Read our latest article in Biology and Environment: Anna M.M. Tiley and co-authors explore methods for managing Ash Dieback, a devastating disease of European ash trees caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus: muse.jhu.edu/article/993747
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Read @thejournal.ie’s article about the ongoing archaeological excavation in Maree, Co. Galway: www.thejournal.ie/galway-prehi... by RIA grant recipient Dr Noel McCarthy, @uniofgalway.bsky.social.
📢Táimid ag earcú / We are hiring! Fáiltítear roimh iarratais ar phost an Eagarthóra Bainistíochta le Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge (FNG), atá lonnaithe in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann. Dáta deiridh: 15:00 ar an 31 Lúnasa 2026 Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil tabhair cuairt ar: www.ria.ie/about/career...
‘Land Is All That Matters: The Struggle That Shaped Irish History’ by @mylesdungan.bsky.social (@headofzeus.bsky.social) is one of the shortlisted books for the 2026 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction. Read more about the prize and shortlist on the RIA website: www.ria.ie/2026/07/03/s...
It is wonderful to see Dr Noel McCarthy’s (@uniofgalway.bsky.social) archaeological excavation in the Maree area of Galway progressing, as featured in @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... Two different types of megalithic tombs dating back almost 6,000 years have been revealed.
Congratulations to our new member @kevinmryan.bsky.social who is vice-president of research and innovation at the @unioflimerick.bsky.social and professor of chemical nanotechnology. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor Ryan: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
Welcome to our newly elected member Tracy Robson, deputy vice-chancellor for academic affairs and professor of cancer biology at the @rcsi.bsky.social. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor Robson: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
The MS of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 7, Annals of the Four Masters, and it is on display in the Reading Room of the Library this week from 10.00-16.30, Monday-Thursday. Come visit! Check @rialibrary.bsky.social to learn more about this Manuscript and explore highlights from the Library’s collections.
Library of the Royal Irish AcademyThe manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 P 7, the Annals of the Four Masters. Two full sets of the annals were prepared by the Four Masters and are now divided into multi-volume sets. www.isos.dias.ie/RIA/RIA_MS_2...
We are honoured to welcome our new member, Suresh Pillai, director of the Nanotechnology and Bioengineering Research Group at @atu-ie.bsky.social, Sligo. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor Pillai: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
Congratulations to our new member Brian Ó Gallachóir who is professor of sustainability and associate vice-president of sustainability at @ucc.ie. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor Ó Gallachóir: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
Check this post from the @rialibrary.bsky.social for a fascinating glimpse into the history of print and the evolution of academic communication! 👇
Library of the Royal Irish AcademyTwo printing blocks; almost 150 years apart! In 1827, this block was used to print a facsimile of a handwritten statement by Fr Thomas Maguire, authenticating the published report of his public debate with Rev. Richard Pope on the doctrines of the Catholic Church. 1/2
The final event of the 2025/26 RIA Discourse Series on ‘resilience’ was entitled ‘Resilience: lesson learned?’ featuring Prof @drtonyholohan.bsky.social, former Chief Medical Officer of Ireland and Irish radio and television broadcaster @aine-lawlor.bsky.social.
Welcome to our newly elected member Des MacHale, professor emeritus of mathematics at @ucc.ie. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor MacHale: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
We are honoured to welcome our new member Fiona Lyng, who leads a multidisciplinary research team at the Radiation and Environmental Science Centre, @tudublin.bsky.social. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor Lyng: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
We warmly welcome our newly elected member Ilias Kyriazakis, professor of animal and veterinary science at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Professor Kyriazakis: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...
You can freely access the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 21 Limerick by Eamon O'Flaherty here: www.ria.ie/irish-histor... Explore the historic city and uncover more of urban development and establishment as an important regional hub.
ihtariaWe move to All-Ireland champions, #Limerick, for this week’s #MapMonday. Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 21 Limerick by Eamon O’Flaherty was published by the @ria.ie in 2010 and is a city whose urban form has been shaped for over one thousand years by the River Shannon. 1/8