Blogs

Nicholas Canny MRIA: Historian

Professor Canny’s most recent book reveals that Irish people have proved ourselves less capable than the populations of most other European countries of reaching an…

How did environmental change influence human activity in Irish bogs?

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.

A new welfare imaginary for the island of Ireland

In today’s ARINS blog, Mary P. Murphy discusses how our society can collaborate to imagine a better welfare state across issues of social security, poverty…

Did climatic change play a role in the introduction of farming in Neolithic Ireland?

In today’s blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Meriel McClatchie and Aaron Potito trace environmental, climatic and social change in Neolithic Ireland.

Climate change and hunter gatherers in Ireland

In today’s blog on Climate and Society in Ireland Graeme Warren reviews evidence for the potential impact of climate change on the earliest human settlement…

The Morass of Academic Selection

In today’s ARINS blog, Dr Martin Brown, School of Policy and Practice, DCU Institute of Education discusses the advantages, disadvantages and unintended consequences of academic…

Christine Casey MRIA: Architectural Historian

Professor Casey argues for the role of creative craft skill as a primary agent in architectural production, and for a reframing of craftsmanship as a…

George Boole celebrated at the Royal Irish Academy

Latest Library Blog post. Emer Twomey looks at the celebrations in the RIA to mark the 100th anniversary of Boole’s The Laws of Thought.