Category: Publications

Inside ‘A history of Ireland in 100 words’: Grá

What exactly is a ‘love-spot’? Find out in today’s entry on affairs of the heart.

Inside ‘A history of Ireland in 100 words’: Cróga

Why does this Cú Chulainn have apples spiked on his hair? Find out in today’s entry on bravery, bloodiness and the infamous ‘warp spasm’!

Launch of ‘Ireland: A voice among the nations’

On Wednesday 27 November the RIA’s new illustrated history of Irish foreign affairs was launched by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon…

Halloween special: ominous birds and banshees

Discover the origins of the word ‘badhbh’ in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words

Renaissance Galway celebrated with Seminar and Launch in Galway

The pictorical map, subject of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh was the subject of a seminar dedicated to the map and…

325-million-year-old amphibian bones discovered in County Clare

The fossilised bones of a tiny amphibian-like creature that scurried around the shores of County Clare 325 million years ago have been discovered.

Call for papers: Irish Studies in International Affairs

We are seeking good quality papers from academics, policy-makers and PhD students

435 million year old fossil starfish discovered in Maam Valley

A new species of fossil starfish discovered in the Maam Valley of County Galway is described in the latest issue of the Irish Journal of…

New atlas publication: Clontarf by Colm Lennon

Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Dublin suburbs, no. 1 Clontarf by Colm Lennon is availble to buy now.

DIFP X (1951-7)

Launched by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan TD