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2024 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction shortlist announced
Six books shortlisted for the €10,000 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Grants and Awards
Watch Nial O’Neill’s archaeological excavation at Ballymoon Castle, County Carlow
Watch the footage of RIA Archaeological Research Excavation Grants scheme recipient Nial O’Neill’s research-led archaeological excavation surrounding Ballymoon Castle in Bagalstown, County Carlow.
Nowlan Digitisation Grants open to applications
The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to open applications for the Nowlan Digitisation Grants until Thursday, 11 April 2024.
2025 RIA Gold Medals: call for nominations
The call for nominations for the 2025 RIA Gold Medal in the Humanities and the 2025 RIA Gold Medal in the Life and Medical Sciences…
Gold Medals
Gold for top Irish researchers
Colm O’Reardon, Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science presented the 2024 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals to…
Dr William McCarthy wins the 2024 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize
Recent graduate of TU Dublin has been recognised for his innovative work addressing the presence of chlorate in dairy products
Michel Déon Prize winners event in Paris
On the evening of 28 November at the Irish Embassy in Paris, RIA Michel Déon Prize winners Conor O’Clery (2020) and Sally Hayden (2022) participated…
Watch the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2023
Dr Chunchun Li is awarded the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize for best chemistry PhD thesis in Ireland at a ceremony at the Royal Irish…
Sally Hayden wins 2022 Michel Déon Prize
Today Sally Hayden was announced as the winner of the prestigious 2022 Royal Irish Academy Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction for her debut book My…