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Ireland’s leading body of experts in sciences & humanities, e. 1785. This account in no longer active. Follow us: linktr.ee/royalirishacad…
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    Apr 27, 2020
    We are shocked to hear of the death of Hon. MRIA Eavan Boland and our thoughts are with her family RIP. She was a pleasure to work with and is pictured below at the UN reading her poem about women's suffrage 'Our future will become the past of other women' ria.ie/poem
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    Jun 16, 2023
    Congratulations to our new Member Katy Hayward, professor of Political Sociology at @QUBelfast. She was awarded a Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize for her work improving public understanding of the impact of #Brexit on the island of Ireland. bit.ly/RIAAD23?utm_so… #AdmittanceDay
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    May 23, 2020
    Congratulations and welcome to our new Member Fintan O’Toole, respected internationally for his writing on politics, society and the arts. His journalism explores the systemic and cultural roots of political issues bit.ly/2WNNqZx @fotoole @PrincetonHum @IrishTimes
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    May 22, 2020
    Congratulations to our new Member Margaret Kelleher, Prof of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama @ucddublin. She is an internationally renowned scholar in Irish literature in English and will be admitted today at our online ceremony bit.ly/2WNNqZx @kellehmv @UCD_English
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    Apr 22, 2017
    One of our great women leaders at the march for science today! #ScienceMarchIE #womenonwalls
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    Mar 17, 2021
    Happy #StPatricksDay Today Micheál Martin, Taoiseach @MichaelMartinTD has launched the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new #OpenAccess website @DIB_RIA. Now its entire corpus of c.11,000 biographical entries are freely available to the public to explore ria.ie/news/dictionar…
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    Nov 27, 2020
    Our Library and Meeting Room look a bit different this evening. Do you recognise the space #LateLateToyShow? Enjoy the show 😊 #VirtualTour Learn more about the home of the Royal Irish Academy ria.ie/news/library/v… @rteLateLate @RTEOne @rte @Library_RIA @DIB_RIA @DIFP_RIA
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    Oct 4, 2020
    'Rarest fern in Europe' discovered in Ireland
    'Rarest fern in Europe' discovered in Ireland
    From theguardian.com
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    Jun 21, 2023
    The #SummerSolstice marks the longest day of the year, and today we appreciate the detail of the megalithic art motifs carved on Kerbstone 72, Tomb 1 at #Knowth. The Knowth carvings constitute approximately 46% of all such art in Ireland. 📷 Image credit: Ken Williams
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    Aug 21, 2018
    To mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the world renowned Eastern Tomb at #Knowth, the Royal Irish Academy is publishing free online its 6 books on Excavations at Knowth ria.ie/news/knowth #OpenAccess #DRI #BoyneValley #Archaeology
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    May 20, 2022
    What a wonderful day of celebration for our new Members. Welcome to the Royal Irish Academy #AdmittanceDay2022
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    Aug 1, 2018
    In the excitement about new Brú na Bóinne monuments, good to remember Knowth today: Eastern Tomb golden anniversary! George Eogan’s story follows #irisharchaeology #archaeology #IrelandsAncientEast #BoyneValley
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    Sep 29, 2021
    Ireland’s chief scientific adviser needs to be an independent office and not linked to the post of Director General of Science Foundation Ireland @scienceirel says Mary Canning, President of the Royal Irish Academy. Read more ria.ie/news/policy-an… @IrishResearch @DeptofFHed
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    May 24, 2019
    Here are our 2019 new Members on the steps of the Royal Irish Academy. Congratulations to you all #AdmittanceDay @tcddublin @nuigalway @ucddublin @ESRIDublin @BBCnireland @ul @QUBelfast @MaynoothUni @UCC @RTERadio1 @ucl @UnivOxford @UMNews