Royal Irish Academy

First State commemoration since pandemic began will reflect 100 years of ‘unbroken’ democracy

Review finds RIA considered by some to be ‘old fashioned’ and ‘an old boys club’

Another Life: Of some 240 known wetland species, almost 70 have been listed for Red List protection

Public perception of O’Connell influenced as much by folklore, mythology as by history

Formulas for twists and turns of shapes and surfaces intrigue Prof Caroline Series

NUI Galway’s venom study examines effect of growing colonies of spiders in urban areas

Barracks and bases countrywide visited by team and report to be ‘deeply marked’ by this

The IMS deals with high level stuff, but an opening exists for a group catering to the layperson

‘It may end up like flu ... you might have the flu vaccine at the same time as the Covid vaccine’

Findings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission head

Michael Viney: Two new books chart the Irish response to climate change over the years

An Irishman’s Diary

Awards honour outstanding research in Ireland of global significance

Did Lloyd George mesmerise Collins, or did Collins silently acquiesce to his pressure tactics?

Prominent Nphet official among 27 new members elected to academic body

The review also aims to increase ethnic diversity in the RIA in line with Irish society at large

In the 1860s the Dublin engineer Thomas Grubb built the world’s most advanced telescope

Coin and two stamps collected by US designer could be worth €31 million

An Irishman’s Diary

Forum on climate ambitions hears about ‘challenge of the decade’ from Eamon Ryan

Ireland fails to preserve the records that constitute public memory

Unthinkable: Lack of access to democratic processes can fuel distrust, says Dr Katherine Furman

Likely businesses will remain shut ‘until the end of March’, says Varadkar

Report from body states that its conclusions ‘may not accord with prevailing narrative’

Academics hope to avoid pitfalls of Brexit vote in considering any future Border poll

Trinity’s director of conservation was instrumental in the Book of Kells display

Microsoft DreamSpace, Boston Scientific Clonmel and Ulster University/Avellino win

We must market ourselves as an English-speaking, highly educated and welcoming island at the heart of Europe

A new report shows there is just one full-time black female academic professor in Irish academia

‘My dream is to make this beautiful,’ says presenter Ryan Tubridy of Roald Dahl-themed show

US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards ‘offer a very high profile way to demonstrate what Ireland is achieving in that space’

Commission set up following her uncovering of 796 child deaths at Tuam Home

2020 Hamilton lecture to be delivered via video link from Los Angeles

WHO official estimates that 750m people globally have likely had coronavirus to date

The ‘Mozart of math’ Terry Tao will deliver this year’s Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Lecture

Michael Viney: North Atlantic’s top predator now shares island with 13 other species

Research Lives: Prof Mike Zaworotko, Bernal chair of crystal engineering, University of Limerick

Compelling case exists for an independent network of scientific advisers to advise government on the great challenges we face

Elijah Burke says unless the court intervenes he cannot progress to third level for another year