Irish Food History: A Companion. Martin Mac an Iomaire and Grace Neville. In conversation with Joe Mc Namee. Explore the Cork World Book Fest programme here 👇 buff.ly/pYgPPp5 #CorkWorldBookFest25 #CorkCityLibraries

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 M 70, a 17th C recension of Leabhar Gabhála/Book of Invasions in the hand of Mícheál Ó Cléirigh. The leaves were expertly collated & conserved in the early 90s. Read more and find a link to the Irish Script On Screen (www.isos.dias.ie) digital copy at

RIA-ICEDIM Women in Maths Day conference will take place in University of Galway on Monday, 12 May 2025 from 9:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Visit our website to find out more including how to register: ria.ie/events/ria-ice… Irish Mathematical Society Maths, University of Galway Romina Gaburro

The Commemorations Grants scheme is open until 15 May, for new local research and local history studies relating to the commemoration of events associated with the early years of the State and other significant historical anniversaries, events and themes. tinyurl.com/2s4xjtm2

Join a tour to learn about early meteorological observations preserved in the archives of the Royal Irish Academy. The items on display during the tour will demonstrate the role played by the Royal Irish Academy in leading a programme of scientific observation of weather events

Fascinating debate on “Responsible AI: is it mission impossible?” at Royal Irish Academy chaired by Deirdre Ahern . Governance and ethics of #ArtificialIntelligence for public good core topics.

The Standing Committee for International Affairs presents their annual conference on 8 May 2025. The theme for this year's conference is 'Reconstructing the global order: imperatives and possibilities for cooperation in turbulent times'. Book your free ticket:

Tardigrades were voted 2025 'invertebrate of the year' by Guardian readers. Want to learn more about these microscopic animals, recently reported in Ireland for the first time? Read more: doi.org/10.1353/bae.20…

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS C vi 1, the Book of Knockninny. This 18th C manuscript has not yet been fully digitised, so all the more reason to drop in and visit us. You can read about the manuscript and its contents here: ria.ie/collections/ma… The MS of the Week is on

There was a full house in The Farmgate Cafe on Friday for 'Irish Food History: A Companion' during #CorkWorldBookFest. Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, TUD and Prof Grace Neville, UCC discussed Ireland’s culinary past with Joe Mc Namee, Irish Examiner. Photo Darragh Kane

Congratulations to David Farrell MRIA on his election as a member of Academia Europaea

Do you love the work of our colleagues in the Dictionary of Irish Biography? You can find out more about their work on the programmes LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/showcase/dicti… Dictionary of Irish Biography #DIB

Do you love the work of our colleagues in our research programme Documents on Irish Foreign Policy? You can find out more about their work on the dedicated LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/showcase/docum… Irish Foreign Ministry #DIFP

Do you love the work of our colleagues in our research programme Irish Historical Towns Atlas? Irish Historic Towns Atlas You can find out more about their work on the dedicated LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/showcase/irish… #IHTA

Do you love the work of our colleagues in our research programme Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge? Foclóir na Gaeilge You can find out more about their work on the dedicated LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/showcase/focl%… #DictionaryOfIrish #Gaeilge #IrishLanguage #IrishHistory

Do you love our library? We have lots happening from manuscript displays, exhibitions and, too good not to mention, our gorgeous reading room. You can find out more on the dedicated LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/showcase/royal… Royal Irish Academy Library #RIALibrary #LibraryLovers

A huge congratulations to Dr Muhammad Muddasar on being awarded the 2025 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists. As the winner of this year’s Kathleen Lonsdale Prize, Dr Muddasar was nominated by the Royal Irish Academy for this international award. It is great to