The RIA Library held a lunchtime lecture to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Cynthia Longfield's adventure on the St George Expedition. Cynthia set out on the St George Expedition travelling across the Atlantic and around the South Sea Islands. To talk about this voyage of discovery, Dr Angela Byrne gave a lunchtime lecture, on Tuesday 9 April 2024, entitled 'Cynthia Longfield and the St George expedition of 1924: the making of an entomologist'. Image: Cynthia Longfield sitting in a palm-leaf shelter, Panama. June 1924 (RIA LRC/27/17 ..read more

Host Rory Montgomery is joined by Pat Leahy, Political Editor of the Irish Times and Mark Hennessy, Ireland and Britain Editor of the Irish Times. Their conversation focuses on how north-south and east-west relationships are covered in the media and the recently launched Irish Times initiative, 'Common Ground', which examines the constitutional issues facing Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. https://www.irishtimes.com/common-ground/ This is episode 32 of a podcast series that provides evidence-based research and analysis on the most significant questions of policy an ..read more

Host Rory Montgomery is joined by Professor John Doyle, VP for research at DCU, Dr Esmond Birnie, senior economist, University of Ulster and Professor Edgar Morgenroth, professor of Economics at DCU to discuss the the UK financial ‘subvention’ to Northern Ireland. Their conversation is based around Doyle's paper arguing that the 'subvention' does not matter and Birnie's response arguing that it does. Doyle's paper 'Why the ‘Subvention’ does not Matter: Northern Ireland and the All-Ireland Economy' can be read here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/810176/pdf Birnie's response is here: https ..read more

In the January ARINS podcast on the ARINS/IrishTimes survey Rory Montgomery hosts Professors John Garry (QUB) and Brendan O’Leary (UPENN) authors of the survey along with Dr Jamie Pow (QUB). Together they scrutinise the intriguing findings of the ARINS/Irish Times survey and disentangle the answers to seasoned questions asked in the ’22 Survey, while exploring the perceptions and expectations posed in the answers to innovative new questions about the short and long run costs of the economics of the status quo and unification. Find out more about the survey: https://www.ria.ie/news/arins-analys ..read more

Anurag Dep is a PhD researcher in law at QUB and Ian Jeffers commissioner for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland, soon to be chief executive of Cooperation Ireland speak to our host Rory Montgomery about the legal framework of provision of rights and support to victims of crime in Ireland and Northern Ireland. What legal frameworks support the rights for victims of crime? How have rights harmonised north and south? How has provision for victims and victims' rights on the island of Ireland changed? How did the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement support the position of victims? How have we cha ..read more

In this month’s ARINScast Paul Gosling author of 'A New Ireland' and 'Lessons from the Troubles and the Unsettled Peace', shares his insights regarding the quality of life, the standard and cost of living, and disparities in disposable income, (income inequality) in and across Northern Ireland, Ireland and Britain with Professor John Fitzgerald and our ARINS host Rory Montgomery. Drawing on Gosling’s regional comparisons, in educational attainment, technical skills, productivity, and housing they explore why the cost of living crisis impacts Northern Ireland more readily than the Republic and ..read more

This month’s ARINS podcast examines how the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement has functioned over the 25 years since it was signed, and how it is currently received. Host Rory Montgomery speaks with Professor Alan Renwick and Conor J. Kelly authors of the UCL constitution unit’s report on Perspectives on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: Examining Diverse Views, 1998-2003. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/publications/unit-reports The report offers an array of perspectives shared in political party manifestos, in interviews and in focus groups for UCL’s constitution unit. The insights offe ..read more

In this ARINS Podcast hosted by Rory Montgomery, Professor Jennifer Todd from UCD and Professor John Doyle DCU discuss their recent article with co-author Dr Joanne McEvoy (University of Aberdeen) titled 'Time for Deliberation, not Decision, on the Shape of a New United Ireland: Evidence from the ARINS Survey focus groups.' Together they explore the power of focus group findings for Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South. We understand the views of people who said they were undecided in how they might vote in a referendum on the future of Northern Ireland. We learn how important iss ..read more

Discover the ARINS podcast through the clips you hear here. If you want to hear more from any of the podcast episodes included find the episode names below: In order of appearance: Two labour markets - John FitzGerald and Tom McDonnell Police governance, oversight and accountability in a united Ireland - Vicky Conway (RIP) and Roger MacGinty, The ARINS/Irish Times survey: origins and outcomes - Brendan O'Leary and John Garry One Good Day - Tim O'Donnell and David Donoghue Irish and Ullan Language(s) - Roisin Costello and Brian O’Conchubhair ..read more

Lecture title: Window on the Irish soul: A century of Irish stamps Speaker: Stephen Ferguson, An Post Archivist and Museum Curator Chair: Barbara McCormack, Academy Librarian This lecture was recorded on 17 May 2023 and due to popular demand was held again during Heritage Week on 15 August 2023. Shortly after independence in 1922, the new Irish government turned its attention to the design of stamps to replace the contemporary British stamps then is use. Over the years since then Irish identity, culture and aspirations have been expressed through the medium of these miniature masterpieces with ..read more