Thanks Niall :)

Thanks Teresa :)

Thanks Melissa - she is pretty perfect!

Thanks Patrick!

Thanks Nicola, that’s much appreciated!

Thanks Chris, I’m looking forward to reading your work on Swift! Do let me know when it’s published :)

Thanks so much Chris. That book was a real labour of love, so it means a lot to know it has impacted on your scholarship!

These fellowships will facilitate valuable research across two strands - 1. The RIA & Networks of Empire: Members, Colonisers & Collectors and 2. The RIA Museum & Library. Their award reflects the Academy’s serious engagement with the report and, ultimately, its colonial legacies. @ria.ie

I undertook a scoping exercise on the RIA’s colonial legacies in 2023, producing a report and making a number of recommendations.Among other things, I recommended that any exploration of the RIA’s historic ties to colonial enterprises should take a multi-stranded approach.