THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY

The Royal Irish Academy, the academy for the sciences and humanities for the whole of Ireland will vigorously promote excellence in scholarship, recognise achievements in learning, direct research programmes and undertake its own research projects, particularly in areas relating to Ireland and its heritage. It will reflect upon, advise on and contribute to public debate and public policy formation on issues of major interest in science, technology and culture. It will continue to offer an independent forum to Irish scholars, it will provide a network of support for scholarly disciplines through its network of national committees and commissions, it will maintain and enhance its unique library, it will publish scholarly papers and it will represent the world of Irish learning internationally. Executive Secretary Patrick Buckley E-mail: p.buckleyria.ie Ph: 01-6762570 Head of Administration Sara Whelan E-mail: inforia.ie Ph: 01-6380913 Accounts & Audit Lesley Goulding -Head of Accounts and Audit E-mail: accountsria.ie Ph: 01-6380912 IT Manager Wayne Aherne E-mail: w.aherneria.ie Ph: 01-6090660 Life Sciences Committee Rebecca Gageby - Programme Manager E-Mail: r.gageby@ria.ie Ph: 01-6380916 Physical Sciences Committee Gilly Clarke - Programme Manager E-mail: g.clarke@ria.ie Ph: 01-6380914 Geosciences Committee Vanessa Berman - Programme Manager E-mail: v.bermanria.ie Ph: 01-6090664 Engineering Sciences Committee Gilly Clarke - Programme Manager E-mail: g.clarke@ria.ie Ph: 01-6380914 Public Relations Pauric Dempsey - Head of Communications and Public Affairs E-mail: p.dempseyria.ie Ph: 01-6380915, Mobile: 087-6386651 Third Sector Research Project (TSRP) Belinda Conlan - Programme Manager email: b.conlan@ria.ie PhL 01-6380919 Social Sciences Committee Belinda Conlan - Programme Manager email: b.conlan@ria.ie PhL 01-6380919 Modern Languages, Literary & Cultural Studies Committee Vanessa Berman - Programme Manager E-mail: v.bermanria.ie Ph: 01-6090664 International Relations Belinda Conlan (International Exchanges) email:b.conlan@ria.ie PhL 01-6380919 Rebecca Gageby (Academy affiliations to International Acdemic Bodies and International Scientific Unions) E-Mail: r.gageby@ria.ie Ph: 01-6380916 Library Siobhan Fitzpatrick- Librarian E-mail: s.fitzpatrickria.ie Ph: 01-6380910 Bernadette Cunningham - Deputy Librarian E-mail: b.cunninghamria.ie Ph: 01-6762570 Members Sara Whelan - Head of Administraion E-mail: s.whelanria.ie Ph: 01-6390913 Publications Ruth Hegarty- Managing Editor E-mail: publicationsria.ie Ph: 01-6380918 Research Projects Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) James McGuire - Managing Editor E-mail: dibucd.ie Ph: 01-7167405 Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) Michael Kennedy - Executive Editor E-Mail: difpiol.ie Ph: 01-4072310 New Clare Island Survey Gilly Clarke - Programme Manager E-mail: g.clarke@ria.ie Ph: 01-6380914 Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources (DMLCS) Anthony Harvey -Editor E-Mail:dmLcsria.ie Ph: 01- 6789302 Focloir na Nua Ghaeilge (FNG) Una Ui Bheirn - Editor E-Mail: u.uibheirnria.ie Ph: 6090639 Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) Sarah Gearty - Editor E-Mail: s.geartyria.ie Ph: 01-6762570 extn 241