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Ireland’s new competitive research and innovation funding agency, established following an amalgamation of Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council.

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National Challenge Fund prize winners with EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath

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Minister James Lawless announces €8 million funding for National Challenge Fund prize-winning teams

December 2025

Pictured from left to right are Henry Abbott from the European Commission Representation in Ireland, Dr Siobhan Roche, Director of Research for the Economy at Research Ireland, Dr Colm O’Reardon, Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Prof Vincent Kelly, Academic Director of the ARC Hub for Therapeutics, Dr Araz Raoof, Executive Director of the ARC Hub for Therapeutics, Prof Sinéad Ryan, Dean of Research at Trinity College Dublin, Dr Diarmuid O’Brien, CEO of Research Ireland, and Enda Hogan, Assistant Director at the Southern Regional Assembl

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New €31.6 million ARC Hub for Therapeutics to turn breakthrough Irish research into therapies and companies

3 December 2025

Dr Aamir Hameed, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine (awardee); Dr Ciara Murphy, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine (awardee); Minister Lawless; and Dr Jennifer Dowling, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences (awardee).

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Minister Lawless announces €34.5 million investment in cutting-edge research

13 November 2025

Left-right: Dr Stephanie O'Keeffe, CEO Cuan; Dr Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO Research Ireland; and COALESCE awardee, Prof. Roja Fazaeli, School of Law, University of Galway.

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Minister Lawless announces €3.5 million Research Ireland investment to tackle societal challenges

17 November 2025

A picture of Prof Abhay Pandit and Dr Una FitzGerald

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CÚRAM Receives Award for Pioneering Green Labs in Ireland

13 November 2025

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Gender Dashboard

As part of Research Ireland’s commitment to improving the representation of Historically Underserved Communities in its portfolio of grants, this Gender Dashboard provides an analysis of gender disaggregated data across a cohort of funding programmes since 2011.

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ABOUT RESEARCH IRELAND

Ireland’s newest research and innovation agency

In 2024, Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland was established. This amalgamation of Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council is a key part of the Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy.

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