Research Ireland

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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Sumaya Jerin (STEM Passport graduate), funding awardee Prof. Katriona O’Sullivan (Maynooth University, and All-Ireland STEM Passport for Inclusion Project Lead), Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland, and Peri-Elki Manyi Tiendioh (STEM Passport graduate).

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Ministers Lawless and McEntee announce €6.5 million funding for 40 initiatives to inspire STEM public engagement

April 2025

Dr Laura Hayes (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), Dr Boris Galkin (Tyndall National Institute) and Dr Anthony Redmond (University College Dublin).

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Three Ireland-based researchers awarded prestigious Royal Society Fellowships

15 April 2025

Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Jenny Butler and Patrick Lonergan

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Spotlight on €400,000 EU funding for Cork and Galway-based projects

8 April 2025

Professor Frank O'Mara, Director, Teagasc; Noel Grealish TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for Research; Donagh Berry, Director, VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre; Martin Heydon TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and Dr Siobhan Roche, Director, Research for the Economy, Research Ireland.

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Minister Heydon and Minister of State Grealish launch €26.2 million VistaMilk Phase II Research Centre

3 April 2025

A picture of, named from left to right, Left-right: Interim CEO of Research Ireland, Celine Fitzgerald, Research Infrastructure awardee, Prof. James Meaney of Trinity College Dublin, and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD. Celine Fitzgerald is holding a sign that says 'Research' and Minister Lawless is holding a sign that says 'infrastructure.'.

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Minister Lawless announces €17.7 million research infrastructure investment

28 March 2025

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Cut from the Same Cloth: The Fabric of our Lives

A unique exhibition, merging art, science, and community, will be on display at The Hunt Museum, Limerick until 29th May.

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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