Memorandum of Understanding

The Research and Innovaction Act 2024 has been inacted into law. The Act contemplates the amalgamation of the activities and functions of the Irish Research Council (IRC) which forms part of an tÚdarás and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to create a new funding agency for Research and Innovation, Taighde Éireann. 

The objective of this Memorandum is to facilitate arrangements for the transfer of necessary IRC data held on tÚdarás on behalf of IRC to TE on foot of the establishment of Taighde Éireann and subsequent Ministerial Order directing the transfer of IRC staff to Taighde Éireann.