OLD BOYS’ CLUB NO LONGER? GENDER EQUALITY AND THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
The ongoing saga of the institution’s struggle to reform its membership. By Clare O’Halloran The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) describes itself on its website as ‘an independent, all-island learned society established under Charter in 1785’ with ‘approximately 600 members, chosen for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and … Read more