Established in June 2023, in response to the announcement that the Government of Ireland would amalgamate the Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland to create a single funding agency for research in Ireland. The WG was to the forefront in organising a workshop in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy on 15 May 2024. This was the first of two consultation events convened by the RIA to consider the corporate plan and future funding portfolio of the new funding agency , Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. See full report on workshop findings. In November 2024, the WG supported an Arts and Humanities Research and Innovation Showcase at the Royal Irish Academy. The WG release statements, reports and blog articles related to research funding. IHA Working Groups Terms of Reference.
Members
Prof. Marie-Louise Coolahan WG Co-Chair marielouise.coolahan@nuigalway.ie
Prof. Brendan Dooley WG Co-Chair b.dooley@ucc.ie
Dr Nessa Cronin UG nessa.cronin@universityofgalway.ie
Prof. Daniel Carey RIA daniel.carey@universityofgalway.ie
Dr Helena Buffery UCC h.buffery@ucc.ie
Dr Christina Morin UL christina.morin@ul.ie
Prof. Kathleen James-Chakraborty UCD kathleen.jameschakraborty@ucd.ie
Prof. Anne Fuchs UCD anne.fuchs@ucd.ie
Prof. Diane Negra UCD diane.negra@ucd.ie
Prof. Mary Gallagher RIA mary.gallagher@ucd.ie
Prof. Eve Patten TCD epatten@tcd.ie
Prof. Maxim Fomin UU m.fomin@ulster.ac.uk
Dr Yianna Liatsos UL yianna.liatsos@ul.ie
Prof. Noel Fitzpatrick TUD noel.fitzpatrick@TUDublin.ie
Prof. Anna Hickey-Moody MU Anna.HickeyMoody@mu.ie
Dr Sabine Egger MIC Sabine.Egger@mic.ul.ie
Dr Ailbhe McDaid MIC Ailbhe.McDaid@mic.ul.ie
Dr. Sorcha de Brún UL Sorcha.DeBrun@ul.ie
Response to Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland strategy
Published: 5 May 2026
Opening up Research in Ireland
Published: 9 Apr 2026
Arts and Humanities Research and Innovation Showcase
27 Nov 2024 / 27 Nov 2024
Location: International
Research Ireland Stakeholder Workshop Report
Published: 10 Oct 2024
New funding agency represents a major step in Irish higher education
Posted: 22 Mar 2024
Research and Innovation Bill 2024
Published: 21 Feb 2024
Research and Innovation Bill 2023: an Irish Humanities Alliance position paper, April 2023
Published: 18 Apr 2023
The crisis of European Studies in Irish third level education
Posted: 1 Feb 2021
Pathways to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research for the arts and humanities
Posted: 18 Nov 2020
