Mark your calendars, we have a date and location for our 2025 IAI Conference! We'll see you on 4-5 April in Galway City. Keep an eye out, as we'll be posting more information as we confirm more details.

On Thursday evening, our chair spoke on RTÉ Drivetime about the illegality of metal detecting to look for archaeological objects in Ireland. Listen to it here: rteradioapp.page.link/Grrx54ebsJEsLN…

Apologies everyone, here is a more direct link: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Research Scientist (Archaeobotany) UCD Archaeology Applications are invited for a 15-month position as part of “First Harvests: untangling climate, chronology and cereal cultivation in Later Neolithic Ireland 3600-2500 BC” project. Search ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ for details.

For #HeritageWeek2024, James Kyle, excavation director and IAI board member, will give a guided tour of the community excavation at St. Anne's Park Clontarf, on Sat 24 Aug 12pm. It's already filled, but you can join the wait list. Please visit tinyurl.com/yrx62jdd for more info

Join us & Dr Marie Therese Barrett for our annual #HeritageWeek2024 Lecture Tues 20 Aug. Dr Barrett will give an online lecture on the results of her research on the chronology of Drumclay crannog Co. Fermanagh using tree-ring analysis. For more info visit tinyurl.com/yzpbexbp

For #HeritageWeek2024, the TII will be hosting their annual seminar "Connections & Reflections" in the Royal Irish Academy on 22 Aug. For more info, visit tinyurl.com/4xynhuhh, & to book a ticket, visit tinyurl.com/wwvx8p47. Tickets for this free event are available until 19 Aug.

Join David McIlreavy on a free walking tour introducing the history & archaeology of Newmarket Square, Dublin on 21 Aug. Gain insight into Dublin's post med & industrial heritage! The tour is fully booked, but you can join a waitlist: tinyurl.com/ysztp9c3 #HeritageWeek2024

Today! Don't forget to book a place!

The tour of Newmarket Square is off to a great start! David McIlreavy #HeritageWeek2024

Some more photos from today's tour of Newmarket Square with David McIlreavy for #HeritageWeek2024

The 30th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting is about to begin!

Our intrepid chairperson giving a presentation on "Professional Archaeology in Ireland: the State of the Issue" at the European Association of Archaeologists #EEA2024 conference!

Thanks to the The Discovery Programme and ​UNITE ARCHAEOLOGY for contributing a few slides to our presentation! #EAA2024 European Association of Archaeologists

Thank you to all the speakers at the #EEA2024 session on professional archaeology in Europe! It was great to hear what our international counterparts are up to, what strategies are being implemented to improve the industry, and what changes have occurred across Europe.

A belated (but still important!) thank you to Rónán Swan of TII Traffic for slides as well!

Also a thank you to Marcella Giorgio of Archeologi for organising the session!

Our Archaeology Grant schemes are open! Applications for the schemes are welcome from across Ireland until 16 October: Learn more about our grant schemes and apply here: ria.ie/2024/09/04/aut… #RIAgrants #RoyalIrishAcademy

Join us tomorrow evening 7-10pm at University College Dublin for a reception and launch of the late Dr Eileen Reilly's book, preceded by an illustrated lecture by Dr Stephen Harrison. Please email [email protected] if you would like to attend this evening in memory of Dr Reilly.