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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Dr Aamir Hameed, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine (awardee); Dr Ciara Murphy, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine (awardee); Minister Lawless; and Dr Jennifer Dowling, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences (awardee).

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Minister Lawless announces €34.5 million investment in cutting-edge research

November 2025

Left-right: Dr Stephanie O'Keeffe, CEO Cuan; Dr Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO Research Ireland; and COALESCE awardee, Prof. Roja Fazaeli, School of Law, University of Galway.

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Minister Lawless announces €3.5 million Research Ireland investment to tackle societal challenges

17 November 2025

A picture of Prof Abhay Pandit and Dr Una FitzGerald

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CÚRAM Receives Award for Pioneering Green Labs in Ireland

13 November 2025

Left-right: Mark Barrett, CEO and Co-Founder, APC Ltd & VLE Therapeutics; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, Dr Siobhan Roche, Director, Research for the Economy, Research Ireland, and Brian Glennon, Group CTO & Co-Founder, APC Ltd & VLE Therapeutics.

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New €2 million gene therapy research project funded by APC Ltd and Research Ireland announced by Minister Lawless

22 October 2025

Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO of Research Ireland, Yvonne Tran, Intern at Research Ireland, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society, and Minister James Lawless.

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The theme of Science Week 2025, ‘Then. Today. Tomorrow.’, celebrates the past, present and future of science

17 September 2025

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Gender Dashboard

As part of Research Ireland’s commitment to improving the representation of Historically Underserved Communities in its portfolio of grants, this Gender Dashboard provides an analysis of gender disaggregated data across a cohort of funding programmes since 2011.

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ABOUT RESEARCH IRELAND

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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