‘Re-discovering Emain Macha: ritual, religion kingship in Later Prehistoric and Medieval Ireland’ seminar with Dr Patrick Gleeson

Join us for an online evening seminar with Dr Patrick Gleeson of Queen’s University Belfast on his recent work from Emain Macha on Tuesday 12 March at 6.30pm. This seminar will present new results from large-scale geophysical survey in the Navan Fort landscape and targeted excavation of new parts of the Navan Fort complex itself….

IAI Extraordinary General Meeting

Further to advice received during recent governance training, the board of the IAI would like to notify our members of our intention to update our Articles of Association to a more modern, concise and flexible Constitution. We intend commencing a pre-draft consultation phase in the coming months and would appreciate any constructive engagement from the…

Lunchtime CPD on “An introduction to the collections of the Digital Repository of Ireland”

Join Lorraine Marrey, Training and Engagement Manager of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) to learn more about Ireland’s free online social sciences research data and cultural heritage repository. Lorraine will take us through how to use the Repository for both personal and professional use highlighting features such as citation button, Endnote export, and IIIF…

In-depth Pottery Analysis Course with pottery specialist Clare McCutcheon

The IAI is delighted to announce an in-depth Pottery Analysis Course with pottery specialist Clare McCutcheon. This course will take place over four Saturdays between October and December 2023. It will cover a range of topics including the preparation of pottery to send to specialists, licence eligibility interview, general knowledge of medieval & post medieval…

IAI Conference 2022

Please register for this years IAI Conference in advance REGISTER Online registration closes 29th March. Please find the Conference Booklet with schedule of speakers, titles and abstracts below. IAI Conference Book 2022 Final The annual IAI conference 2022 and AGM will take place on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd of April 2022 in the Wellington Park Hotel, Malone Road,…

IAI Post-Excavation Workshop

The IAI is aware that there has been a significant rise in the number of excavations now taking place and the resulting post-excavation work. We feel it is timely to discuss with all members, specialists and practitioners the processes and requirements of post-excavation work for accessioning material to the NMI and NMS archive, to ensure…

CPD Exploring our Vernacular Heritage (free/online)

The IAI is pleased to announce a CPD presentation by Barry O’Reilly of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, on Friday 22nd October, at 2 pm. This seeks to highlight the distinctiveness of our vernacular heritage as the most fundamental and enduring aspect of human activity. Its relevance for the archaeologist is illustrated through exploring its…

CPD event on Heritage Council projects and funding (free/online)

The IAI is delighted to announce an online  CPD event by Ian Doyle of theHeritage Council, on Friday 15th October, at 2pm. Ian will describe the work of the Heritage Council across its many programmes and will describe the main kinds of funding schemes that are available. Details on archaeological projects and in particular those…

Administrator/CPD Co-ordinator post

The IAI is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate for the position of Administrator & Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Co-ordinator. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating all administrative duties linked with the Institute, which is the representative body for the archaeological profession on the island of Ireland. As the  Administrator and CPD Co-ordinator…