Royal Hibernian Academy gold medal
| Congratulations to Dr Nicola Figgis & Professor Paula Murphy: on Sunday, 24 May 2015, Dr Figgis & Professor Murphy, along with Carmel Naughton & Professor Jim Slevin (RIA), were awarded the Royal Hibernian Academy gold medal for outstanding achievement in Irish art. This award acknowledged their joint initiation of the five-volume Art and Architecture of Ireland which was hosted by the Royal Irish Academy and published by Yale University Press in November 2014. |
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