# Event Details - **Event Name**: Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975 - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: This talk by Dr Nora Moroney (Assistant Editor, DIFP, RIA) looks back at the first time the country took on the role of EEC Presidency.About this EventIreland holds the Presidency of the European Council in 2026, the eighth such time it has held this position. This talk looks back at the first time the country took on the role in 1975. Recently accessioned to the European Economic Community in 1973, Ireland at the time was grappling with various foreign policy objectives and challenges. From alignment with its continental partners to fraught Anglo-Irish relations during the troubles, this talk examines how foreign policy was shaped and influenced by the country’s time in the European hot seat.Documents on Irish Foreign Policy publishes archival material on Ireland’s foreign relations since 1919 and is a partnership project of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the National Archives, and the Royal Irish Academy.Speaker: Dr Nora Moroney, Assistant Editor with the Royal Irish Academy's Documents on Irish Foreign Policy programme. Eolas faoi Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireannIs cumann léannta neamhspleách, uile-oileáin é Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann, a bunaíodh sa bhliain 1785. Tacaíonn an tAcadamh le scoláireacht agus taighde sna heolaíochtaí, sna daonnachtaí agus sna heolaíochtaí sóisialta. Tá tuairim is 680 comhalta tofa ann agus 80 ball foirne, agus déanann siad ionadaíocht ar son na hÉireann go hidirnáisiúnta, cuireann siad comhairle shaineolach ar fáil don rialtas, déanann siad taighde, déanann siad deontais taighde a riaradh, eagraíonn siad comhdhálacha agus léachtaí poiblí, cuireann siad leabhair agus irisí acadúla i gcló, agus déanann siad cúram de leabharlann taighde.Riachtanais rochtanaAn bhfuil riachtanais rochtana de chineál ar bith agat? An bhféadfaimis cuidiú leat tairbhe iomlán a bhaint as an imeacht? Bí i dteagmháil, roimh ré, le hoifigeach rochtana an Acadaimh, accessofficer@ria.ieTabhair faoi deara: Ba cheart go mbainfeá an tAcadamh (19 Sráid Dhásain) amach faoi 5:50in ar a dhéanaí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh gach éinne socraithe sula gcuirfear tús leis an imeacht ar 6:00in. 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Please let us know by contacting our access officer in advance of the event by email: accessofficer@ria.ieRead our Events Code of Conduct and our Data Protection Policies. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dublin/ireland-and-europe-the-first-eec-presidency-1975/100001992434757996 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Dublin - **state**: DN - **country**: Ireland - **location**: Royal Irish Academy - **lat**: 53.3407724 - **long**: -6.258203900000012 - **full address**: Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St, Dublin, Ireland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/0e23fef0e8320645921b775ade3b4812d683493b8a702c627407c34e28208c85-rimg-w1200-h1608-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1788297650 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975 being held? - **A:** Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975 takes place on Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St, Dublin, Ireland. - **Q**: Who is organizing Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975? - **A:** Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975 is organized by Royal Irish Academy. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Ireland and Europe: the first EEC Presidency, 1975", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/0e23fef0e8320645921b775ade3b4812d683493b8a702c627407c34e28208c85-rimg-w1200-h1608-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1788297650", "startDate": "2026-09-30T13:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-09-30T14:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/dublin/ireland-and-europe-the-first-eec-presidency-1975/100001992434757996", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Royal Irish Academy", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "19 Dawson St", "postalCode": "D2", "addressLocality": "Dublin", "addressRegion": "DN", "addressCountry": "IE" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.3407724", "longitude": "-6.258203900000012" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "This talk by Dr Nora Moroney (Assistant Editor, DIFP, RIA) looks back at the first time the country took on the role of EEC Presidency.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "EUR", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-01", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-30T14:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-09-01", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/dublin/ireland-and-europe-the-first-eec-presidency-1975/100001992434757996" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "EUR", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-01", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-01", "url": "https://allevents.in/dublin/ireland-and-europe-the-first-eec-presidency-1975/100001992434757996", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "EUR", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-01", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-01", "url": "https://allevents.in/dublin/ireland-and-europe-the-first-eec-presidency-1975/100001992434757996", "price": 0, "name": "Donation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Royal Irish Academy", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/royal-irish-academy/22535795", "description": "The Royal Irish Academy, the academy for the sciences, humanities and social sciences for the whole of Ireland will vigorously promote excellence in scholarship, recognise achievements in learning, direct research programmes and undertake its own research projects, particularly in areas relating to Ireland and its heritage.Click hereto read the Academy's Data Protection PoliciesThe Royal Irish Academy aims to be accessible to all visitors, however due to the building’s status as a protected structure and our location, we are limited in the alterations that can be made.Click herefor further details in relation to accessibility at the Royal Irish Academy." } ] } ] ```