The National Chapter is bringing together nine Higher Education Institutions and three research funding organisations, encompassing all current CoARA signatories in Ireland, and will proactively seek to include other institutes as they join the initiative.

The Chapter provides a platform for Irish members of CoARA to exchange knowledge, mutual learning on issues that are specific to Ireland (peer review processes, revision of promotion criteria, Irish funding agency adoption of DORA and/or other statements on the responsible use of research metrics).

Key objectives of the Chapter include:

1. Building a network of diverse stakeholders from across the Irish research ecosystem.
2. Raising awareness and promote understanding of Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) amongst the research community, and taking on board the insights from this community on challenges faced across disciplines and career stages.
3. Supporting members to broaden what they value in research, while respecting that this may vary across organisations and disciplines.
4. Sharing information on policies and practices to help develop national-level policies and best practice guidelines that align with the principles of RRA.
5. Advocating for appropriate funding to enable implementation of RRA.
6. Facilitating collaboration across Ireland and the CoARA network to further drive the RRA agenda.