Creating Our Future- a National Conversation on Research in Ireland is capturing the once in a generation opportunity to deepen the relationship between research and the public. It is a conversation with the people of Ireland on what matters to them and the role that research can and should play in addressing their challenges and hopes for the future, ensuring that the direction of research in Ireland is informed by the people it serves. Creating Our Future will spark a conversation between people from all corners and strands of Irish life on ideas for future research and innovation. This conversation will be about what research is already happening and, crucially, it will ask the Irish public what problems and opportunities they think are the most important to our culture, society and economy. All ideas will be collected, shared, and will help inform the future direction of research and innovation in Ireland.