The following are recipiants of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) Triennial Gold Medal which is the premier award for architecture in Ireland. The medal is designed to promote buildings of exceptional merit and is only awarded every three years to allow buildings to mature.

Year	Architect	Building
1932-34	Frederick G. Hicks	St Thomas's Church Dublin
1941-43	Desmond FitzGerald	Dublin Airport
1947-49	Alan Hope	Aspro Factory Dublin
1950-52	Thomas Kennedy	St Lukes Hospital Dublin
1953-55	Michael Scott	Busáras Dublin
1956-58	Piaras Mac Cionnaith	Physical Ed. College Blackrock, Co. Dublin
1959-61	Ronald Tallon	RTE Studios Donnybrook, Co Dublin
1962-64	Ronald Tallon	GEC Factory Dundalk, Co. Louth
1965-67	Liam McCormack	St Aengus Church, Burt, Co Donegal
1968-70	Robin Walker	Restaurant Building UCD
1971-73	Andrzei Wejchert	Administration Building UCD
1974-76	Arthur Gibney	Irish Management Institute
1977-79	Sam Stephenson	Currency Centre, Sandyford, Co Dublin
1980-82	Peter & Mary Doyle	Birr Community School, Co Offaly
1983-86	Gilroy McMahon	College of Technology, Bolton Street
1986-89	-	-
1989-91	Murray O'Laoire	Tourist Information Office, Limerick
1992-94	Office of Public Works	Ceide Fields Visitor Centre, Co Mayo
1995-98	de Blacam & Meagher	Cork Institute of Technology
1998-2000	O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects	Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School, Dublin