Spotlight on Research

Farming and the sustainability challenge

The challenge for farmers and food producers is to balance economic sustainability with environmental sustainability, writes Dr Michael Hayden, School of Business

Monday, 18 September 2023

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How did the marriage bar affect Irish women?

The impact of Ireland's marriage bar on the affected women's professional lives and careers is still felt to this day, writes ​Dr Jennifer Redmond, Department of History

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

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Re-learning resilience to climate change from pastoral livelihoods

Uncertainties brought about by climate change are nowhere more keenly felt than in the drylands of East Africa but we can learn a lot about resilience from nomadic livestock farmers, writes Dr Tom Campbell, Department of International Development

Wednesday, 06 September 2023

Would 'zero tolerance' policing make Dublin city centre safer?

History teaches us that a Garda 'crackdown' would not create a sustainable reduction in crime in the capital, write Dr Kevin Wozniak and Dr Ian Marder, School of Law and Criminology

Monday, 21 August 2023

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Why do countries fail to implement disaster plan recommendations?

States spend a lot of cash and time preparing for emergencies, but fail to act on these plans when pandemics or disasters occur, writes Dr Gail Sheppard, School of Business

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

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How neon advertising signs lit up Dublin in the 1930s

Brightly-lit signs festooned the capital's streets in the 1930s and were very much a part of everyday life in the city, writes Dr Stephanie Rains, Department of Media Studies

Wednesday, 02 August 2023

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What are Twitter's legal obligations on stopping disinformation?

Elon Musk's platform still has obligations to combat disinformation under EU law but the true extent of these remains uncertain, writes PhD student Ethan Shattock, School of Law and Criminology

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

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The story of Irish lace is adding a new chapter in Borris

The exquisite handiwork of Borris Lacemakers is helping to revive the traditional craft of Irish lacemaking in Co Carlow, writes Helen Doyle, PhD candidate, Department of History

Monday, 17 July 2023

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Euclid's six year space mission

The European space telescope's mission is to probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy, writes Prof Peter Coles, Department of Theoretical Physics

Friday, 07 July 2023

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Ireland and the Crimean War

Irish soldiers and civilians played a significant role in the 1850s' war and were prominent at major battles like the Alma and Inkerman writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History

Monday, 03 July 2023

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