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New Garda Powers Bill fails to protect rights of journalists
The issue of journalistic privilege needs to be addressed, writes Dr Cian Ó Concubhair, Department of Law
Wednesday, 07 July 2021
How understanding the buff-tailed bumblebee could help save the bees
Bombus terrestris, also known as the buff-tailed bumblebee, is a model-organism for pollinator research, writes Sarah Larragy, Department of Biology
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
The growing prevalence of the rare allergic disease Eosinophilic Oesophagitis
Since it was formally recognised in 1993, the chronic allergic disease Eosinophilic Oesophagitis has become increasingly prevalent in Ireland, writes Gary Markey, PhD student, Department of Biology
Monday, 21 June 2021
The case of the missing skulls from Inishbofin
The colonial legacies of universities and museums have become an issue, writes Dr Ciarán Walsh, Department of Anthropology
Monday, 14 June 2021
How to turn up the LGBT voice in the workplace
When it comes to inclusion and diversity initiatives in the workplace, there are pros and cons to LGBT employee networks writes Dr Marian Crowley-Henry, Maynooth University and Dr Ciarán McFadden, Edinburgh Napier University
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
Why you may well have heard that song before
Dr Liam Sunner, Department of Law, explores the complex world of music copyright, cover versions, samples and plagiarism
Monday, 31 May 2021
Why medieval Ireland was known as the 'island of saints'
We know all about St Patrick and St Brigid, but what about Ireland's other medieval saints? By Ellen Ganley, a PhD graduate of Maynooth University
Monday, 24 May 2021
Why password security rules don’t work
Organisations need to do a lot more on password security rather than making the user remember strings of characters and numbers, write Hazel Murray and Prof David Malone, Department of Maths and Statistics.
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Why hair salons and barbers are socially relevant
The absence of professional hair care is deeply felt by many as they struggle to hold on to the last vestiges of their dignity, writes Prof Mary Corcoran, Department of Sociology
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place?
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place? Cromwell's well-equipped troops faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists, writes Dr Eamon Darcy, historian of early-modern Ireland and Britain
Tuesday, 04 May 2021