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What we should and shouldn't expect from Ireland's Covid-19 review
Five years after the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions, Shamsoddin Shariati from the Sociology Dept explores the debates that still rage over what Ireland did and didn't do during the pandemic
Monday, 10 March 2025
The big impact of workplace commuting on Irish towns and villages
New research by Caroline Creamer at MU, Prof Des McCafferty at MIC and Dr Karen Keaveney at UCD looks at how commuting from rural Ireland impacts people's lives
Monday, 03 March 2025
What's the effect of being a carer on the caregivers themselves?
Research shows people in caregiving roles could benefit from connecting with peers in similar situations, writes Joan Alaboson, PhD researcher in the Department of Psychology and Research Ireland awardee
Monday, 24 February 2025
5 things to look out for in the German elections
From the likely next chancellor to possible coalition partners, here's what you need to know before Germany goes to the polls, writes Prof Tobias Lock of the Law Department
Friday, 21 February 2025
Can green computing help us deal with the problem of dark data?
Unused digital data is an invisible yet significant issue which consumes substantial amounts of energy and resources, writes Dr Erivelton Nepomuceno of Hamilton and the Department of Electronic Engineering
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Do you need lessons in love?
Some of us are quite comfortable with being loved, but it is not as easy to embrace the other side of the equation, which is to love, writes Dr Suzanne O'Keeffe of the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Why is there no schools policy for over 700 Irish children in care?
Some of the most vulnerable children in Irish society are left without school placements despite the State being their parent, writes Tara Ćirić of MU's Department of Education
Tuesday, 04 February 2025
The other Brigids: meet the forgotten mighty women of medieval Ireland
St Brigid may have led the way but there were other powerful, inspiring and influential women who blazed a trail in medieval Kildare, writes Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva, Research Ireland-funded PhD researcher at the Department of Early Irish
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Why is climate justice missing from Government programme?
Ireland is uniquely positioned to lead on transformative climate justice but the incoming Government is proceeding with business as usual, writes Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at ICARUS
Thursday, 23 January 2025
Who makes the decisions on Irish healthcare budgets?
Events would suggest our current approach to making decisions in the healthcare system about the annual €25.8 billion budget is flawed, writes Dr Nicola Mountford from MU's School of Business
Wednesday, 22 January 2025