Opinion
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School’s out: How lockdown highlighted educational inequality in Ireland
Remote learning required access to technologies that may have not been available to all students, and different levels of support may also have been provided by different schools.
15 Mar 2022
Research|Society
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Partygate Revisited: why Boris Johnson’s Downing Street is starting to sound like an Evelyn Waugh novel
If Partygate has taught us anything, it is that the British public has had enough of Johnson’s Waugh-esque ramblings, says Orlaith Darling, Early Career Researcher in Contemporary English Literature.
24 Feb 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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In decade of centenaries, we should hold on to the sense of those hopeful early days
From the Skibbereen Eagle to the New York Times, editors around the world made the same comparison – the hand-over of Dublin Castle was the “downfall of a Bastille”, writes Dr Anne Dolan in this piece that was originally published in The Irish Independent.
14 Jan 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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T-cells: the superheroes in the battle against omicron
Luke O'Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity, writes about Omicron and how our immune systems are fighting the common COVID-19 variant in this piece first published by The Conversation.
10 Jan 2022
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Beyond Sherlock Holmes: five Victorian detective stories you must read
Arthur Conan Doyle wasn't the only author spinning tales of cunning detectives. Dr Clare Clarke picks five Victorian detective stories you must read in this piece for The Conversation.
6 Jan 2022
Culture|Research
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Bah Humbug! The weird and wonderful world of Victorian Christmas cards
Dr Clare Clarke, Assistant Professor, School of English, takes a closer look at the dark and disturbing images that featured in Victorian Christmas cards.
23 Dec 2021
Culture|Research
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Christmas music: is there a magic formula behind festive chart-toppers?
Dr Jonathan Hodgers, Adjunct Research Fellow of Music, asks 'what makes for good Christmas music' in this piece for The Conversation.
23 Dec 2021
Culture|Research
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What Star Wars can teach us about the decline of democracy
In this piece, co-authored for The Conversation, David Kenny, Associate Professor of Law, argues that several useful constitutional law lessons can be drawn from the Star Wars films.
7 Dec 2021
Culture|Research|Society
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The Eternals – Marvel consulted me to help superheroes chit chat in Babylonian
Dr Martin Worthington writes about his experience of providing Babylonian translations for the latest Marvel movie, Eternals. This piece was originally published by The Conversation.
7 Dec 2021
Culture|Research
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Alzheimer’s: exercise may reduce brain inflammation, helping to protect us from the disease
Professor in Physiology at Trinity, Áine Kelly, writes a fascinating piece for The Conversation, which may stimulate more of us to get active.
6 Dec 2021