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Odds on: a short history of bookmaking in Ireland

Niamh O'Sullivan from the School of Business examines the history of bookmaking in Irish Horseracing
Odds on: a short history of bookmaking in Ireland
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The story of Ireland's first socialist commune in 1830s' Clare

Dr Niall Ó Cuileagáin from the Department of English reviews Ireland's and Co Clare's first socialist commune in the 1830s
The story of Ireland's first socialist commune in 1830s' Clare

  • Why Sitric Silkenbeard is the greatest Dubliner of all time

    Sitric Silkenbeard may be remembered as a villain due to the Battle of Clontarf, but he also transformed Dublin into a wealthy, vibrant European city, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Department of Early Irish
    Why Sitric Silkenbeard is the greatest Dubliner of all time

  • Why access to condoms was such a controversial issue in Irish law

    Dr Jennifer Redmond from the Department of History examines the legal controversy surrounding condom access, marking 40 years since Ireland liberalised contraception laws
    Why access to condoms was such a controversial issue in Irish law

Repository Publications

Introduction: Legacies of Empire

Black, Lynsey, Seal, Lizzie, Seemungal, Florence, Malkani, Bharat and Ball, Roger (2021) Introduction: Legacies of Empire....

Introduction: Legacies of Empire
The Death Penalty in Barbados: Reforming a Colonial Legacy

Black, Lynsey, Seal, Lizzie, Seemungal, Florence, Malkani, Bharat and Ball, Roger (2023) The Death Penalty in Barbados:...

The Death Penalty in Barbados: Reforming a Colonial Legacy
Gendering postcolonial penality: The religious detention of women in Ireland

Black, Lynsey (2024) Gendering postcolonial penality: The religious detention of women in Ireland. Theoretical Criminology....

Gendering postcolonial penality: The religious detention of women in Ireland
Prisoners, Politics and the Polls: Enfranchisement and the Burden of Responsibility

Behan, Cormac and O'Donnell, Ian (2007) Prisoners, Politics and the Polls: Enfranchisement and the Burden of...

Prisoners, Politics and the Polls: Enfranchisement and the Burden of Responsibility
The Benefit of Personal Experience and Personal Study: Prisoners and the Politics of...

Behan, Cormac (2011) The Benefit of Personal Experience and Personal Study: Prisoners and the Politics of Enfranchisement....

The Benefit of Personal Experience and Personal Study: Prisoners and the Politics of...
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