Spotlight on Research

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    The story of Ireland's adoption history in two institutions

    A new project will look at the history of Dublin's Temple Hill and Bird's Nest children's homes through interviews with adoptees and employees, write Dr Declan Monaghan of the Arts and Humanities Institute and PhD scholar Jennifer Brady

    Tuesday, 03 June 2025

    Why Trump's attacks on libraries are bad news for everyone

    Recent events in the US have shown us libraries, and the services and information they provide, must never be taken for granted, writes MU Librarian Cathal McCauley

    Monday, 26 May 2025

    Meet 'The Great Nun' who won papal protection in medieval Ireland

    Ireland and the Vatican have a long tradition of contact that goes back more than 1500 years, as exemplified by Agnetha Ní Máelshechlainn who sought Vatican protection to defend her monastery from expropriation, writes Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva

    Thursday, 15 May 2025

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    Can virtual reality nature help students with exam anxiety?

    Two Irish studies have explored whether experiencing nature through virtual reality can help alleviate test anxiety, write Dr Tadhg MacIntyre of MU's Department of Psychology and Annalisa Setti of UCC

    Monday, 12 May 2025

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    What rights do children treated for cancer have in Irish schools?

    What rights do children treated for cancer have in Irish schools? ask Dr Margaret Flood of the Department of Education and Dr Lisa Carey of the Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Tuesday, 06 May 2025

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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

    Monday, 28 April 2025

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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

    Tuesday, 22 April 2025

    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

    Thursday, 17 April 2025

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    5 new corporate tax challenges facing Ireland

    Ireland's tax regime has faced down many challenges over the last 70 years, but there are potential new obstacles ahead, writes Dr Nessa Ní Chasaide of the Department of Sociology

    Monday, 07 April 2025

    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

    Monday, 07 April 2025

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