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What's needed to reduce the high level of criminal reoffending in Ireland?
With 6 in 10 of those released from prison reoffending within three years, it's clear the justice system alone can't solve this issue, writes Dr Megan Coghlan, School of Law and Criminology
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
How Irish employers could benefit from hiring people with disabilities
Employers adhering to the same old recruitment tactics are failing to capitalise on the untapped talent of people with disabilities, writes PhD scholar Catherine Kelly of the Department of Applied Social Sciences
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Fire, brimstone and failure: St Patrick's first appearance on an Irish stage
The first depiction of the nation's patron saint on an Irish stage was a disappointing, underwhelming and insulting affair, writes Alan Waldron, a PhD scholar with MU's MACMORRIS project
Thursday, 14 March 2024
Ferdinand Levy: A Jamaican poet in Dublin
On St Patrick’s Day, March 17 at 4.30pm, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast ‘A Jamaican Poet in Dublin’ on the life of Ferdinand Levy. Dr Karl O’Hanlon of the Department of English explains his discovery of Levy’s poetry
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Why do sanctions against Russia succeed or fail?
There are three power dynamics within Russia that allow Vladimir Putin's administration to resist sanctions, writes Ali. A. Ghareh Daghi, PhD scholar and recipient of an Irish Research Council scholarship in the Department of Sociology
Thursday, 07 March 2024
Referendum highlights the political importance of caring
The debate around the upcoming referendum raises issues around the foundational values that guide society and policy, writes Dr Pauline Cullen of the Department of Sociology
Friday, 01 March 2024
MU partners in study that finds evidence of elusive neutron star
A new study, published in Science and co-authored by Dr Patrick Kavanagh of the Department of Experimental Physics, has provided the first conclusive evidence for the presence of the elusive neutron star produced in the Supernova SN 1987A
Friday, 23 February 2024
Is active transport a postcode lottery for teenagers?
Research has found disparities between areas are not due to population size but are more to do with differences in educational provision, writes Associate Professor J. M. Mancini of the Department of History
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
What historical records tell us about changing climate in Ireland
Long-term maximum and minimum air temperature series in Ireland show significant increasing trends, writes Dr Carla Mateus of the Department of Geography and ICARUS
Thursday, 08 February 2024
How St Brigid made Kildare the hotspot of 7th century Ireland
Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley, Lecturer in the Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University
Thursday, 01 February 2024