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How to turn up the LGBT voice in the workplace
When it comes to inclusion and diversity initiatives in the workplace, there are pros and cons to LGBT employee networks writes Dr Marian Crowley-Henry, Maynooth University and Dr Ciarán McFadden, Edinburgh Napier University
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
Why you may well have heard that song before
Dr Liam Sunner, Department of Law, explores the complex world of music copyright, cover versions, samples and plagiarism
Monday, 31 May 2021
Why medieval Ireland was known as the 'island of saints'
We know all about St Patrick and St Brigid, but what about Ireland's other medieval saints? By Ellen Ganley, a PhD graduate of Maynooth University
Monday, 24 May 2021
Why password security rules don’t work
Organisations need to do a lot more on password security rather than making the user remember strings of characters and numbers, write Hazel Murray and Prof David Malone, Department of Maths and Statistics.
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Why hair salons and barbers are socially relevant
The absence of professional hair care is deeply felt by many as they struggle to hold on to the last vestiges of their dignity, writes Prof Mary Corcoran, Department of Sociology
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place?
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place? Cromwell's well-equipped troops faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists, writes Dr Eamon Darcy, historian of early-modern Ireland and Britain
Tuesday, 04 May 2021
How will the EU's new act deal with online lies and fake news?
The new Digital Services Act act represents incremental progress, but it remains far from clear whether its provisions will improve anti-disinformation efforts, writes Ethan Shattock, PhD candidate Department of Law
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Why schools need resources to support traumatised children
The pandemic has increased the economic, social and psychological pressures on children, writes Dr Catriona O'Toole, Department of Education
Monday, 12 April 2021
Will we have a say in Ireland's artificial intelligence strategy?
Public accessibility and transparency of the process behind Ireland's AI policies and practices has been very poor to date, writes Dr Maria Murphy, Department of Law
Friday, 09 April 2021
Why global access to vaccines is essential to end the pandemic
Failure to provide global access to Covid vaccines risks fresh outbreaks through travel or the emergence of new variants, writes Dr Aisling McMahon, Department of Law
Wednesday, 07 April 2021