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Could a box of 8mm amateur film reels change Irish film history?
Despite her youth at the time of her filmmaking, Flora Kerrigan's work shows someone ahead of her time and at the forefront of a transformative period in Irish society, write MU's Dr Sarah Arnold and Kasandra O'Connell of the IFI Irish Film Archive
Monday, 01 December 2025
Meet the 'quack lawyers' who were at large in 19th century Dublin
Benjamin Casey from the Department of History examines how members of the legal and medical professions were depicted in image and text in late 18th and early 19th-century Dublin
Monday, 24 November 2025
Mauve space telescope will show how stars and planets form
A new space telescope with Irish scientific involvement will soon begin operations on a mission to study how stars form and evolve, writes Dr Emma Whelan of MU’s Department of Physics
Monday, 17 November 2025
All you need to know about string theory
The concept that string theory suggests a vast range of possible universes is explored by Kay Lehnert from MU’s Department of Physics.
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Preserving Samhain - Halloween in the Schools’ Collection of Irish folklore
The Schools’ Collection of Irish folklore offers us a treasure trove of knowledge on the customs surrounding Halloween, many of which are still observed, writes Dr Lára Ní Mhaoláin of the Department of Nua-Ghaeilge (Modern Irish)
Thursday, 30 October 2025
How votes are counted in an Irish presidential election
Prof David Malone of the Hamilton Institute outlines the process of counting votes in an Irish presidential election, as the country gets ready to choose its 10th President
Thursday, 23 October 2025
How Basic Income for the Arts scheme is a win for all
The socioeconomic benefits of supporting artists through this scheme is worth €100 million to Irish society, writes Dr Jenny Dagg of MU's Department of Sociology
Monday, 20 October 2025
Meet the fierce, proactive women of medieval Ireland
Translators of medieval romances reshaped stories to portray Irish women as more independent and proactive than their English counterparts, writes Benedetta d’Antuono, PhD researcher at the Department of Early Irish
Monday, 13 October 2025
A short history of destructive Irish storms
We can learn from the impacts of past storms to better adapt to the destructive effects of future storms, writes Dr Carla Mateus of ICARUS and the Dept of Geography
Friday, 03 October 2025
Why Moldova's election is so important for Europe and Russia
Dr Keith Harrington from the Department of History reviews the Moldovan parliamentary election, which will be of crucial interest to both Moscow and Europe
Friday, 26 September 2025