Spotlight on Research

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    Women who kill: 'the female poisoner has been particularly reviled'

    Six 20th century Irish murder cases provide counter-intuitive examples of how criminal juries view women charged with murder, writes Dr Lynsey Black of the School of Law and Criminology

    Monday, 07 July 2025

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    Why a decarceration strategy could work for Ireland

    Understanding the consequences of different sentences can help us decide which aims of sentencing we want to prioritise, writes Dr Ian Marder of the School of Law and Criminology

    Monday, 30 June 2025

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    Here are some ways you can build trust in the workplace

    Trust is a valuable resource for working relationships and should be proactively worked on and developed, writes Dr Sian Kelly of the School of Business

    Monday, 16 June 2025

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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

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