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‘Merry Christmas in the Baron’s Hall’ - how an Irish artist painted an English Christmas
Art history offers a unique visual perspective on how Christmas was represented in Britain and Ireland during the nineteenth-century, writes Benjamin Casey, Department of History
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
Vamos Argentina: why so many Irish supported La Scaloneta
Argentina is home to the fifth largest Irish diaspora in the world explaining interest here in the team, writes Maria Lujan Medina, School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
Christmas in medieval Ireland
In medieval Ireland, Christmas was not as big a festival as Easter but was still considered a time of feasting and rest, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley, Department of Early Irish
Monday, 12 December 2022
What Viagra tells us about sustainability and repurposing
The little blue pill shows that a solution for one problem can often be successfully repurposed to solve a different challenge, writes Dr Bastian Rake, School of Business
Thursday, 08 December 2022
How data can be used to help fight wildfires in real-time
Researchers from the Department of Computer Science, the National Centre for Geocomputation, and the Irish Air Corps, are working with firefighters to develop a prototype system that will help combat highly destructive wildfires
Thursday, 01 December 2022
5 medieval hair treatments and trends
Connla Mac an Leagha's 16th century collection contains many remedies and treatments for medieval Irish society, writes Dr Siobhán Barrett, Department of Early Irish
Thursday, 24 November 2022
Will temperatures up to 17C become the norm in November?
The recent warmer than usual weather experienced across Europe raises important questions for society, write Shirley Howe and Dr Samantha Hallam, ICARUS and Department of Geography
Thursday, 17 November 2022
How did layoffs become the answer to every business problem?
The short-term interest of financial investors is now what rules every organisation, which is bad news for employees, writes Dr Jean Cushen, School of Business
Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Are smart devices creating an unequal world?
The last 10 years has seen a dramatic change in our use of connected, smart devices, but are they creating an unequal world asks Matthew McKenna, PhD candidate, Department of Psychology
Wednesday, 02 November 2022
Why are sea levels rising higher than expected?
Aside from climate change, local exacerbating factors are behind rising sea levels in Irish coastal cities, writes Dr Gerard McCarthy and Prof Andrew Parnell, ICARUS
Tuesday, 25 October 2022