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The ogham stones which show off the earliest writing in Ireland
The country's surviving ogham stones give a fascinating insight into the development of the Irish language, writes Dr Nora White, Department of Early Irish
Monday, 13 May 2024
All you need to know about Eurovision voting patterns
There are many parallels between Eurovision voting and regular election campaigns, write Dr Adrian Kavanagh and Caoilfhionn D'Arcy of the Department of Geography
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Trees in Irish literature
Literature and Ireland's Trees project is aiming to produce an archive about the tree in Irish writing and culture, writes Dr Stephen O'Neill, Department of English
Monday, 22 April 2024
Who were the Irish people who moved to La Rochelle in the 17th century?
Many of the Irish who settled in the French city between the 1630s and 1680s prospered there as merchants and seafarers, writes PhD scholar Sandrine Tromeur of the Department of History
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Good news - we're living in a golden age of black hole discoveries
Incredible strides in astrophysics have opened up a completely new window on the Universe and the mysterious black holes, writes Dr John Regan, Royal Society-SFI University Research Fellow in the Department of Theoretical Physics
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Why do people break traffic rules and laws?
The puzzle of why some people obey and some disobey traffic laws extends beyond enforcement to the fabric of society itself, writes PhD scholar Shamsoddin Shariati of the Department of Sociology
Thursday, 04 April 2024
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