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Will the real St Brigid please stand up?
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley, Department of Early Irish
Monday, 30 January 2023
How climate disasters destroyed one of our earliest civilisations
Climate change in the shape of two major droughts brought an end to the the world's largest civilisation writes Dr Nick Scroxton, Department of Geography
Monday, 23 January 2023
How good is living and working in a city for your wellbeing?
Knowing the wellbeing of an urban population is a complex problem, but data from smart cities could hold answers writes, Tzirath Perez Oteiza, Dr Liadh Kelly and Dr Peter Mooney, Department of Computer Science
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
John Williams and the end of an era for film music
The composer's pending retirement marks the end of a tradition for the sound of films dating from Hollywood's Golden Age writes, Conor Power, Department of Music
Thursday, 12 January 2023
Why the conversation around mental health can be misleading
Do we fully understand the significant differences between mental health challenges and mental illness asks, Dr Calvin Swords, Department of Applied Social Studies
Wednesday, 04 January 2023
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
‘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
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