Below you will find links to select past discussions, newspaper articles and media appearances from the Institute's staff.
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2016
| Professor Rob Kitchin | As Ireland's smart cities develop, a government report warns of data security - Thejournal.ie, (9th December, 2016)
Thursday, 28th January 2016 saw the launch of the ‘Getting Smarter about Smart Cities: Improving Data Privacy and Data Security‘ report by Rob Kitchin and published by the Department of the Taoiseach. For further details on newspaper and radio interviews please click on the following links; Technologies Behind Smart Cities Create Privacy Challenges - The Irish Times, (28th January, 2016) We Need a Smart Approach to Smart Cities - Irish Tech News, (28th January, 2016) Data Protection Day Smart Cities - Silicon Republic, (28th January, 2016) Data Protection Commissioner Criticises Level of Compliance in Public Sector - RTE News, (28th January, 2016) |
| Professor Jane Gray | On Saturday, 17th December Professor Jane Gray took participated in the panel with Sarah Carey in Newstalk discussing Modern Marriage [Starts about 5 minutes in].
Professor Jane Gray discusses family rhythms on Family Matters RTE Radio 1 (Episode 3) [Starts about 11 minutes in]. |
| Prof Mary Murphy |
Houses of the Oireachtas - Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Report
- Oireachtas Report (page 156), (June 2016) |
2015
| Professor Mary Murphy | Home care workers are 'vulnerable' to exploitation finds new research - Irish Examiner, (1st December, 2015)
Evaluating JobBridge: Time for change? - University Observer, (13th October, 2015) Cantillon: Could it be time to say goodbye to JobBridge? - The Irish Times, (20th August, 2015) Locating Ireland in South America - Village Magazine, (9th July, 2015) 'Most vulnerable forced to bear brunt of recession' - independent.ie, (5th June, 2015) Job Bridge to nowhere obvious - Village Magazine, (30th May, 2015) Lone parents want to work - Village Magazine, (20th May, 2015) Low Pay Commission needs to consider 'no pay' as well as 'low pay' - IMPACT, (13th April, 2015) Trade union call for an end to JobBridge - UTV Ireland, (13th April, 2015) A Jobbridge report too far - Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME), (10th April, 2015) JobBridge scheme 'needs to be dissolved', report recommends - The Irish Times, (9th April, 2015) JobBridge - time to start again - IMPACT Trade Union Dublin, (8th April, 2015) Social welfare privatisation kicks in, quietly and unquestioned - Village Magazine, (1st January, 2015) |
| Professor Seán Ó Riain |
"Ireland's Journey to Economic Disaster" Global Dialogue: Newsletter for the International Sociological Association Vol 5, Issue 2 |
| Professor Rob Kitchin | Newstalk - Professor Rob Kitchin discusses Spatial Planning |
2014
| Professor Rob Kitchin | Chicago uses big data to save itself from urban ills - New Scientist, (8th October, 2014)
Maynooth University's Dublin Dash - Irish Independent (21st September, 2014) Dublin Dashboard One and Nine o'clock news - RTE1 (19th September, 2014) Everything you wanted to know about Dublin on one site, - The Irish Times, (19th September, 2014) From parking spaces to crime figures: Dublin data at your fingertips - The Irish Times, (19th September, 2014) Six ways to break down barriers in our housing market and build more homes - Irish Independent, (24th August, 2014) At the Royal Geographical Society Conference in London Rob Kitchin talks about big data, open data and the ‘data revolution’ (August, 2014) Housing Supply Issues - Drivetime - RTE Radio 1 (6th August, 2014) [Starts about 43 minutes in] Scaling up sensor based smart cities proves difficult - Government Technology (3rd June, 2014) Why is this house so expensive? - TheJournal.ie, (3rd June 2014) It doesn't set out many concrete actions - Boardsheet.ie, (14th May 2014) Santander: The Smartest Smart City - Governing Mag, (May, 2014) The science of transport, Science is Everywhere (episode 5) - Newstalk Documentary, (29th March, 2014) [Starts about 2 minutes in] The smart city: plugging in to better urban living - The Irish Times, (27th March, 2014) Boston study shows benefits of smart city technology - The Irish Times, (26th March, 2014) Asuntojen hinnat nousevat jälleen Dublinissa - Ita-Savo, (20th March, 2014) If MH370 was sabotage, look to the organisation for answers - The Conversation, (20th March, 2014) Yearning Buyers in Dublin Find Few Offerings - New York Times, (27th February, 2014) Taoiseach presents medals for major contribution to scientific research - The Irish Times, (20th February, 2014) The property crash is over - Drivetime RTE Radio 1 (17th January, 2014) [Starts about 1 minute in] Ireland's two speed property market - This Week RTE Radio 1 (5th January, 2014) |
| Professor Seán Ó Riain | Professor Seán Ó Riain discusses the 2014 budget on Raidió na Gaeltachta.
A return to business as usual would be a national tragedy - Irish Independent, (6th December, 2014) Bosses, Unions and the State Must Unite Again to Drive Recovery - Irish Independent, (14th July, 2014) Why Isn't Europe More Keynesian - Social Europe, (14th July, 2014) How to Avoid the Mistakes of the Celtic Tiger - The Irish Times, (29th May, 2014) A Fair Recovery for Ireland? - Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) New Course Conference, (11th April, 2014) Enterprise Policy and Ireland's Economic Recovery - Nevin Economic Research Institute, Dublin, (January 2014) |
| Professor Mary Murphy | Ireland's lone parents, social welfare and recession (page 6) - The Irish Community Development Law Journal vol 3 issue 2, (December, 2014)
Predistribute and redistribute - Village Magazine, (22nd December, 2014) Dr Mary Murphy took part in a Morning Ireland debate on RTE Radio 1 discussing issues in the budget for the low paid, (16th October, 2014) The Case For and Against: For - Colm O'Gorman and Mary Murphy - Convention on the Constitution (22-02-2014). To view Dr Mary Murphy speak at the Convention on the Constitution please visit; Dr Mary Murphy at the Constitutional Convention on Economic and Social Rights on 22nd February 2014. [Starts about 10 minutes in]. Ireland's youth - paying the price for their elders' crisis - Policy Network Opinion, (5th February, 2014) |
2013
| Professor Rob Kitchin | Irish try to Eradicate Ghosts of a Housing Crash - New York Times, (21st December, 2013)
Review of Landscape and Society in Contemporary Society by Brendan McGrath - The Irish Times, (7th December 2013) Ireland's property market sees massive oversupply - Chinese CNTV (27th November, 2013) Demolition will not cost big money - The Irish Times, (19th November, 2013) Irish ghost estates face demolition on safety grounds - The Scotsman (19th November, 2013) ; |
| Professor Seán Ó Riain |
Professor Seán Ó Riain made an appearance on Newstalk's The Right Hook (November 27, 2013) to discuss his paper 'Economic Foundations of Social Progress: Ireland through a Nordic Lens'. [Starts about 6 minutes in.]
Professor Seán Ó Riain discusses Ireland's 'social model' at Social Justice Ireland's conference in November 2013. Professor Seán Ó Riain is the principal investigator on the European Research Council funded project 'New Deals in the New Economy' |
| Professor Mary Murphy | Broaden tax base to create a decent society - Politico Social and Political Issues, (15th October, 2013)
More jobs but not at any price (article is on page 19) - Society of St Vincent De Paul Bulletin, (September 2013) Degrow - emphasise the collective, the simple and the environmental - Village Magazine, (6th August, 2013) The EU Social Investment Package Investire nel sociale ai tempi dell'austerità - Ingenre (Italy), (4th July, 2013) Poverty & Social Welfare today - Countess Markievicz School 2013, (18th May, 2013) Child poverty best attacked by services not payments - The Irish Times, (25th February, 2013) |
2012
Professor Rob Kitchin
Modern Map Makers - The Irish Times, (23rd November, 2012)
Golden boys still raking it in - The Irish Times, (27th October, 2012)
From dream home to living hell: Life on Ireland's 'ghost estates' - Scotsman, (19th October, 2012)
Leave the thinking to us - Times Higher Education, (30th August, 2012)
Property prices fall by 13.6% - The Irish Times, (30th August, 2012)
More than 1 to 10 business properties are lying empty - The Journal, (21st August, 2012)
Dublin suburbs top burglary list - The Irish Times, (20th August, 2012)
Crime in your area Online interactive tool - The Irish Times, (18th August 2012)
Irish census 2011 - FinFacts, (26th July 2012)
House price rise sparks hope of market recovery - Irish Independent, (25th July, 2012)
'Celtic Tiger' suffers real-estate hangover - The Vancover Sun, (13th June, 2012)
Ireland lives with hangover from building boom - Maine Sunday Telegraph, (10th June, 2012)
Vacant homes from Ireland's housing bubble litter the landscape - The Plains Dealer, (9th June, 2012)
Housing boom left Ireland littered with vacant homes and unpaid loans - Philippines Times, (6th June, 2012)
Irland: ,,Geistersiedlungen" als Mahnmale - Die Presse, (30th May, 2012)
Almost 70% in North City sector not born in Ireland - The Irish Times, (14th May, 2012)
Ghosts estates of tigers past - Irish Examiner, (8th May, 2012)
Community response to ghost estate problem - Irish Examiner, (7th May, 2012)
Three fifths live in urban areas - The Irish Times, (26th April, 2012)
Oversupply of property - The Irish Times, (7th April, 2012)
Austerity without growth a guarantee of stagnation - The Irish Times, (6th April, 2012)
Protest group: Census backs up 1.8 million registration target - Irish Examiner, (3rd April, 2012)
Higgins: Household Charge threat would discriminate against poorer areas - Irish Examiner, (2nd April, 2012)
Household tax threat 'outrageous' - Belfast Telegraph, (2nd April, 2012)
Government threats over non-payment of household charge 'outrageous' - Irish Independent, (2nd April, 2012)
Government figures 'underestimate numbers liable for Household Charge' - BreakingNews.ie, (2nd April, 2012)
Cities suffer amid an exodus to commuter-belt counties - The Irish Times, (30th March, 2012)
Mine of web information puts new power into all our hands - Irish Independent, (30th March, 2012)
Analysis: House oversupply set to continue - Irish Examiner, (30th March, 2012)
Nearly 15% of homes were vacant on night of census - Irish Examiner, (30th March, 2012)
7 sexy graphs and maps from Census 2011 - The Journal, (30th March, 2012)
Guerrilla gardeners breathe life into ghost estates - Irish Examiner, (29th March, 2012)
Death of the Celtic Tiger? - The New Zealand Herald, (17th February, 2012)
Empty offices refute claims commercial units at bottom - Irish Independent, (2nd February, 2012)
Prospects for the property market - The Irish Times video, (27th January 2012)
Space invaders seek real estate redemption - Sydney Morning Herald, (21st January, 2012)
Report identifies A&E blackspots - BreakingNews.ie, (20th January, 2012)
Research flags up A&E blackspots - Irish Independent, (20th January, 2012)
Online tool calculates travel times to services - The Irish Times, (20th January, 2012)
New mapping tool launched - The Irish Times, (19th January, 2012)
Report flags A&E blackspots - Irish Examiner, (19th January, 2012)
New website reveals travel times to 24-hour emergency hospitals - Silicon Republic, (19th January, 2012)
Irish Move Into Empty Offices Escalates Bust Legacy Battle - Bloomberg, (18th January, 2012)
Stressed market means prices have fallen too far - Sunday Independent, (8th January, 2012)
Occupy bad bank - Der Freitag, (6th January, 2012)
The Irish squatters taking on empty homes and a bankrupt system - The Guardian, (4th January, 2012)
Dr Mary Murphy
Here's how the budget could have been fairer - The Journal, (12th December, 2012)
Dr Mary Murphy, Amnesty International Ireland, ESCR Conference, The Law is Not Enough; Power Dynammics of ESCR, 22nd November, 2012.
Dr Mary Murphy input into Greaves Summer School, Ireland 90 years on State, Serenity, Democracy. The relevance of Republicanism after 90 years of the Irish State. 14-16 September 2012. [15 minutes]
Harassment of claimants degrades us all (page 16) - Mandate Shopfloor Newsletter, (July 2012)
Game Changers? What next for social justice advocacy - Advocacy Initiative Blog, (13th June, 2012)
Unemployment and Youth Unemployment: Discussion - Houses of the Oireachtas, (18th April, 2012)
Vital role for the people in rewriting the Constitution - The Irish Times, (24th January, 2012)
Professor Seán Ó Riain
The GOP's Best Friend? The European Model in Crisis - States, Power and Societies: Newsletter of the Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.
Elements Missing from Merkel's vision of Europe - The Irish Times, (19th April, 2012)
2011
Professor Rob Kitchin
Irish property crisis could mean 10 years of 'ghost estates' - The Scotsman (24th December, 2011)
Through a ghostly lens: artist captures half-built houses - The Irish Times (25th October, 2011)
Five years to clear ghost estates - The Independent, (13th October, 2011)
Five years to clear ghost estates - Belfast Telegraph, (13th October, 2011)
Five years to clear ghost estates - Irish Examiner, (13th October, 2011)
Interactive map of crime rates to be launched - Morning Ireland, RTE1, (21st July, 2011)
We need a housing tsar to rebuild the market - The Independent, (8th May, 2011)
Irlande: multiplication des lotissements fantômes - Le Figaro, (25th February, 2011)
Les fantômes de la bulle immobilière - La Libre, (25th February, 2011)
Electoral map system to help candidates find their way - Silicon Republic, (4th February 2011)
Dr Mary Murphy
Dr Mary Murphy taking part in 'Tonight with Vincent Brown' discussing the presidential race and mortgages, 12th October 2011.
Left Unity Conference: Special Conference on Political Change, People and Power. 5th Feb 2011. [12.5 minutes]
Professor Seán Ó Riain
State investment bank can shift focus from property - The Irish Times, (31st October, 2011)
Professor Seán Ó Riain discusses enterprise policy in Ireland's recovery.
2010
Professor Rob Kitchin
Why 'ghost estates' are still an issue - The Irish Times, (2nd December, 2010)
Irland in der Krise: "Der hässlichste Gaul Europas" - Die Presse, (23rd November, 2010)
Ghost-estate busters - Irish Independent, (1st November, 2010)
Paralysis by analysis is not the way to sort out the housing debacle - Irish Examiner, (28th October, 2010)
An Taisce urges council to 'dezone' Dunleer land - The Irish Times, (25th October, 2010)
A legacy of ghost estates - The Irish Times, (23rd October, 2010)
Our economy needs a confident and functioning property market - Irish Independent, (17th October, 2010)
After the boom, Irish go back to their roots - Irish Independent, (17th October 2010)
Economie - 300,000 maisons inoccupees en Irlande - Le Petit Journal, (7th October, 2010)
Hardy Irish Souls Tiptoe Into Nation's Ghost Estates - The Wall Street Journal, (6th October, 2010)
Legacy of bad planning - The Irish Times, (5th October, 2010)
L'Irlande renfloue à tout prix - Liberation, (1st October, 2010)
Explainer: Ireland's economic anguish - CNN, (1st October, 2010)
Anglo Irish Rescue Costs Increase After Ghost Towns Spread Across Ireland - Bloomberg, (30th September, 2010)
Rewriting economic history won't bring happy ending - The Irish Times, (24th September, 2010)
Despite deep debt, Ireland spends to strengthen businesses - Dallas News, (23rd August, 2010)
Ghost estates - The Irish Times, (16th August, 2010)
State's property leasing scheme 'an outrageous scam' - The Irish Times, (16th August, 2010)
Problems at 'ghost estates' highlighted - The Irish Times, (9th August, 2010)
Mind & Meaning: Stuck in a 'rurban' rut - Irish Independent, (9th August 2010)
Quarter of houses in ghost estates pose serious safety risks - Irish Independent, (9th August, 2010)
Serious health threats plague 'ghost estates' - Irish Examiner, (9th August, 2010)
Ghost estates - Taxpayer to pay the price - Irish Examiner, (9th August, 2010)
Irish taxpayers to foot bill for 'ghost' estates - Belfast Telegraph, (9th August, 2010)
Toxic impact of building societies - Irish Examiner, (6th August, 2010)
'Haunted landscape' report criticised - The Irish Times, (3rd August, 2010)
Planning official denies over supply of homes - Irish Examiner, (2nd August, 2010)
Ghost estates haunt Ireland after property boom and bust - Taipei Times, (1st August, 2010)
Planning must be built on sustainable foundations - The Irish Times, (30th July, 2010)
The planning legacy - The Irish Times, (30th July, 2010)
Effects of reckless planning 'to last decades' - The Irish Times, (30th July, 2010)
11,000 new houses built as 300,000 still lie empty - Irish Independent, (30th July, 2010)
Calls for inquiry into planning system 'cronyism' - Irish Independent, (30th July, 2010)
Empty estates already coming back to haunt us - Irish Independent, (30th July, 2010)
One-in-six houses empty for most of year, finds report - Irish Examiner, (30th July, 2010)
Call for inquiry into planning failures - Morning Ireland, (29th July, 2010)
Group demands housing market probe - Belfast Telegraph, (29th July, 2010)
Ireland's bust leaves ghost houses and zombie hotels - Globalpost, (30th May 2010)
Planners to discuss 'ghost estates' blight - BreakingNews.ie, (15th April, 2010)
West midlands first target for wrecking ball - The Independent, (15th April, 2010)
Planners to discuss 'ghost estates' - Belfast Telegraph, (15th April, 2010)
One-in-five houses are empty, says report - Irish Examiner, (15th April, 2010)
Government draws up plan to tackle ghost estates - Irish Examiner, (15th April, 2010)
Call for data on housing stock - Irish Tiems, (15th April,2010)
Unfinished business - Irish Examiner, (13th April 2010)
Bram Stoker and Ireland's ghost estates - Guardian, (8th April, 2010)
300,000 homes lie empty in Ireland and hotel rates have plummeted - Minnesota Post (30th March, 2010)
Financijska kriza pretvorila Irsku u zemlju neuseljenih domova - Suvremena.hr, (11th March, 2010)
Silence reigns in Ireland's new suburbs - Deutsche Welle, (6th March, 2010)
Over 600 ghost estates stand as haunting legacy of crash - Irish Independent, (27th January 2010)
Government in empty homes flip-flop - Irish Independent, (20th January, 2010)
More than 300,000 homes 'lying empty', say academics - Irish Examiner, (19th January, 2010)
Valor afegit - Irlanda: el tigre esventrat - Spanish TV3, (2010)
Dr Mary Murphy
What the budget might look like if Ireland was a civic republic - The Citizen, Issue 3 (Autumn, 2010)
Is Féidir Linn: It is Time for a Progressive Alliance for an Alternative Ireland - The Citizen, Issue 3 (Autumn, 2010)
Government deceives public on social welfare cuts - Politico, Social & Politics Issues, (11th January, 2010)
End cuts to social welfare, say poverty coalition - The Irish Times, (10th January, 2010)
Professor Seán Ó Riain
Don't blame immigrants for decline in education standards - The Irish Times, (13th December, 2010)
2009
Professor Rob Kitchin
New strategy can enrich relations with Irish diaspora - The Irish Times, (27th January, 2009)
Dr Mary Murphy
Principle of revenue neutrality proves government's lack of vision in Progressive Economy - TASC, (11th September, 2009)