In the media
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Launch of first major Irish exhibition on Oscar Wilde
October 2017
The first major Irish exhibition on Oscar Wilde was launched in Trinity’s Long Room. Featuring letters, photographs, theatre programmes, books and memorabilia, the exhibition maps out the Anglo-Irish playwright’s meteoric rise to fame and also his dramatic fall from grace.
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Today with Sean O’Rourke, RTE Radio 1
Irish Independent
Irish Times, Picture of the Day
Irish Sun
Irish Examiner
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Scientists identify new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia
October 2017
Scientists from Trinity and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have discovered that abnormalities of blood vessels in the brain may play a major role in the development of schizophrenia. Read more here.
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Trinity Walton Club’s summer camp explores innovation and entrepreneurship
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How healthy is your bike commute in Dublin?
June 2017
Switching from driving to a cycling commute helps Dublin city dwellers improve their physical health and mental wellbeing. However, the overall positive health benefits of cycling to the local population may mask some potential negative health impacts to individual cyclists, according to a new study involving researchers from Trinity College Dublin.
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Irish Daily Star
The Times
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Trinity unveils precious Irish manuscripts from the Dark Ages
June 2017
Precious Irish manuscripts from the Dark Ages have been conserved by Trinity College Dublin following a three-year programme funded by Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global Art Conservation project. The rarely seen manuscripts from early Christianity have been repaired, analysed and digitised and will now go on public display together for the first time, exhibiting the manuscripts’ magnificent artistry and ornamentation by Ireland’s earliest painters.
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Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland
May 2017
Around 10% of Ireland’s population is exposed to radon levels that exceed the referenced safe level according to a new ‘risk map’ produced from indoor radon concentration measurements and relevant geological information. Approximately 460,000 individuals may currently be at risk according to researchers from Trinity, who led the work.
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Daily Mirror
Medical Independent
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Yogurt consumption in older Irish adults linked with better bone health
May 2017
The largest observational study to date of dairy intakes and bone and frailty measurements in older adults has found that increased yogurt consumption was associated with a higher hip bone density and a significantly reduced risk of osteoporosis in older women and men on the island of Ireland, after taking into account traditional risk factors.
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Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth
May 2017
Meteorite impacts can produce more than craters on the Earth – they can also spark volcanic activity that shapes its surface and climate by bringing up material from depth. That is the headline finding of an international team, led by geochemists from Trinity College Dublin, who discovered that large impacts can be followed by intense, long-lived, and explosive volcanic eruptions.
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The Times
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Only one in 10 adults in Ireland rely on public transport — TILDA report
April 2017
A new report launched by TILDA at Trinity College Dublin and supported by the Road Safety Authority shows that most older adults rely on cars for transport, as opposed to public transport. It details major differences in the use of public transport between Dublin residents and those living in rural Ireland and reports a serious level of dissatisfaction with rural public transport amongst the over 50s living outside Dublin.
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New TILDA report assesses how people age in Ireland
March 2017
The third major report by the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin was published today. This report presents findings from Wave 3 of TILDA, which impact on the health and well-being of Ireland’s adult population aged 54 years and over and maps changes that have occurred since the first wave of TILDA data collection in 2010.
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RTE News at One