Catch up with Faculty staff in recent media. Providing knowledge and understanding through their writing, speaking, research, and expert comment.
Listings are in staff alphabetical order. Any School items appear at the end of the listings. Please click on the relevant link(s) in each section to access the media item.
Dr Norah Campbell, Trinity Business School, has written an article on school meals in which ‘she argues for a rethink on how school meals are delivered’ in the Irish Independent on 30 September 2026: ‘Kids eating hot meals together in school is a great idea, but I think the Government has made one major mistake’. (Subscriber content)
Professor Michael Cronin, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies. A review of Professor Cronin’s new book ‘Ireland: Why it Matters to be an Island’ states he insists that Ireland’s mental retreat from “islandness” is not just an academic concern ... since you cannot really care for a place without understanding its geographical reality and that its “plea for ‘ecological sovereignty’ should persuade many of us islanders to reconnect with our true inheritance”. In the Irish Times on 25 September 2026: Ireland - Why it Matters to be an Island by Michael Cronin: Stirring, provocative, unashamedly cerebral. (Subscriber content)
Dr Ashish Kumar Jha, Trinity Business School, has authored a report, commission by Shein, which highlighted the widespread nature of affordability concerns influencing spending and saving decisions across Ireland. The report is the feature of a number of media items.
- Irish Examiner on 24 September 2026: Half of Irish consumers expect to struggle with essential bills in next 12 months.
- Irish Independent on 25 September 2026: Half of Irish consumers expect to struggle to pay essential bills over the next year, research finds.
Professor Ronan Lyons, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, appears in a number of media items.
On his new book ‘Brittle: How the Housing Crisis is Breaking Ireland - And How to Fix it’.
- He is interviewed about his new book, which is published this week, in an article in the Irish Independent on 27 September 2026: How to solve the housing crisis: Ronan Lyons makes a case for the type of homes we really need - and how we should build them. (Subscriber content)
He provides expert comment on Daft’s Q3 2026 report which he authored:
- RTÉ Website on 28 September 2026: Average asking price for homes nationally hits €445k - report.
- The Irish Times on 28 September 2026: House price inflation slows as demand falls. (Subscriber content)
Dr Justin MacGregor, School of Creative Arts, appeared on radio to review the latest film releases on RTÉ Radio 1 Arena on 24 September 2026: Film reviews - Justin Mac Gregor and Tara Brady review Hope, Sense and Sensibility, Her Private Hell and The Lost Children of Tuam.
Dr Neasa Ní Chiaráin, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, and Dr Emily Barnes, School of Education, have developed Geabaire, a symbols-based tool for the Irish language ‘that allows non-verbal children to communicate in the Irish language’ and is being made freely available online. The tool and staff feature in these articles about Geabaire:
- RTÉ website on 29 September 2026: Irish language tool for non-verbal children to be made available online.
- TG4 on 29 September 2026: Nuacht TG4. Listen from 14:52 mins / Éist ó 14:52 nóiméad.
- RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Adhmhaidin on 29 September 2026: Geabaire - uirlis nua trí Ghaeilge do ghasúir le uathachas.
- Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio on 30 September 2026: New Irish Language Tool For Non-Verbal Children To Be Made Available Online.
- FAHSS Website on 29 September 2026: Geabaire - New Irish language tool makes school more accessible for autistic children.
- An Irish language version of this article on the Trinity College website is available here.
- Further information on the ABAIR Geabaire tool is available in the project’s website here. An app with be available on Apple and Android app stores soon.
Dr Martha O'Hagan Luff and Laqiqige Zhu, Trinity Business School, are featured in this article which refers to their research study that ‘Not opting for afforestation is a rational decision by farmers “when commitments are irreversible and uncertainty is high”’ in the Irish Farmers Journal on 30 September 2026: Why farmers hesitate to plant forests.