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.
Professor Ruth Barton, Fellow Emeritus, School of Creative Arts, was a radio guest reviewing recent film releases on RTÉ Radio 1 Arena on 07 May 2026: Ruth Barton and Paul Whittington review Trad, The Sheep Detectives, and Kokuho.
Cianna Devitt, PhD Student, Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities in the School of Histories and Humanities, has written an article on how ‘current controversies over access to Irish seaweed are a reminder that such disputes are a vivid part of Ireland's colonial past’ on the RTÉ website Brainstorm on 17 April 2026: The long but largely forgotten history of Irish seaweed disputes.
Dr Elisabetta Magnanti and Dr Mark Faulkner, School of English, received further global coverage of their discovery of a 1,200-year-old manuscript in Old English of Caedmon’s Hymn.
- Artnet News on 10 May 2026: Lost Copy of Earliest-Known English Poem Found in Roman Library.
- Euronews Source on 13 May 2026: Lost 9th-century manuscript containing earliest English poem found in a Rome library.
Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, features in a number of media items on the issue of the 52% marginal tax rate.
- Dr Roantree provided expert comment discussing the 52% marginal tax rate on the Claire Byrne Show on Newstalk Radio on 11 May 2026: Should there be a cut in the 52% marginal tax rate?
- Dr Roantree discussed the topic on RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime on 12 May 2026: Is it time we cut the marginal tax rate for high earners?
Dr Davide Romelli, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, is referenced in an article which states that a wave of new research, including research by Dr Romelli, suggests Donald Trump is taking significant risks with his assaults on the US Federal Reserve. Financial Times on 12 May 2026: Don’t mess with central bank independence. (Subscriber content)
School of Social Work and Social Policy. A Research team based in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, and led by Dr Leigh-Ann Sweeney, has published a research report for the National Women’s Council on women’s experiences of the Irish Government’s free contraceptive scheme. The report is featured in a further media item in the Journal on 07 May 2026: Over 35 and paying for contraception? Don’t expect free access anytime soon.