Catch up with Faculty staff in the media this week, speaking on their research and helping our understanding of current issues. Listings are in staff alphabetical order. Any School groupings appear at the end of the listings. Please click on the relevant link(s) in each section to access the media item.
Michael Becker, School of Law, is quoted in this article on the laws of war and that global courts struggle to cope with power politics. Economist 05 August 2025: Why the laws of war are widely ignored. (Subscriber content)
Michael Becker, School of Law, provides expert comment in an article about accusations of genocide and complicity in genocide in Gaza. The Journal.ie 09 August 2025: Legality vs Reality: Could Western leaders face consequences for complicity in genocide?
Professor Lorna Carson, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, is mentioned in an article on the successful funding award announcement that included the LIFELANGS project on which she is co-Principal Investigator with a colleague in QUB. The project aims to foster a shared understanding of linguistic diversity and promoting social cohesion. It will create a centre dedicated to studying the languages and identities shared across different communities across the island of Ireland. Irish Post 14 August 2025: €16m allocated to cross-border research partnerships including Parkinson's Disease project.
For further information on this award please see the news item on the Faculty website here.
Professor Patrick Geoghegan, School of Histories and Humanities and Trinity Long Room Hub, writes an article on how the Liberator’s ideals continue to inspire those fighting for human rights. The Irish Independent 09 August 2025: Daniel O’Connell’s torch of freedom still shines in hours of darkness. (Subscriber content)
Professor Patrick Geoghegan, School of Histories and Humanities and Trinity Long Room Hub, features in an article in RTÉ Brainstorm 06 August 2025: Who was the real Daniel O'Connell?
Professor Stephanie Holt, Social Work and Social Policy, is quoted in an article on a research study in which she is co-author. The research draws on the voices of 20 children who have engaged with Ireland’s child protection and welfare services and finds that children in the child protection system have spoken of their fear of stigma, loss of privacy and being kept “out of the loop” by those who decide on their care. Irish Independent 10 August 2025: Children in care fear stigma if details of their lives are revealed at school, study finds.
Professor David Kenny, School of Law, is mentioned as a speaker at the forthcoming Well Within the Law festival programme which will take place in Dublin on 03 September 2025. Law Society of Ireland Gazette 11 August 2025: Well Within the Law programme taking shape.
Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, appears on radio to discuss inheritance tax for people with no children. RTÉ Radio 1 Today with Claire Byrne 08 August 2025: Is it time to reform inheritance tax for people with no children?
School of Histories and Humanities and Trinity Long Room Hub. There is a further media report on the two-day O’Connell 250 Symposium organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub in association with the School of Histories and Humanities to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell.