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.

 

Alan Eustace, School of Law, has written an opinion piece on the public sector strikes saying that a ‘strike is not a popularity contest: it’s a cold calculation about which side can outlast the other’ in the Irish Times on 13 October 2026: The ‘Liveline effect’ will be crucial to resolving the public sector strikes. (Subscriber content)

 

Dr Joel Herman, School of Histories and Humanities, joins the Talking History panel to explore the relationship Ireland has with the United States as the country marks 250 years of independence on Newstalk radio on 12 October 2026: The history of the Irish American relationship.

 

Professor Ronan Lyons, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, provides expert comment on the housing market in an article about the reduction in the rate of increase in property prices and the possible causes of this on the RTÉ website on 14 October 2026: Why is the property market cooling down?

 

Dr Ann Nolan, School of Social Work and Social Policy and Dr Neasa Ní Chiaráin, School of Linguistic, Speech, and Communication Sciences, feature in a number of media items following their research and publication of their policy briefing policy, which finds that the housing crisis is threatening the sustainability of Irish as a community language in the West Kerry Gaeltacht.

 

Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, provides expert comment on Budget 2027 in a number of media items: