Catch up with Faculty staff in the media this week, speaking on their research and helping our understanding of current issues.
Professor Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, appears on the Irish Times Inside Politics podcast on 10 June 2025 to talk about the events in LA and the pressure Trump 2.0 is putting on the American system. Please listen here.
Professor Ronan Lyons, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, appears in an article in about rent pressure zones in the Irish Times 12 June 2025: Protections for tenants who live outside Rent Pressure Zones to be brought forward next week. (Subscriber content)
Dr Evelyn Mahon, Fellow Emeritus, School of Social Work and Social Policy, responds to the government's new rent control strategy in a letter to the Irish Times 13 June 2025: Buying a house and renting. (Subscriber content)
Dr Ashish Kumar Jha and Dr Nicholas Danks, Trinity Business School, are mentioned in an article with Catherine Doyle, General Manager of Microsoft Ireland, in the Irish Examiner 13 June 2025: AI adoption can add €250bn to Irish coffers, says Microsoft chief.
Dr Alastair Daly, School of Histories and Humanities, has an article published on how Latin is a constant throughout James Joyce’s work, on the RTÉ Brainstorm website on 13 June 2025: Why is there so much Latin in Ulysses?
Professor Carol Newman, Dr Barra Roantree and Professor Eleanor Denny, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy. The state's principal institutional forum for public consultation and discussion on the Budget, the National Economic Dialogue, takes place on 16 June 2025. The Irish Times editorial on the event, cites Professor Carol Newman, who is chairing this year's Dialogue. Economist Dr Barra Roantree and Professor Eleanor Denny (Trinity Bursar) are also speaking at the event. The Irish Times 15 June 2025: The Irish Times view on the National Economic Dialogue: All sides must focus on delivery. (Subscriber content)
Michael Becker, School of Law, is cited in an article about comments he made to Al Jazeera that “Israel’s use of force against Iran does not fit within the inherent right of self-defence enshrined in the UN Charter.” The same article ‘What is behind Israel’s decision to attack Iran?’ appears both in Al Jazeera on 13 June 2025 and MSN.com on 13 June 2025.
Professor Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, is a major contributor to an eight-part podcast series about screen legend and inventor Hedy Lamarr. The series will also be broadcast on the BBC World Service in October. BBC Sounds 16 June 2025: Untold Legends Podcast: Hedy Lamarr.
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor Rachel Moss and Dr Francis Ludlow, School of Histories and Humanities, feature in episode two of the ‘From that Small Island’ documentary series telling the history of Ireland. RTÉ One 15 June 2025: Episode two ‘Contested Identities: The Coming of the English’.
Dr David Landy, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, writes that ‘messages from colleagues from Gaza and the displaced Palestinian students on our campuses have been a driving force for many of us’ in a comment piece on academic institutions cutting ties with Israel in the Irish Times 19 June 2025: Why academic institutions are cutting ties with Israel. (Subscriber content)