Catch up with Faculty staff in the media this week. Through their writing, speaking, research and expert comment on the issues of the day, they improve our knowledge and understanding of the world.

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.

 

Professor Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, provides expert comment on Mildred Pierce, the 1945 film noir starring Joan Crawford based on a novel by James M. Cain on RTÉ Arena on 17 November 2025: Mildred Pierce at 80.

 

Dr Norah Campbell, Trinity Business School, is quoted in this on ultra-processed foods and Ireland saying that ‘she welcomes such policies around labelling and advertising and remarked that Ireland “hasn’t done enough” around advertising’. Journal.ie on 19 November 2025: Ultra-processed foods are fuelling chronic diseases, says new Lancet report.

 

Professor Massimo Faggioli, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, provides expert comment on the first six months of Pope Leo's papacy on the BBC ‘The Inquiry’ World Service programme on 20 November 2025: Is the new Pope woke?

 

Professor Ronan Lyons, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, appears in a number of media items.

 

Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, joins RTE's Prime Time to discuss the government's new housing plan. RTÉ Player on 14 November 2025: Will the new housing plan deliver? Watch from 19:10.

 

Professor Ian Robertson, Fellow Emeritus School of Psychology and TCIN, has written an article on Troy Parrott’s performance and post-match interview following his hat-trick and the Republic of Ireland’s win over Hungary to qualify for the World Cup 2026 playoffs saying that his ‘lack of ego, his grit and the way he says ‘we’ rather than ‘I’ were forged in adversity and disappointment’. Irish Times on 18 November 2025 - Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: Troy Parrott's words show a remarkable quality of Irish culture (Subscriber Content).

 

Professor Gerard Whyte, School of Law, provides expert comment in this article on the Civil Legal Aid Scheme review saying that the majority report appeared to be based on a “service” model of legal aid focused on resolving individual difficulties rather than a “strategic” model focused on collective issues. Irish Times on 16 November 2025: Civil legal aid review failed to see scheme as a tool for social change, conference told (Subscriber content).

 

Trinity Business School, features in articles on its new time capsule, which resembles a bank vault, contains 155 messages from students, graduates, and staff and will be opened in 2075 by the Dean of the Business School.