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, Fellow Emeritus, School of Creative Arts, writes this article on a new documentary ‘Testimony’ on the Magdalene Laundries saying that ‘scandal of the religious-run Magdalene laundries, where young women deemed to have offended the moral code of the Catholic Church were incarcerated and put to work, is a stain on the public history of the Irish state’. The Conversation on 20 November 2025: Testimony: new documentary shows a stark reckoning with Ireland’s Magdalene past – and the long fight for justice.

 

Dr Nora Campbell, Trinity Business School, appears on radio to discuss ultra processed foods on RTÉ Radio 1 Today with David McCullagh on 20 November 2025: Ultra processed foods... a threat to global health.

 

Dr Mel Cousins, Visiting Research Fellow, School of Social Work & Social Policy, will be on a panel of speakers at a joint meeting of Oireachtas committees on Wednesday, 26 November, to discuss ‘adequate standard of living and social protection for persons with disabilities’ with stakeholders. Tithe an Oireachtais - Houses of the Oireachtas on 25 November 2025: Committees on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development, and Disability Matters to discuss adequate standard of living and social protection for persons with disabilities.

 

Professor Massimo Faggioli, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, provides expert comment on Pope Leo’s first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon in a number of media items:

 

Dr Deirdre Robertson, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Psychology, and ESRI, has written an article on the appeal of Black Friday sales which includes a link to a survey she is running as part of her ESRI research on how people in Ireland spend money. RTÉ Brainstorm website on 23 November 2025: Why do we find Black Friday sales and offers so irresistible?

 

Professor Ian Robertson, Fellow Emeritus School of Psychology and TCIN, appeared on radio to provide expert comment on a recent study which found that there are four pivotal ‘turning points’ in our lives where our brains change on RTÉ Radio1 Today with David McCullagh on 26 November 2025: Do our brains only reach “adult mode” in your 30s.

 

Trinity Long Room Hub (TLRH). News and media coverage of the presentation of the Inaugural Trinity European Laureate Award to former Taoiseach Enda Kenny in recognition of his leadership when Ireland previously held the Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2013. This event is part of a TLRH broad programme of events in relation to Ireland’s forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU in July 2026.