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.

 

Professor Massimo Faggioli, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, appeared on radio to discuss Pope Leo's first encyclical since becoming Pontiff on RTÉ Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 26 May 2026: Pope calls for artificial intelligence to be 'disarmed'.

 

Professor Na Fu, Trinity Business School, comments featured in a radio discussion on layoffs at Meta on RTÉ Radio 1 Today with David McCullagh on 21 May 2026: Meta layoffs: what does it say about our competitiveness.

 

Professor Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, has written an opinion piece on Donald Trump asking ‘why won’t Republicans try to save themselves by moving against him, in the Irish Times - Opinion on 23 May 2026: The Paradox of Donald Trump. (Subscriber content)

 

Dr Hannah Malone, School of Histories and Humanities, appeared on radio to discuss how architecture has long been used as a statement of power, control, and ideology and how buildings and monuments influence the way citizens see themselves in relation to the State. Newstalk Radio The Pat Kenny Show on 17 May 2026: Totalitarian architecture: How buildings are used as a statement of power, control & ideology.

 

Dr Susan McCormick, School of Education, appeared on radio and social media to provide expert assistance to Leaving Certificate Music students on RTÉ Study Hub on 26 May 2026: Study Hub 2026: It's time to face Leaving Cert Music with expert help from Susan McCormick.

 

Professor Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Fellow Emeritus, School of English. ‘The House Remembered’, a poem by Professor Ní Chuilleanáin is published on the RTÉ website to celebrate Poetry Day Ireland, on 28 May 2026. The theme of this year’s annual celebration is ‘Home’. RTÉ website on 28 May 2026: At Home: Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin's poem for Poetry Day Ireland. 

 

Dr Noel Ó Murchadha, School of Education and Dr Colin J. Flynn, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Science. There was further extensive coverage of their recently launched research survey: ‘The Irish Language Attitudes Survey, 2025: Ability, Use and Attitudes on the Island of Ireland’.

 

Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, appeared on radio to discuss the IMF's warning about the Irish economy in the context of global economic uncertainty. RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime on 25 May 2026: Irish economic resilience cannot be taken for granted - IMF.

 

Department of Irish and Celtic Languages, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies. The bilingual conference held by the Department on 15 May 2026 to celebrate the blackbird / an lon dubh was featured in national media.

 

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy. A study of Grokipedia by researchers in the Centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM) and TU Dublin, has found that while many Grokipedia articles closely resemble their Wikipedia counterparts, a substantial subset diverged markedly in style, sourcing, and political leaning. The study is featured in a number of media articles: