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The case for broader accessibility to psychedelic therapies for mental disorders in Ireland

Dr John R. Kelly writes how easing regulatory constraints would facilitate the advance of the scientific evidence underpinning psychedelics and psychedelic therapy

28 Oct 2024

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Drowning in disinformation? Can we train social media to meet our needs?

As an election looms, David Landy writes that when it comes to social media, people aren’t “sociological dopes”, blindly reacting to online prompts and unable to understand and change their own behaviour.

18 Oct 2024

Research|Society

Kaos’s Caeneus is part of a long tradition of queer and trans characters in retellings of ancient myths

The Greek myths have been retold and reconfigured many times – the Netflix series Kaos is just the latest in this millennia-long tradition, writes Suzanne O'Neill, School of Histories and Humanities, in this article for The Conversation.

19 Sep 2024

Culture|Research

Harris-Trump debate: Harris may have stumbled occasionally, but overall she came off as presidential

The most important thing Harris did was shift attention back onto Trump, writes Dan Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in an analysis piece for The Irish Times.

12 Sep 2024

Research|Society

Orlaigh Darling on five Irish novelists to read while you wait for the new Sally Rooney novel

Orlaith Darling, PhD Candidate in the School of English, writes in The Conversation about five Irish novelists to read while we wait for the publication next month of Sally Rooney's new novel, Intermezzo.

29 Aug 2024

Culture|Research

Sarah Hamill: Why Ireland’s housing crisis may force some students to put their education on hold

Some students will face the choice of dropping out or pausing their education simply because they cannot find affordable housing, writes Sarah Hamill, School of Law, in a piece first published in the Irish Independent.

28 Aug 2024

Research|Society

Kamala Harris is walking a tightrope on the conflict in Gaza. She can’t afford to lose votes

Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, writes in the Irish Times about how what happens at next week’s Democratic convention in Chicago may determine whether or not Harris wins the US presidential election in November.

16 Aug 2024

Research|Society

Elon Musk says he’s a ‘cultural Christian’ – why some leading thinkers are embracing Christianity

In The Conversation, Simon McCarthy-Jones considers the implications of why some conservatives are embracing Christianity but struggle to accept Christianity’s central supernatural claims, like Christ’s resurrection.

26 Jul 2024

Culture|Society

Six ways to look after your brain health in your 20s and 30s

Corrina Grimes, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) writes in The Conversation, on six of the most important lifestyle changes you can make while you’re young in order to look after your brain health.

24 Jul 2024

Health|Research

How being shot might affect Donald Trump’s mental health – and that of millions of others

Trump may not experience any psychological effects, but given that he could soon be re-elected, the potential effect of these events on his mental health — whether negligible, negative or positive — cannot be ignored, writes Simon McCarthy Jones in The Conversation.

16 Jul 2024

Health|Society

If this analysis of Dublin's transport plan was submitted by a student, I would fail it

Trinity economist Barra Roantree has written a piece originally for The Journal that is critical of an analysis produced on Dublin City's traffic management plan

15 Jul 2024

Business|Community|Sustainability

If this analysis of Dublin's transport plan was submitted by a student, I would fail it

In an opinion piece originally published by The Journal, Trinity economist Barra Roantree us critical of new economic analysis that claims to show a lot of problems with the new Dublin city transport plan – but it doesn’t stack up

15 Jul 2024

Community|Environment|Sustainability

How to start weightlifting after 60

Being strong as you age can help you maintain independence for longer, make you more resistant to injuries and falls and is great for overall wellbeing. Julie Broderick and Fiona Kennedy from the School of Medicine write in The Conversation on how to start to build your strength when you are over 60.

11 Jul 2024

Health|Research

Why politicians may find it hard to understand ordinary voters

The 2024 election has seen party leaders strain to present themselves as being in touch with the struggles ordinary people are facing in the cost of living crisis. And yet they don’t appear to be convincing anyone, writes Dr Emma Otterski, Department of Philosophy, in an article originally published in The Conversation.

3 Jul 2024

Research|Society

Shirley Jackson: celebrating 75 years of taut, ambiguous, disturbing stories

Three quarters of a century on, The Lottery and Other Stories remains the perfect showcase for one of the 20th century’s most original, and now, most justly celebrated, authors, writes Bernice Murphy, in The Conversation.

26 Jun 2024

Culture|Research

What have we learned from the Troubles that can help provide a roadmap to peace in Gaza?

Prof Jan de Vries, School of Nursing and Midwifery writes for the Irish Independent on the resolution of 'the conflict within' for those involved in brokering peace in times of war.

11 Jun 2024

Research|Society

Children, Adolescents and Climate Change: The case for urgent action

In a letter originally submitted to the UN Climate Change Secretariat, Trinity researchers argue for additional focus on the acute impact of climate change on children in low and middle-income countries.

10 Jun 2024

Environment

The Parthenon marbles evoke particularly fierce repatriation debates – an archaeologist explains why

The Parthenon marbles are probably the most renowned example of a country calling for heritage objects to be returned, writes Prof. Christine Morris, School of Histories and Humanities in The Conversation.

10 Jun 2024

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Blood test to track immune response could be first step in developing better MS treatments

Dr Hugh Kearney, School of Medicine writes in The Conversation on his team's recently developed test and its potential clinical impacts for MS patients.

29 May 2024

Health|Research

What's the story with your oral microbiome?

Gary Moran, Associate Professor at the School of Dental Science writes in The Conversation about the importance of the 700 known species of bacteria which live in our mouths - along with yeasts and viruses - and the role this community plays in four main diseases.

23 May 2024

Health|Research