Opinion
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Ireland determined to avoid no-deal scenario as UK plays politics
The UK's no-deal tariff plan was viewed in Dublin as a way to scare Brexiteers into supporting Theresa May's deal, says Dr Etain Tannam, in this comment piece for The Conversation.
20 Mar 2019
Research
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Donald Trump’s use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences
Donald Trump's use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences, explains Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, in this piece for The Conversation.
11 Mar 2019
Research
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If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix – the prize for industry disruption
No single film dominated the 2019 Academy Awards as in some years, but arguably Netflix emerges as the winner, says Prof Louis Brennan and Dr Paul Lyons in this piece for The Conversation.
27 Feb 2019
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The Troubles: tens of thousands of people were violently displaced in Northern Ireland
The legacy of violent displacement in Northern Ireland has yet to be fully examined, explains Brendan Ciarán Browne, Assistant Professor and Course Coordinator MPhil Conflict Resolution, in this piece for The Conversation.
26 Feb 2019
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Leo Varadkar’s coalition government holds remarkably stable in face of Brexit
Opinion piece published by ‘The Conversation’ by Gail McElroy, Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin On paper, Theresa May and Leo Varadkar have much in common politically. Ideologically centre-right, both the British prime minister and Irish premier (Taoiseach) head minority governments that rest on precarious confidence and supply agreements. But Varadkar is in a […]
4 Feb 2019