Opinion
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Ukraine lays bare our collective ignorance of Central and Eastern Europe
Ireland’s historic, economic and demographic ties to the region run deeper than is often realised. It’s time we started paying attention
18 May 2022
Research|Society
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Cult-like status of self-important strongmen may finally be waning as war takes toll
The cult of the leader, a standard barometer of authoritarianism, is one of the pillars of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Viktor Orban’s Hungary.
9 May 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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‘Putin is Hitler’: why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace
The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. David Mitchell, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation looks at how analogy is used to both create policy and justify it in this piece for The Conversation.
30 Mar 2022
Research|Society
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Deltacron: what scientists know so far about this new hybrid coronavirus
Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity, Luke O'Neill, says we must keep a close eye on the latest COVID-19 variant of interest. "Deltacron" appears to be a wild child hybrid of delta and omicron but we don't know much about it yet.
21 Mar 2022
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School’s out: How lockdown highlighted educational inequality in Ireland
Remote learning required access to technologies that may have not been available to all students, and different levels of support may also have been provided by different schools.
15 Mar 2022
Research|Society
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Partygate Revisited: why Boris Johnson’s Downing Street is starting to sound like an Evelyn Waugh novel
If Partygate has taught us anything, it is that the British public has had enough of Johnson’s Waugh-esque ramblings, says Orlaith Darling, Early Career Researcher in Contemporary English Literature.
24 Feb 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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In decade of centenaries, we should hold on to the sense of those hopeful early days
From the Skibbereen Eagle to the New York Times, editors around the world made the same comparison – the hand-over of Dublin Castle was the “downfall of a Bastille”, writes Dr Anne Dolan in this piece that was originally published in The Irish Independent.
14 Jan 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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T-cells: the superheroes in the battle against omicron
Luke O'Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity, writes about Omicron and how our immune systems are fighting the common COVID-19 variant in this piece first published by The Conversation.
10 Jan 2022
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Beyond Sherlock Holmes: five Victorian detective stories you must read
Arthur Conan Doyle wasn't the only author spinning tales of cunning detectives. Dr Clare Clarke picks five Victorian detective stories you must read in this piece for The Conversation.
6 Jan 2022
Culture|Research
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Bah Humbug! The weird and wonderful world of Victorian Christmas cards
Dr Clare Clarke, Assistant Professor, School of English, takes a closer look at the dark and disturbing images that featured in Victorian Christmas cards.
23 Dec 2021
Culture|Research