Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Ireland"
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The economics of childhood disabilities in Ireland with a particular focus on using mixed methods to examine the economics of child and adolescent autism spectrum disorders
(NUI Galway, 2020-05)Increased rates in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has led to escalating demands for services across a number of sectors including health, social care, education and social welfare etc. In Ireland, the ... -
Evaluating the ecosystem function of selected dipteran families and their role as indicators of farm habitat quality in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2021-09-27)Biodiversity has undergone significant declines worldwide as a result of human activities. This trend is particularly apparent in agricultural ecosystems where farming intensification is recognised as one of the primary ... -
Evaluating the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO-10®) programme for women with stress in Ireland: A feasibility study and process evaluation
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-09)Mental health interventions are in high demand in primary care in Ireland where psychological distress is commonly seen as a reason for presenting to general practice. Women present more frequently with stress and ... -
Everyday racism in the west of Ireland
(2016-09-30)Everyday life might be described as a rhythmic flow of routines and practices that frame social life’s multitudinous interactional episodes. Everyday social life is also punctuated by various types of racism that can be ... -
An examination of migrant preferences for health and healthcare
(NUI Galway, 2022-04-20)Understanding the needs and preferences of migrant groups presents challenges to their host countries, including that of the host country's healthcare system. Migrants are a distinct subpopulation of the host country's ... -
An exploration of the European landscape convention as a guiding framework for multi-scalar landscape governance in the territories of Catalonia (Spain) and the Republic of Ireland
(2016-05-13)The spatial dimensions of many social, economic and environmental challenges facing 21st century societies can be addressed through the idea of landscape. Scholars working in the area of environmental and landscape change ... -
Exploring community living in Ireland: Experiences of ageing with and into disability
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-16)This research examines the topic of community living for older persons with disabilities. This group comprises people who are ageing with disabilities, either lifelong or earlier onset, as well as people who are ageing ... -
Family Support as an Approach to Working with Children and Families in Ireland: An Explorative Study of Past and Present Perspectives among Pioneers and Practitioners
(2011-08-09)In Ireland, the value and merit of Family Support as an approach to working with children is debated and contested. From a policy and practice perspective, Family Support is at times recognised and applauded as a worthwhile ... -
Farming and woodland dynamics in north Sligo during the Holocene based on lake-sediment investigations
(2012-10-31)Detailed pollen-analytical investigations were carried out on lake sediment cores from two lakes, namely Lough Dargan and Cooney Lough, in north County Sligo close to the Cúil Irra peninsula. North Sligo was chosen as a ... -
Farming in contemporary Irish fictional narratives: A critical, comparative and creative response
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-13)This practice-in-research dissertation combines creative writing and literary criticism to explore the farm narratives that arose in Ireland due to expansionist agricultural ideologies, and by extension considers what is ... -
From Connemara to Minnesota: The Nugent Emigration Scheme, 1880
(2016-05-10)Abstract This study examines an assisted emigration scheme undertaken by Father James Nugent of Liverpool in June 1880. With the support of Bishop John Ireland of St Paul, Minnesota, Nugent transferred thirty-five destitute ... -
Galway Grammar School, c. 1673-1958: A Foundation Institution of the Erasmus Smith Trust
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-02)This thesis is concerned with Galway Grammar School, from its opening about 1673 to its closure in 1958. It provides a broader understanding of Protestant grammar school education, particularly as it operated on the periphery ... -
Greenhouse gas policies in Ireland 1990 -2012 : Reliance on the land
(14-08-01)This research sought to determine the extent to which national greenhouse gas (GHG) policy relied upon the land, through afforestation, controls on agriculture, and expansion of bioenergy. The implications of this reliance ... -
The health economics of obesity in Ireland
(2016-05-13)An abundant literature exists linking obesity to a range of health conditions as well as premature mortality (Calle et al., 1999, Larsson et al., 1984, Jagielski et al., 2014, Kearns et al., 2014, Pi-Sunyer, 1999, Reilly ... -
Human rights compliant decision-making in child protection: Lessons for Ireland from a comparative socio-legal case study analysis of Ireland, England and Germany
(NUI Galway, 2021-08-01)Children have a right to be protected from harm and the State is obliged to take measures to vindicate that right. The State may intervene in family life by restricting parental rights, removing a child into care or placing ... -
Identification of bioactive natural products after screening Irish marine bio-resources
(2016-10-21)According to the “Real Map of Ireland” published by Marine Institute, Ireland, the Nation marine territory has ten times more area than its land mass. Despite the well-studied and reported biodiversity present in Irish ... -
The importance of a continuum of care before, during and after pregnancy in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes along the Irish Atlantic seaboard
(2017-04-06)Pregestational diabetes is the most common chronic medical condition to complicate pregnancy and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality for the mother-offspring pair. Optimising outcomes for this ... -
Independent living for people with disability and high dependency needs - Why we need a P.A. Act and what it might look like in the Irish context
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-26)This research examines the legislative context for Independent Living for people with disabilities and high dependency needs in Ireland. The CRPD provides the key platform for this and reaffirms the fundamental rights of ... -
Industrial finance in independent Ireland: The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts, 1924-1939
(2018-02-22)This thesis examines and analyses the first industrial policy initiative undertaken in independent Ireland. The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Act, 1924, allowed the state to guarantee loans borrowed by firms for their business ... -
Influencing factors in the implementation and management of routine enquiry for intimate partner violence (IPV) in antenatal care setting in Ireland: A case study
(NUI Galway, 2019-09-19)Referred to any form of violence by either partner within an intimate relationship, intimate partner violence (IPV), is recognised as a serious global public health problem. IPV results in poorer health and quality of life ...