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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Reform, instruction, and practice: the impact of the Catholic Revival on the laity in the Dublin diocese, 1793-1853
(2016-09-14)
In the aftermath of the 1793 Catholic Relief Act the Catholic Church in Dublin experienced a period of revival. The building of new churches, the flourishing of religious orders, and the development Sunday Schools all point ...
Reproductive biology and growth of Ballan Wrasse Labrus Bergylta in west of Ireland waters
(2015-08-15)
The research undertaken is very relevant to the aquaculture industry and fisheries management as it addresses natural cycle of the reproductive parameters including sex hormones, gonads development and nutritional background. ...
Understanding strategic engagement: an exploratory study of perspectives on philanthropic investment in programmes for children and youth in Ireland
(2015-09-29)
In Ireland, the term ‘philanthropy’ has connotations of charitable beneficence and is often associated with nineteenth century forms of giving to alleviate poverty in areas that subsequently become the responsibility of ...
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 ...
Criminal children in post-Famine Connacht: Poverty, crime and punishment, with a particular focus on the period 1854-1870
(2012-09-21)
This study examines the extent and nature of juvenile crime in Connacht from 1854 to 1884, and looks at how poor and criminal children were treated in the west of Ireland in this period. Most studies of juvenile crime in ...
The response of the Irish State to subversion, 1969-1981
(2015-01-30)
The violence associated with the modern Northern Irish imbroglio prompted a significant escalation in paramilitary activity within the Irish State. This project assesses the various political, legislative and security ...
'Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin' / 'There's no place like home' A mixed methods exploratory study of ageing in place
(2014-06-06)
Background
Ageing in place refers to the practice of older adults continuing to live in their own homes. Existing research has highlighted both the importance and complexity of ageing in place for older people, however ...