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RTÉ Radio 1 Today with Claire Byrne – Financial Impact Of Having A Child With Disabilities
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Cullinan spoke to RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with Claire Byrne about the economic costs of childhood disability. Click here to listen back.
Second-hand car values
Used cars in Ireland are now holding their value better than any time in the recent past, DoneDeal claims in its latest Car Price Index. The car website cites analysis undertaken by Whitaker Institute member Dr Tom Gillespie, of SEMRU, which shows that limited supply and intense demand has meant that cars are currently holding… | Read on »
Hospitality sector working conditions
Hospitality workers feel vulnerable, underappreciated and sidelined during the often heated debate between the sector, the government and public health experts. Whitaker Institute member Dr Deirdre Curran, of the Work, Organizations and Society Cluster, has conducted research into conditions for workers in the hospitality sector, including a recent study which reported that 77 per cent… | Read on »
Cois Coiribe – How COVID-19 is Accelerating Key Trends Shaping the Global Economy
Whitaker Institute Director Professor Alan Ahearne has written a new article for NUI Galway’s Cois Coiribe. The article describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and intensified trends in the global economy that were already underway, and both challenges and opportunities it represents for policy makers and societies, as governments around the world seek to rebuild… | Read on »
Assessing the performance of EU Atlantic ports
EU Atlantic ports as multi-activity transport and logistic nodes can play a major role in the sustainable development of traditional and emerging maritime sectors and in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. While the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 envisions that the EU’s Atlantic port infrastructure and services can play a critical role in blue growth… | Read on »
RTÉ Brainstorm – 6 signs that you need a digital detox
Whitaker Institute member Dr Noel Carroll, of the Agile and Open Innovation cluster (LERO), has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at the benefits of a digital detox and signs that you may need one. 6 signs that you need a digital detox Analysis: there are many benefits to a digital… | Read on »
Agriland.ie – Research reveals 13% reduction in GHG emissions per kg of milk produced
Whitaker Institute member Dr Doris Laepple, of the Environment, Development and Sustainability Cluster, spoke to Agriland.ie about her recent research which found GHG emission intensity per kilogramme (kg) of milk produced decreased by 13% between 2000 and 2017. Read more here.
RTÉ Brainstorm – How optimistic and pessimistic are Wild Atlantic Way businesses?
Whitaker Institute member Dr Liam Carr, of SEMRU, has co-authored a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm with Kineshia Nic Eiteagáin. The researchers spoke to Wild Atlantic Way tourism operators to assess how they felt after months of lockdown and restrictions. How optimistic and pessimistic are Wild Atlantic Way businesses? Analysis: researchers spoke to Wild Atlantic Way tourism… | Read on »
Nature documentaries, environmental preferences and willingness to pay: the Blue Planet II effect
The relationship between media and the environment has been studied from a wide range of perspectives within the field of mass communication for many decades. Nature documentaries are also now an increasingly used modality to communicate environmental issues in order to create awareness, change behaviours or perhaps motivate increased viewers’ demand for environmental policy action. However,… | Read on »
Irish Independent – It’s never too soon to start thinking about your pension
Whitaker Institute member Professor John McHale, of the Macroeconomics and Finance Cluster, spoke to the Irish Independent about pensions. Read more here.