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Whitaker Institute member Professor Alma McCarthy spoke with Galway Bay FM’s Keith Finnegan about the results of Phase II of the Remote Working Survey. Listen to the interview here (@9:40). Click here to find out more about Phase I and Phase II of the Remote Working Survey.  

The findings from Phase II of the Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commissions Remote Working Survey has been featured in a number of new articles from the press. The survey found 94% of people who have been working remotely would like to continue to do so all or some of the time. Read the some… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, was interviewed on Newstalk’s The Hard Shoulder about her research with iCare on the effectiveness of fines for breaching COVID-19 restrictions. Listen back here (@3:56).

Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, spoke with Claire Byrne on Today with Claire Byrne about the new stricter restrictions implemented by the government last week. Listen to the interview below (@31:10)

Whitaker Institute member Dr Eoin Whelan, of the Agile and Open Innovation cluster, spoke to The Irish Times about a recent international study which showed that misinformation about COVID-19 remains a threat to public health guidance. Read the full article here.  

Whitaker Institute member Dr Easkey Britton, of the Applied Systems Thinking cluster, has been featured in a recent article by The Irish Times. In the article, Easkey discusses the healing and therapeutic properties of water. Read the article here.  

Earlier this week, the findings from the second phase of the Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission’s Remote Working Survey were released, which showed 94% in favour of working remotely some or all of the time and 23% of respondents would consider relocating, while 7% have already moved. Researchers from the Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway… | Read on »

In honour of International Day of Rural Women on 15 October, Whitaker Institute member Dr Maura Farrell, of the Environment, Development and Sustainability cluster, spoke to Agriland.ie about the ’highly innovative, resilient and dedicated’’ women who work in farming. Read the full piece here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, spoke to Today FM’s Dermot and Dave about the recent International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation (iCARE) research, carried out in collaboration with the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre in Canada, to understand the socio-demographic, behavioural and economic determinants of adherence to physical distancing guidance…. | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member and Dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, Professor John McHale, spoke with RTÉ about Budget 2021, the biggest budget in the history of the state. Read more and listen back here.