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Whitaker Institute member Professor John McHale, Dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, has written a new article for the Irish Times. The piece explains the need for Ireland to take careful action to prevent a severe fall in living standards as a result of Covid19. Read the piece here.

A newly launched Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) on oceans and human health showcases how deeply interconnected the health of people and the marine environment are. Oceans and Human Health (OHH) is a meta-discipline exploring the complex and inextricable links between the health of the ocean and that of humans. Christine Domegan, Patricia McHugh and Easkey… | Read on »

The Irish Civil Service Renewal Plan sets out a vision for a high performing system with the capability to meet the challenges facing Ireland over the coming years.  In accordance with Action 10 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) implemented a senior executive leadership programme (ELP) aimed… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Professor Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, has written a new piece on RTÉ Brainstorm. The article looks at the recent reports of Russian military aircrafts in airspace controlled by Ireland. Why are Russian military aircraft flying in Irish controlled airspace? Tupolev TU-95 bombers fly over Moscow’s Red Square during… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Jane Walsh, Health and Wellbeing cluster leader, has written a new article for Run Ireland. The article gives advice on how to stay focused with training in the face of COVID19. Read the article here.

On 4 March, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host an InterTradeIreland seminar titled ‘Protecting Space for Radical Innovation’. The event, which was attended by over 40 people, saw a discussion between Professor Breda Sweeney and John Power, founder and CEO of based med-tech and drug delivery company Aerogen. Radical innovation aims to destroy current products, services… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Shane Darcy, Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster leader, has a new piece on RTE Brainstorm. The article looks at the use of Shannon airport by the US military. The problem with Shannon airport’s contentious US visitors                       US vice-president Mike Pence… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Professor John McHale,Dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, was featured on RTÉ’s Primetime to discuss the economic implications of Covid-19. Watch it here (@33:20)

A new study by Whitaker Institute member Dr Eoin Whelan, of the Agile and Open Thinking research cluster, has examined the problem of social media overload – the feeling of being overwhelmed with the amount of communication and information a person is exposed to while using social media.  The research, which was published in Internet… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute members Dr Sinead Mellett and Dr Edel Doherty have co-authored a new piece on RTÉ Brainstorm. The article explores the way in which media coverage can shape our opinions of climate change. How media coverage shapes our opinion of climate change Date from the survey showed that coverage centred on extreme weather events… | Read on »