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RTÉ Brainstorm: What does your local council do with your money?
Dr Gerard Turley and Stephen McNena, have written an RTÉ Brainstorm about their Whitaker project Local Authority Finances, which allows taxpayers to see how their money is being spent. What does your local council do with your money? Analysis: Leitrim spends €392 per person on roads, Galway spends €86 per head on housing and Meath… | Read on »
RTÉ Brainstorm: How hurling conquered Hollywood
A new RTÉ Brainstorm article by Whitaker Institute member Dr Seán Crosson, explores the relationship between Gaelic games and cinema, a topic which he explores in his new book Gaelic Games on Film: From Silent Films to Hollywood hurling, horror and the emergence of Irish cinema. How hurling conquered Hollywood Analysis: there has a long and colourful… | Read on »
Interview with Professor Alan Ahearne on ‘News at One’
Professor Alan Ahearne, Director of the Whitaker Institute, was on RTÉ’s News at One to discuss rent in Ireland and housing contraction.
Local Authority Finances
A new project has been undertaken by Whitaker Institute members Gerard Turley and Stephen McNena. Winner of the 2014 WA and the 2015 World Summit Award, the website www.localauthorityfinances.com aims at increasing awareness of how taxpayers’ money is spent locally by providing cross-council information on local authority spending and income, disaggregated by expenditure function and revenue… | Read on »
Financial Times Advisor – Whistleblowing: Toward a New Theory by Kate Kenny
Work, Organizations and Society Cluster Leader, Professor Kate Kenny has been featured in an article by the Financial Times Advisor. The piece, written by Sue Lewis, is a review of Professor Kenny’s latest book ‘Whistleblowing: Toward a New Theory’. Read the review here.
Interview with Professor Kate Kenny on ‘Today with Seán O’Rourke’
Professor Kate Kenny sat down with Sean O’Rourke of RTÉ’s Today with Seán O’Rourke to discuss her latest book ‘Whistleblowing: Toward a New Theory’.
The Irish Times – We all want a digital detox (right after we check our email)
Dr Eoin Whelan, of the Agile and Open Innovation (Lero) research Cluster, spoke with the Irish Times about his research on our relationship with technology, and how we can disconnect from it. Read the piece here.
Book Launch – ‘Whistleblowing: Toward a New Theory’ by Professor Kate Kenny
Professor Kate Kenny, Whitaker cluster leader of Work, Organizations and Society, has just launched her new book, Whistleblowing: Toward a New Theory (Harvard University Press). An introduction to the book is provided by Dr Tom Clonan and Professor Ricca Edmondson. Despite their substantial contribution to society, whistleblowers are considered martyrs more than heroes. When people expose serious… | Read on »
Risk Aqua Soil – Project Interviews with Irish Farmers
As part of the Risk Aqua Soil Project, Dr Sinead Mellett conducted interviews with a variety of farmers from across Ireland. The Risk Aqua Soil project aims to contribute to a better coordination for the detection, risk management and rehabilitation for rural territories (maritime and terrestrial areas), especially for agricultural purposes, mainly associated to climate… | Read on »
The Business Post – When the whistle falls of deaf ears
Work, Organizations and Society cluster leader, Professor Kate Kenny has written an article for the Business Post about her new book Whistleblowing: Toward a new theory. The article highlights the interviews conducted by Professor Kenney with Whisteblowers around the world to further understand the fallout that accompanies the act of speaking out. Read the… | Read on »