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Whitaker Institute member Dr Brendan Flynn, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, has written a new article for TheJournal.ie. The piece looks at similar historical invasions to that of Ukraine and walks through possible outcomes. The article is available to read here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, leader of the Technology and Governance cluster, has co-authored a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at what Irish judges should be taught before they go on the bench. What Irish judges should be taught before they go on the bench   Opinion: we require judges with… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Shane Darcy, co-leader of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke with RTÉ News about war crimes and whether Putin is guilty of them. Read more here.

Whitaker Institute member Prof Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke to TheJournal.ie about his belief that Putin is guilty of the crime of aggression, which involves large-scale and serious aggression using state military force. Read more here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Maura Farrell, of the Environment, Development and Sustainability Cluster, spoke to the Irish Examiner and Irish Farmers Journal about female farm holders, women engaged in agricultural education, and Teagasc’s recently published first Gender Equality Plan, and more.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Brendan Flynn, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke to the Business Post about Ireland’s Defence Forces and our neutrality. Read more here.

On 23 March, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host The use of informal controls and evasion of formal management controls by middle managers. In our talk/webinar we presented findings from our research into how middle managers simultaneously engage in different strategic roles and their use of formal and informal control practices across these roles. Using data… | Read on »

The Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway has launched the 2022 edition of the local authority finances website. Compiled by Dr. Gerard Turley and Stephen McNena, the 2022 local authority budgeted income and expenditure data are available on the online platform www.localauthorityfinances.com. According to the authors, “A goal of any university is to contribute to place… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Prof Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security Cluster, has written a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article considers whether Ireland should join NATO. Should Ireland join NATO? Analysis: it is unlikely that the majority of the Irish population would support Ireland joining NATO According to its official website, NATO ‘promotes… | Read on »

On 9 March, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host The critical relationship between archives and Transitional Justice: Lessons learned from Chile by Dr Anita Ferrara. The talk, through the case study of Chile, discussed the critical relationship between Archives, Human Rights and Transitional Justice. In post-Pinochet Chile, Human Rights Archives have proven crucial in… | Read on »