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Whitaker Institute member Dr Deirdre Curran, of the Work, Organizations and Society cluster, spoke to the Irish Times about the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022, which will give staff a legal entitlement to tips and gratuities paid by card, with a statement explaining payments. Read the full article here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Liam Carr, of SEMRU, recently spoke to The Irish Times about how seaweed farming can have benefits for both coastal ecosystems and the communities who rely on them. Read more here.

On 9 February, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host Electricity blackouts: Can “curtailable contracts” help avoid them? by Dr Jason Harold. Growth in electricity demand together with the expansion of variable renewable energy will have significant implications for the future electricity system. One main concern is how the system can maintain balance between supply and demand to… | Read on »

On 4 February the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host Robots, Teachers and Tech…the Learning Sciences and Computing Education explored as part of the IS Seminar series. The learning intention of this talk was to reflect upon our education technology landscape through a critical lens but positive lens. The presentation highlighted some specific studies, current trends and the… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Deirdre Curran, of the Work, Organizations and Society Cluster, has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece analyzes the government’s new Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill. Will the new tips bill give restaurant workers what they’re due? Opinion: there are both big wins for employees and glaring omissions in the… | 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 looks at the presence of the Russian navy off of Ireland’s coast. Why are Russian naval and air forces setting up off the Irish coast? Analysis: while these Russian military exercises do… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Gerry Molloy, co-leader of the Health and Well-Being Cluster, has written a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article looks at ways to motivate people to take the booster vaccine. How can we get more people to get booster shots? Analysis: Here are 6 useful ways to motivate and enable people… | Read on »

On 26 January, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host Algorithms, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Irish Legal Services Market by Dr Rónán Kennedy as part of the Whitaker Webinars series The webinar examined the issues raised by the rapid development of software for legal services, commonly known as ‘lawtech’. This could reduce legal costs… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Deirdre Curran, of the Work, Organizations and Society cluster, has been featured in a recent article from the Irish Times. The piece looks at Dr Curran’s research which found that many employees in the hospitality sector do not get to keep the tips they earn. Read more here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Alison Herbert’s research has been featured in a recent article from the Irish Independent. Dr Herbert’s research found that women in their mid-40s to 60s living in rural Ireland are not motivated by money to continue working into older age, but instead by their life purpose and for social connection. Click here to… | Read on »