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Teacher talk at three stages of English language teacher career development: a corpus-aided study
(2021-03-30)
Classroom discourse (CD) and teacher talk (TT) have received much attention over the years across a range of research perspectives, from qualitative case studies of individual teacher narratives to large-scale quantitative ...
An enquiry into contemporary relativism: arguing in favour of irrealist metaethics
(2021-11-08)
This project will firstly set out to argue that relativism is a viable and defensible stance which can be taken up in many contemporary philosophical debates. This will be achieved firstly by drafting an overview of the ...
From the hoof to the hook: an investigation of beef processor influence on Irish farm policy and politics, 1950-1986
(2021-06-11)
This thesis traces the development of the Irish beef processing industry through its first thirty-six years from 1950 to 1986. It asks how and why meat processing firms became so influential in Irish farming, documenting ...
Report on human trafficking and exploitation on the island of Ireland (Pre-published)
(Mary Immaculate College, 2021)
The Human Trafficking & Exploitation Project on the Island of Ireland (HTEPII) is the culmination of a
cooperative project involving several collaborators. This unique mixed-methods research project brings
together senior ...
A Literary translation and critical analysis of Voltaire's "Prix de la justice et de l'humanité" (1777)
(2021-02-19)
On 1 October 1777, the Economic Society of Berne proposed a reform discussion in the Gazette de Berne, that required entrants to ‘compose and write a complete and detailed legislative proposal on criminal matters.’ As a ...
‘We think considerable improvement should be made.’ Irish insanity and the Limerick District Lunatic Asylum, 1772-1900
(2021-04-08)
The focus of this thesis is the Limerick District Lunatic Asylum (LDLA hereafter), its interconnected institutions and the people who used them. Established in 1827, LDLA was Ireland’s first large-scale provincial district ...
"Do you see this woman" (Luke 7:44). The multi-faceted witness of women in Luke's gospel
(2021-04-07)
The open question that is posed in this research, seeks to ascertain what the women
exemplify as they interact with Jesus in the Lukan Gospel. How does Jesus engage them
and what aspects of discipleship and response do ...
Re:membrance of Absence Disrupting perceptions of Jewish and minority identity in Ireland through theatre
(2021-03-30)
This research examines social, historical and theoretical reasons that have contributed to the noticeable omission of minority voices, specifically Jewish voices, from Irish theatre narratives to date. The creation of the ...
The creativity of life: Husserl, Henry and beyond
(2021-04-06)
This work investigates the nature of transcendental subjectivity, and whether and how
the subject can endeavour to know and attest to its absolute foundation with its essential
structures. Towards this end, I take up the ...
The role of Christian faith in the lives of a cohort of Catholic primary school principals in the Republic of Ireland
(2021-02-19)
Principals, as ‘gatekeepers’ in Catholic primary schools (CPSs), are at the nexus of change in relation to faith and culture. These changes include a political impetus for a more diverse patronage system for primary schools, ...