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Irish Research Council

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Grants since 2016
4 492
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4 517
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2024 · research · New Foundations

Medico-legal reports (MLRs) play a vital role in the international protection process by providing objective medical evidence in relation to a torture survivor’s application. However, there has been no research into the role and impact of MLRs in practice in Ireland. This socio-legal project will analyse decisions of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal to determine the impact of MLRs in the work of the Tribunal. It will interview decision-makers about their experiences of interpreting

Clíodhna Murphy · National University of Ireland, Maynooth

2024 · research · New Foundations

Unlike most advanced democracies, Ireland does not have a strong tradition of legal observation at protests. Legal observers have three important functions, their presence changes the behaviour of participants, they help to protect protest rights, and they provide an independent documentation of the events. The absence of trained observers has negatively impacted on the way that protests have been policed in Ireland. This project seeks to develop the capacity of Irish civil society to field a co

Illan Wall · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

2024 · research · New Foundations

The project aims to analyse the discourse used by social actors resisting LGBTQ+ equality in childhood education, within the framework of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to 2030. It focuses on advancing policy, transforming learning environments, and building educator capacity. This research addresses global citizenship education (GCE) goals, especially regarding gender equality and inclusive RSE education. It critically examines far-right and heteroactivist discourse, uncovering its

Thomas Delahunty · National University of Ireland, Maynooth

2024 · research · New Foundations

Ar Scáth a Chéile is a collaborative project between Trinity College Dublin’s School of Education and the Irish Sustainability Schools Network. It supports the implementation of ESD to 2030: the national strategy for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Through research in an innovative sustainability leadership programme in a post-primary school, the project will examine how partnerships and whole-school approaches influence students’ sustainability competences. Findings will be shared

Mairead Hurley · Trinity College Dublin

2024 · research · New Foundations

The Physics Department at the University of Limerick, in collaboration with physicists at the Technological University of the Shannon, aims to foster interest in physics amongst primary school pupils while promoting gender equality through a hands-on electrochemical battery workshops. University undergraduates will visit schools, present themselves as diverse role models encouraging all pupils to pursue physics. During these workshops pupils will build and test non-toxic batteries, learning abou

Robert Lynch · University of Limerick