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Irish Research Council

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2024 · research · New Foundations

This project has two central, interrelated objects. The first aims to unite cutting-edge scholarship on medieval women throughout the Global Middle Ages with the extensive expertise and archival collections of the Chester Beatty Library. This will be achieved through the integration of Chester Beatty's archivists into a two-day intensive academic workshop to be held in Dublin in order to facilitate mutually beneficial knowledge-exchange between the academic and public sector. The second aim is t

Megan Welton · University College Dublin

2024 · research · New Foundations

As Ireland’s population ages, there is a growing need for services that support older people to age in the community and enjoy optimal quality of life. The social economy, including voluntary, community, charitable organisations and social enterprises, provides supports ranging from help with daily life tasks, to household maintenance, housing adaptation, and social supports that maintain integration and participation in the community. Developing in-depth case studies of service initiatives, thi

Carol Power · University College Cork

2024 · research · New Foundations

Self-directed ageism, whereby older people internalise negative stereotyping, viewing themselves through a negative and ageist lens is particularly harmful form of ageism, leading to a shorter lifespan, life limiting behaviours, poor health, and social isolation (Age Action, 2022: Ishikawa, 2023). Qualitative interviews with older people aged 50 and over in Ireland will provide valuable empirical insights into how older people understand, and experience self-directed ageism. Research findings wi

Catherine Elliott O'Dare · Trinity College Dublin

2024 · research · New Foundations

Dolphin House and Park is a strong, neighbourly and proud community in Dublin’s South Inner City. Built in 1957, the complex is made up of 392 flats in 6 blocks. It remains Dublin's largest public housing flat complex while also remaining one of Dublin’s most deprived areas. Generations of families live there and now, through the slow process of regeneration, people are being ‘de-tenanted’, and the flats are coming down. While Dolphin House yet remains standing, this project will seek to underst

Joe Whelan · Trinity College Dublin