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A new landmark study followed 4,000 primary school children, tracking everything from their education attainment to their wellbeing as they progressed through the school system.The Children's School Lives study tracked the children from 2019 to 2023. As it coincided with the Covid lockdown years, it revealed a wealth of data, some of it seriously troubling and challenging for policymakers.The longitudinal study was commissioned by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and conducted by the UCD School of Education.Irish Times education correspondent Niamh Towey delved into the details.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As US and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack, President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was still holding.Joining Ciara with the latest updates is Dominic Waghorn, Sky News International Affairs Editor, and also joining to discuss the fuels impact is Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at the UCD School of Economics and the UCD Energy Institute.Image: Reuters

The HSE is urging people to protect themselves against tick bites ahead of the summer season, as they warn of several hundred Lyme disease cases a year in Ireland.Professor Jack Lambert, Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Mater Hospital and UCD School of Medicine joins Shane to discuss.

Enda Hargarden, Assistant Professor at UCD School of Economics

Lisa Ryan, Professor of Energy Economics at the UCD School of Economics and Energy Institute, discusses Europe's reliance on fossil fuels, a subject which has been highlighted by European Commission President, Ursula Von Der Leyen.

Over the weekend, An Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris floated the idea of one off payments towards environmentally friendly energy measures, such as heat pumps and efficient cars. The suggestion comes in the backdrop of a continuing global energy crisis that has seen oil prices rise to above one hundred dollars a barrel for much of the last two months.Lisa Ryan is a Professor in Energy Economics at the UCD School of Economics and joins Shane to look at what sort of an impact any one off measures could have…

Michael Wallace, Professor of Agriculture and Food Economics at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science talks about the ongoing impact of the war in the middle east.

Lisa Ryan, Professor of Economics in the UCD School of Economics, offers her insights into how different countries around the world are tackling the energy crisis.

Friggatriskaidekaphobia !The fear of Friday the 13th, also known as the chill, that runs down your neck when you spot it on your calendar once more. But where did these superstitions even come from, and why do we still believe them (just in case)? Dr Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of the UCD School of Celtic Studies and Folklore discusses the longevity of this Western superstition.

Friggatriskaidekaphobia !The fear of Friday the 13th, also known as the chill, that runs down your neck when you spot it on your calendar once more. But where did these superstitions even come from, and why do we still believe them (just in case)? Dr Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of the UCD School of Celtic Studies and Folklore discusses the longevity of this Western superstition.

The research led by researchers in University College Dublin, has revealed that the old Irish goat, a recognised and distinct breed, shares a 3,000 year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the late Bronze Age. Assistant Professor Kevin Daly, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, supervised the study.

Today is Friday the 13th a date that, for many, carries an uneasy sense of bad luck and looming misfortune. From religious folklore linking the number 13 to Judas at the Last Supper, to modern horror films that cement its ominous reputation, the superstition has endured for generations.But where does this fear really come from, and why does it still hold power in a country like Ireland, rich in folklore and tradition? Dr Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of the UCD School of Celtic Studies and Folklore, joined Sean to explain

Today is Friday the 13th a date that, for many, carries an uneasy sense of bad luck and looming misfortune. From religious folklore linking the number 13 to Judas at the Last Supper, to modern horror films that cement its ominous reputation, the superstition has endured for generations.But where does this fear really come from, and why does it still hold power in a country like Ireland, rich in folklore and tradition? Dr Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of the UCD School of Celtic Studies and Folklore, joined Sean to explain

Local residents of Brittas in Dublin are seeking orders to remove a set of modular homes that were allegedly built in the area without any planning permission. The developer is claiming the project is exempt from needing any sort of planning permission. To discuss this further was Mary Carolan Legal Affairs Correspondent of the Irish Times and Orla Hegerty Architect and Assistant Professor at UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy.

Advertisements have recently appeared on the New York subway, offering would-be parents the chance to “genetically optimise” their future babies. So, what would this genetic modification involve, and would it be ethical to do?Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Professor of Medical Genetics at UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, and Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Andrew Green.

Lisa Ryan, Professor of Energy Economics at the UCD School of Economics and Energy Institute, reflects on what was agreed at Cop30.

The Government has spent almost €450,000 on enticing builders back home to Ireland from working in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. But is it worth coming back for? And is it financially feasible for them?Pat discusses this issue further with Peter Flynn, Pete the Builder, Orla Hegarty, Architect & Assistant Professor at UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy and also Sean Downey, Director of Education, Skills, Training, Construction Industry Federation.

Ireland is facing a geopolitical choice that is pulling us in two different directions.We are not just witnessing a drift in the Transatlantic Alliance, but its collapse. This poses acute dangers for Ireland.Ben Tonra is Full Professor of International Relations at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations. He joins Seán to discuss exactly what this means, and where we go from here.

The price of electricity is set to go down slightly from December, thanks to a reduction in the Public Service Obligation levy. But what will that mean for people's bills every month? We discuss further with Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at the UCD School of Economics and the UCD Energy Institute.

Dr. Shane Bergin, physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education

From midnight last night, the VAT rate applied to the sale of completed apartments was reduced from 13.5% to 9%, but will this kickstart the construction of apartments which we're being told has all but stalled?Joining Kieran to dig into this is Ollie Lyons, Director and Head of Land Development at JLL and Orla Hegarty, Architect and Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy…

Graham Finlay, UCD School of Politics and International Relations

Aengus Cox, RTÉ Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Correspondent, discusses Electric Ireland's price reduction on electricity. Professor Lisa Ryan, UCD School of Economics and Energy Institute, explains how energy bill increases will be used to upgrade the electricity grid.

Graham Finlay, UCD School of Politics and International Relations

Graham Finlay, UCD School of Politics and International Relations

Dr. Shane Bergin, physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education

At the US tennis open at Flushing Meadows, chaos is part of the charm,screeching New York subways, raucous crowds, celebrity sightings. But now, a different distraction is wafting in - the unmistakable scent of cannabis. Dr. Ray Walley, GP and Associate Professor of General Practice at the UCD School of Medicine spoke about his concerns.

Why do some people take comfort in horror movies while others can only relax with a comedy? We'll find out with UCD School of Psychology Assistant Professor and Director of the Media and Entertainment Psychology Lab Dr. Brendan Rooney.

Dr Shane Bergin, physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education.

Weightloss jabs have bursted onto the market, and the demand for these injections has skyrocketed. What started as a solution for those struggling with obesity has now become a quick-fixed solution for those looking to shed a couple of pounds.Some of these drugs are now available in some beauty clinics but what kind of message is this sending and how will those who need it the most lose out? Professor Donal O'Shea, Clinical Director at St. Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH) and Professor at UCD School of Medicine joined Pat Kenny on the show.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory discusses the new apartment standards the Government have brought in with Orla Hegarty of the UCD School of Architecture and Planning. Orla outlines the major flaws in these new guidelines, around creating liveable homes, and analyses the Governments justifications as lacking evidence. These will boost speculative developers profits and create tenements of the 21st century charged at unaffordable rents. Creating a dystopian city and urban spaces Latest Echo Chamber RTE-An Post podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134177046 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532

This week, the housing Minister unveiled new rules allowing studio flats as small as 32 square metres. But are these moves for smaller apartments harkening back to Soviet style housing models? All to discuss with Orla Hegarty, Architect & Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.

As the government plans to reduce minimum apartment size, we ask are apartments really a solution for our housing crisis? Ivan discusses this further with Orla Hegarty, Architect & Assistant Professor at UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy.

Dr Shane Bergin, Physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education, on the next generation of Scientists.

Licovolt, a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company supported by NovaUCD, today announced that it is set to create 10 new jobs following a seed investment (undisclosed) from Davencor Holdings, established by John Corcoran, the founder and former CEO of Davenham Switchgear. Davenham, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Dublin, is a market leader of electrical distribution and control solutions for major industries, including datacentres, and was last year acquired by the Legrand Group, headquartered in France. Licovolt's technology is a novel chemical compound and associated process used to extract critical minerals from spent battery material at a fraction of the cost and emissions of current methods. The technology enables the recycling of these materials and creates a global opportunity for OEMs who manufacture cathode active material (CAM) which is required for the electric vehicle (EV) and data centre industries. Clint Zahmel, Executive Director, Licovolt said, "This investment by Davencor Holdings will enable the company to rapidly advance our strategic technology development roadmap to ensure that business development opportunities are grasped quickly given the scale of the global opportunity for Licovolt's technology. Additionally following this investment, we plan to create up to 10 new jobs over the next two years, in the areas of international business development, finance, chemical engineering and battery innovation." He added, "It is estimated that datacentres worldwide will need to recycle up to two million Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) battery systems over the next five years, and given John's deep understanding of the electrical and datacentre industries, together with his proven track record of building successful businesses internationally, makes him an invaluable partner as we develop and implement our international scaling strategy." John Corcoran, CEO, Davencor Holdings said, "Licovolt represents a really exciting opportunity in the field of battery recycling. The team's innovative approach and very strong technical foundation positions them well for significant growth in this evolving market." The Licovolt technology emerged after three years of intensive research, partly funded by Research Ireland, following a breakthrough chemical discovery led by Associate Professor Tony Keene, UCD School of Chemistry, in partnership with Associate Professor Steven Ferguson, UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, the company's co-founders. Earlier this year Licovolt entered into a formal joint development agreement with Pure Battery Technologies (PBT), headquartered in Australia with operations in Hagen, Germany. This partnership with PBT will support the rapid advancement of Licovolt's technology.

In this six-part podcast series, we are looking into the past and present of Irish food and agriculture and asking: by better understanding the past, can we help develop a more sustainable future? Last week, UCD School of Archaeology professors Meriel McClatchie and Jessica Smyth spoke of pre-historic Irish farming and food practises, while Co Tipperary farmer Maurice Deasy discussed growing regenerative crops of heritage grain. For episode two, we move into medieval Ireland and beyond; covering pre- and post-British colonisation, the Great Famine and the era of industrialisation; speaking with Irish food historian Regina Sexton, folklorist and Irish Country Living columnist Shane Lehane and Mairin Byrne, who owns and operates Inch House Pudding – a food with its own living history. Food Island is presented by multi-award-winning food journalist Janine Kennedy and brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. It shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. This special six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute @universitycollegedublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Long Covid continues to impact the lives of many across the country.It was recently announced that those eligible for the Long COVID Support Scheme will now have until the end of the year to access this benefit.Originally set to end this month, the scheme has been extended by six months. While this extension is welcome, it raises important questions about the future of support for those affected. Andrea speaks to those still suffering and with Professor Jack Lambert from the UCD School of Medicine.Listen here.

Can our past help us navigate a more sustainable future in food production and our eating habits? Ireland has long been known as a food-producing nation, but do we really know just how far back that extends? In the first episode of this six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture, journalist Janine Kennedy speaks with UCD School of Archaeology researchers Prof Meriel McClatchie and Prof Jessica Smyth, whose careers have centred around understanding our prehistoric diets and farming practises. She also speaks with Co Tipperary-based farmer, Maurice Deasy, who produces some “ancient grains” on his family tillage farm. Food Island is brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. This special six-part series on the Past, Present and Future of Irish Food and Agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute. Food Island is an Irish Farmers Journal podcast presented by multi-award-winning food journalist, Janine Kennedy. This podcast shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Shane Bergin, physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education

The 2025 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition, an intensive 4-week accelerator programme for student entrepreneurs, which is now in its 11th year, has commenced today at University College Dublin (UCD) with 11 early-stage ventures and 22 participating students. The participating ventures are focused on a wide range of business ideas including; sustainable agriculture, robotics, edtech, smart sensing systems for healthcare, sustainable fashion and music. A €3k NovaUCD One to Watch Prize, sponsored by Terra Solar, is available for the overall winning venture at the end of this year's competition. The accelerator programme is run by NovaUCD, the innovation and start-up hub, as a framework to support UCD undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to work together to develop and grow start-up companies. The aim of the accelerator is to assist the students in refining their start-up ideas through a series of structured workshops, including taught content from industry experts, interactive workshops, regular mentoring and pitching sessions. Caroline Gill, Innovation Pathway Manager at NovaUCD who manages the competition said, "Over the next month we will be supporting the participating student entrepreneurs as they begin the process of accelerating their business ideas into early-stage start-ups. A key objective of this annual competition is to provide the students with the skills, the confidence, and the opportunity to further develop their ideas and hopefully in time launch their start-ups in Ireland and even internationally." The 4-week accelerator, which uses the Lean Startup and Business Model Canvas approach, includes a series of structured and interactive workshops delivered by Raomal Perera, Lean Disruptor. Topics such as, customer development; value proposition; working in teams; design thinking; prototyping, environment mapping; financial planning and effective fundraising and pitching, will be covered. At a final workshop, to be held in late-June, the participating ventures will pitch to a judging panel. Based on the evaluation of the presentations an overall winner will be selected and will receive the €3k NovaUCD One to Watch Prize sponsored by Terra Solar. At the end of the 2024 competition physiotherapists Rory Lambe and Ben O'Grady, both then masters students in the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, were announced as winners of the Tech Sustainability Prize. Clia, their early-stage venture, aims to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people with cardiovascular disease by combining clinical data with wearable technology to improve its management. Rory is now a PhD student and earlier this year to further develop Clia he was one of several UCD students selected to participate in Conception X, a nine-month venture programme in London, focused on supporting PhD students from the UK and across Europe, to turn their research into deep tech start-ups. Fourteen (14) postgraduate and 8 undergraduate students are participating on this year's accelerator programme. Over 80 early-stage ventures and some 200 students have completed NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competitions to date. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Dr. Shane Bergin, physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education

Graham Finlay, from the UCD School of International Relations

Graham Finlay, UCD School of International Relations

Jessica Smyth, Associate Professor at the UCD School of Archaeology on a new study which shows Newgrange tombs were not just burial places for the elite.

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 17 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Guests Florence Eshalomi - MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Michael Rosen - Author and Poet Professor Mark Faghy - Long Covid Trial Lead at the University of Derby Becky Steed - Former Nottingham GP and Long Covid sufferer Will Guyatt - The Smart 7's Tech Guru Dr Paul Jansz - Cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon, Vincents Hospital, SydneyDr David Timms - Inventor of The Bi-VACOR artificial heart Rory Cellan-Jones - Author and Dog Owner Carol Erickson - Animal Advocate with the Pennsylvania SPCA Steve Reed - Environment Secretary Professor Ellen Crushell - Metabolic Paediatrician at Ireland's Temple Street Children's Hospital and Clinical Professor at UCD School of Medicine Alan Titchmarsh - The Nation's Favourite Gardener Dr Kate Mansfield - Associate Professor and Director of the Turtle Research Group at the UFC Biology DepartmentContact us over at X or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Jamie East, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Shane Bergin, from the UCD School of Education // Leo Enright, Space Commentator

Professor Ellen Crushell, Metabolic Paediatrician at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) Temple Street and Clinical Professor at UCD School of Medicine

Dr. Shane Bergin, UCD School of Education

Dr. Shane Bergin, physicist at the UCD School of Education

Joining Dearbhail to discuss the stories of the week were Aidan Regan, Professor at UCD School of Politics and International Relations, Gráinne Ní Aodha, News reporter with the Press Association, Cormac Lucey, Economics Columnist with the Sunday Times, Dr. Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Consultant in Inclusion Medicine at St. James's Hospital.