Secret, behind-the-scenes talks were going on years before the official Belfast Agreement was signed – and made the whole thing possible.
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Over the past few years, most big media organisations have updated their social media rules.
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Ireland is looking at imposing a living wage on all employers.
Researchers are imagining what the world might look like in 2048 — and the new forms of inequality and injustice that might exist.
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A new study suggests that being intellectually engaged does nothing to slow cognitive decline, but it does start the decline from a higher point.
The link that Ronald McDonald House creates between itself and sick children is not just positive, it is sacrosanct.
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Putting a human rights issue to a national vote is a crude means of legalising same-sex marriage.
Let’s hope Ireland votes Yes, but the government could have made sure marriage equality happened years ago.
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Lecturer of astronomy, University of Galway
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Galway
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Lecturer Above The Bar, School of Law, University of Galway
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Professor in Business Analytics and Society, University of Galway
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Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway
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Professor of Business and Society, University of Galway
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Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Galway
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Established Professor of Computer Science, University of Galway
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Lecturer in English, University of Galway
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Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Galway
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Associate Professor, University of Galway
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PhD in Education, University of Galway
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Economics lecturer, University of Galway
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Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Galway
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Lecturer in History, University of Galway
