Opinion
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Pooling of Decision Making Increases Freedom
The Brexit campaign, at least up to now, is based on the assumption that the alternative to EU membership is some nirvana, where the British government will be free to do what it wills on the global stage without being constrained by the decisions of others or the need for collective and binding decision making.
10 May 2016
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‘People With Intellectual Disability Have Been Silenced Too Often’
We, as a society, need to tackle continued physical segregation, political invisibility and abuse of human rights of people with intellectual disability.
10 May 2016
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The Proclamation was a speech by Pearse, not a constitution
The Easter Rising document did not reflect the range of views of its seven signatories.
28 Mar 2016
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Recognising the impact of research in the Arts and Humanities
The Arts and Humanities both celebrate and challenge the expression of the human condition, according to Professor Jane Ohlmeyer.
3 Mar 2016
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How Our Employment Laws Could Better Support People with Mental Health Issues
People with mental health problems in Ireland experience persistent labour market disadvantage, according to Mark Bell, Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity.
2 Feb 2016
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The Proclamation – The Spirit of 1916 Captured on a Piece of Paper
It was met with indifference when it was first read out and is now often misquoted, but the 1916 Proclamation remains a triumph of inspiration, according to Professor of History Patrick Geoghegan
1 Feb 2016
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Shareholders can learn about company risk from Volkswagen scandal
Poor corporate governance is always dangerous, according to Dr Elaine Laing, Assistant Professor in Finance, Trinity Business School
19 Jan 2016
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Restrict free markets and other freedoms may be curtailed
Markets are not without limitations, but they allow freedom, according to Professor of Economics John O'Hagan
18 Jan 2016
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Brain Disease: Where Ireland Stands
A large majority of us will experience some form of brain illness during our lifetimes, with over half of us requiring therapy for a neurological or psychiatric disease
7 Dec 2015
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The Interrogator’s Soul : The Neuroscience of Torture
An ordinary person becomes a torturer with surprising ease, the hard part comes when it’s time to be human again, according to Professor of Experimental Brain Research Shane O'Mara
1 Dec 2015