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More than ‘lovely girls’: revisiting Ireland’s Housewife of the Year competition
A dismissal of the competition from today’s vantage point ignores the otherwise unmarked lives of Irish women in those decades says Dr Shonagh Hill, Dr Trish McTighe and Dr Gemma Carney.
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Disability rates in Northern Ireland in a time of unprecedented budget cuts
Guest contributor Anne Devlin from the Economic and Social Research Institute looks at disability rates in Northern Ireland and why they are important in this time of unprecedented budget cuts.
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The Windsor Framework: How Green is the ‘Green Lane’?
The Windsor Framework’s ‘green lane’ for certain goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is currently being implemented. Professor David Phinnemore and Dr Lisa Claire Whitten consider how ‘green’ the ‘green lane’ is.
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Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s June 2023
The slides and recording of today’s Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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Assessing demand for integrated education
Measuring the demand for integrated education in Northern Ireland is a complex issue which requires robust and accurate measures says Dr Paula Devine, Dr Erin Early, Dr Minchen Liu and Professor Dirk Schubotz.
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The Cancer Legacy of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement
The Belfast Good Friday Agreement has had a lasting impact on cancer research and cancer care on the island of Ireland says Professor Mark Lawler.
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English Premier League is Becoming Less Competitive
Imbalance is increasing and competitiveness is decreasing in the English Premiership says Leeds United and Arsenal supporter Professor John Garry.
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10 Years from Rana Plaza – have lessons been learned?
Dr Ciarán O’Kelly and Dr Ciara Hackett look at whether any lessons have been learned from the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh.
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The changing Irish state attitudes to British royal coronations
Michael D. Higgins’s attendance at this weekend’s coronation marks a significant break with tradition in regard to Irish attitudes to the coronation of British monarchs since independence says Professor Marie Coleman.
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Sinn Féin at the coronation: how to understand Michelle O’Neill’s decision to attend King Charles’s big day
Michelle O’Neill confirming that she will attend King Charles’s coronation is not only a signal to unionists and neighbours across the water but to voters in the Republic of Ireland says Dr Peter McLoughlin.