In the lead-up to #IWD, WIRI spotlights Prof. Niamh Reilly—scholar of gender justice, human rights & ideas that change the world @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social

Delighted to share the latest edition of Western Classics, which includes research updates and articles from the Galway Classics community:

doi.org/10.13025/30223

@uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social @campsgalway.bsky.social #AncientClassics #medieval

Dr Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social, said "Michael Logan hoped for a world where Irish would thrive and through our project, their vision can now inspire a new generation of Irish speakers to continue that legacy of dreaming big.”

🔗: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...

an Dr. John Walsh Ollamh Comhlach in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. I mbliana tá RTÉ ag comóradh céad bliain ó bunaíodh an teirbhís raidió 2RN. Breathnaíonn John siar ar áit na Gaeilge sa gcraoladh agus mar a cuireadh an teanga i láthair. Is dona leis nach bhfuil sola...

Agallamh liom ar @rternag.bsky.social faoi chomóradh 100 bliain den raidió in Éirinn agus ról na Gaeilge ó thús ama.

www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/c...

"There is a 'bouncer' like rule about behaviour: one in, one out"

Prof Molly Byrne, School of Psychology, @uniofgalway.bsky.social spoke to @independent.ie about how ‘analogue bags’ can help replace phone-scrolling habits with healthier offline behaviours.

🔗: m.independent.ie/life/health-...

Ancient History Magazine 58 In antiquity, Southern Italy was a prominent destination for Greek colonists. However, numerous people already lived in the region. The Greeks sometimes peacefully coexisted with these tribes — and so...

Edward Herring has a new article on Magna Graecia's red-figure pottery, which appears in the latest issue of Ancient History magazine. @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social @campsgalway.bsky.social
#AncientHistory #Archaeology

Meet the community group building ‘sand traps’ to beat coastal erosion in Donegal .

Erosion risk: Coastal geomorphologist, Dr Kevin Lynch, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, has advised a community group from the Fanad Peninsula in Co Donegal on how to maintain the area.

🔗: www.independent.ie/regionals/do...

Dr John Walsh, @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social, @uniofgalway.bsky.social discussed the Action Plan for Irish Language Services published by the Government this week with @nuachttg4.bsky.social @03:21.

Nuacht TG4 | Seinnteoir | Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile Mórimeachtaí an lae ó Aonad Nuachta TG4.

Seirbhísí Gaeilge: Labhair an Dr John Walsh (Scoil na dTeangacha, na Litríochtaí agus na gCultúr) le Nuacht TG4 @03:21 faoin bPlean Gníomhaíochta um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge a d'fhoilsigh an Rialtas an tseachtain seo.

🔗: www.tg4.ie/ga/player/ca...

When councils won’t act, communities turn to nature to get justice Environmental law has become the last line of defence against unauthorised quarrying, writes Eugene Farrell

Dr Eugene Farrell, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, writes that ongoing failures by local authorities to enforce planning law have forced communities to turn to environmental laws.

🔗: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... via @irishexaminer.bsky.social

Why people believe misinformation even when they’re told the facts Misinformation is not just a content problem, but an emotional and structural one.

"Factchecking is seen as a go-to method for tackling the spread of false information. But it is notoriously difficult to correct misinformation."

@kellyfincham.bsky.social, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, writes in @uk.theconversation.com

🔗: theconversation.com/why-people-b...

Prof Brian McGuire, School of Psychology, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, is co-author on a paper entitled "Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research" published in @natneuro.nature.com

#UniversityofGalway #Research #ClinicalPsychology

🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...