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Six go cocooning.
(Accessible Active Ageing, 2020-05-25)
“Age is just a number” a familiar quote used by many including Joan Collins who suggested that; “age is just a number, unless you’re a good wine.” However, where the Corona virus is concerned the age 70 is when you must ...
Brand activation in thanatourism: a comparative study of the Bram Stoker Festival and the Whitby Goth Weekend
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)
The life and work of Dubliner Bram Stoker influenced a niche
tourism product popularly consumed today - gothic festivals.
Gothic or “dark tourism” (thanatourism) festivals attract high
spending tourists, usually in ...
The correlation between sustainable plastic adoption and business sustainability in the food packaging sector
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)
Ireland is producing the most plastic waste per person in Europe
(Statista Research Department, 2021). Approximately 40 % of all
plastic produced in Ireland goes to the food packaging sector
(EESC, 2020). In order to ...
Dark Sky Eco Tourism Guide
(Dark Sky Ecotourism, 2023)
The
dark sky evokes basic human emotions and
connects us all to the human story, of how we
watch the dark sky, tell and create stories about
the stars in the sky and beings in the dark
With
the deterioration of the ...
Older adventurers' motivations in Ireland - age is not a barrier (case study)
(CABI, 2023-05-09)
The exponential ageing demographic has prompted governments and organisations such as the World Health
Organisation (WHO) to seek innovative ways to promote healthy ageing (WHO, 2015). The recognition that
physical ...
USI/RC Video Presentation Competition - Why Research Matters -
(Irish Research Council, 2019-03)
The aim of this piece of work is to understand the motivations of older adventurers, specifically divers and hill walkers, to participate in their chosen activities. Is their participation led by a desire to keep fit or ...