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Investigation of the first recent crayfish plague outbreak in Ireland and its subsequent spread in the Bruskey River and surrounding areas
(EDP Sciences, 2022-06-02)
White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is a keystone species found in western European freshwater bodies, where it has suffered drastic declines due to pathogens, competition with nonindigenous crayfish species ...
Evaluation of fish pots as a feasible fishing method in Irish waters, with specific reference to the physiological effects of common and alternate pots on the lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula).
(2009)
Finfish pots have emerged as a “responsible” gear, when used in combination with conservational and technical measures to sustain fisheries. Previous trials in Irish waters have offered no published reported data and so ...
Low levels of microplastics recorded from the common periwinkle, Littorina littorea on the west coast of Ireland
(2019-12)
Microplastics (MPs) are an environmental pollutant of increasing concern. However, little research has assessed MP levels in intertidal gastropods. The authors explored MP abundance in the gastropod Littorina littorea from ...
Delivering Library Services in a time of crisis; Technological Higher Education Association Libraries responding to COVID-19 from March – August 2020
(The All Ireland Society for Higher Education, 2020)
This paper presents the experience of eight Irish academic libraries from the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) from March – August 2020 while delivering library services during the COVID-19 pandemic. It ...
Promoting and encouraging genealogy tourism in County Mayo
(2007)
There are over 70 million people of Irish descent scattered across the globe, forming a nostalgic Diasporic network that links County Mayo and the rest of Ireland to places such as the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ...
Collaborative supply chain practices during severe economic downturn in the Republic of Ireland
(2012)
Construction in the Republic of Ireland held a dominant position in the economy in the decade to 2007, at peak accounting for 24% of GDP. Given the scale of this
contribution it is clear that leveraging even modest ...
What value can be attached to a concept of mystery and has it a place in contemporary Western culture?
(2006)
The idea for this thesis arose from a chain of reactions first set in motion by a
particular experience. In keeping with the contemporary need to deconstruct every
phenomenon it seemed important to analyse this experience ...
An empirical study of the effectiveness of Irish banks’ lending regulations
(2011)
The objective of this thesis will be to examine the effectiveness of lending regulations for Irish banks both prior to and after the collapse of the banking sector. The research developed a profile of the banking ...
High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) and a foetus stranded in Ireland
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-10-29)
Bio-accumulation of persistent organic pollutants including polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCBs), brominated flame retardants and organochlorine pesticides continue to be of major concern for marine apex predators such as killer ...
Incubation centres and the teaching of entrepreneurship: bridging theory and practice
(2016-04-04)
This paper argues that collaboration between Higher Education Institutions and Incubation Centres can contribute to the embedding of entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. ...