More than 120 academics sign Irish newspaper boycott declaration
A letter in today’s Irish Times sees more than 120 Irish and Irish-based academics declare their support for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
The scholars said they were “disturbed by the involvement of Israeli higher education institutions in Israel’s military and security industries, by EU institutional involvement in funding Israeli research, and by the research and development collaboration between Irish and Israeli higher-education institutions”.
They said they would respond to the appeal from Palestinian civil society and avoid co-operation with those institutions.
Contrary to the order presented by the newspaper, the letter’s lead author is Dr Ronit Lentin, retired associate professor of sociology from Trinity College Dublin and herself an Israeli citizen.
As part of the Irish organisation Academics for Palestine, Dr Lentin produced the letter as a rapid Irish contribution to the growing international boycott movement.
That growth was reflected in last week’s advertisement in the Guardian newspaper, which saw more than 340 British-based academics sign a similar declaration.
Since its launch nearly two years ago Academics for Palestine has secured formal pledges to boycott Israeli academic institutions from more than 200 Irish academics.
See below for the full list of signatories to today’s letter, and below that an up-to-date list of those who have endorsed the formal pledge as circulated by Palestinian civil society organisations to observe a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
Signatories to Irish Times letter
Dr Ronit Lentin (retired), TCD, joint PRO Academics for Palestine
Harry Browne, DIT, joint PRO Academics for Palestine
Prof Des Bell, NCAD
Prof Seamus Deane, Emeritus Keough Professor of Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame
Prof John Doyle, DCU
Prof Conleth D. Hussey, UL
Prof Gerry Kearns, Maynooth University
Prof Kathleen Lynch, UCD
Prof Damian McCormack, UCD
Prof Terrence McDonough, NUIG
Prof Karen McElrath, Fayetteville State University, USA
Prof Cahal McLaughlin, Queen’s University Belfast
Prof John Pinkerton, QUB
Dr John Kelly, Emeritus Professor, UCD
Prof Sam Porter, QUB
Dr Helena Sheehan, Emeritus Professor, DCU
John Waddell, Emeritus Professor, NUIG
Eyad Abu-Khiran, University and College Union, QUB
Dr Barbara Bradby (retired), TCD
Elaine Bradley, PHD candidate, TCD
Dr Audrey Bryan, St Patrick’s College, DCU
Dr James Carr, UL
Dr Michael Carr, DIT
Dr Justin Carville, IADT
Teresa Cash, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Dr Maurice Coakley, Griffith College Dublin
Dr Steve Coleman, Maynooth University
Dr Peter Collins, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Dr Eileen Connolly, DCU
Dr Catherine Conlon, TCD
Magdi Rashied, DIT
Eddie Conlon, DIT
Dr Ciaran Cosgrove (retired), TCD
Dr Colin Coulter, Maynooth University
Dr Laurence Cox, Maynooth University
Deirdre Cree, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Ann Curran, DIT
Dr Laurence Davis, UCC
Dr Sharae Deckard, UCD
Miriam Delaney, DIT
Dr Kevin Farrell, IT Blanchardstown
Dr Paul Farrell, IT Tallaght
Gerry Farrelly, DIT
Dr Brian Feeney, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Dr Jude Lal Fernando, TCD
Dr Mikael Fernström, UL
Dr Andrew Finlay, TCD
Barry Finnegan, Griffith College Dublin
Mike FitzGibbon, UCC
Dr Camilla Fitzsimons, Maynooth University
Richard Fitzsimons, DIT
Dr Angela Flynn, UCC
Dr Michael Foley, DIT
Dr Oona Frawley, Maynooth University
Dr Paul Michael Garrett, NUIG
Dr Brian Hanley, Historian
Martin Hanrahan, DIT
Tony Hayes, DIT
Dermot Healy (retired), DIT
Roddy Hegarty, Library & Archive Director (Armagh)
Goretti Horgan, Ulster University
Dr David Hughes, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Dr Mariya Ivancheva, UCD
Celia Keenan (retired), St Patrick’s College Drumcondra
Dr Sinéad Kennedy, Maynooth University
Ian Kilroy, DIT
Dr Heather Laird, UCC
Dr David Landy, TCD
Dr John Lannon, UL
Zoe Lawlor, UL
Dr Luciana Lolich, UCD
Madeleine Lombard, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Eibhlín Mhic Aoidh, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Dr Martin McCabe, DIT
Dr Conor Mc Carthy, Maynooth University
Dr Des McGuinness (retired), DCU
Simon McGuinness, DIT
Denise McKee, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Dr Elaine McLaughlin, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Brian McMahon, Cork IT
Noirin MacNamara, PhD candidate, QUB
Dr Bill McSweeney, TCD
Dr Martin Maguire, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Dr Martin Marjoram, IT Tallaght
Dr Chandana Mathur, Maynooth University
Dr Thomas Murray, UCD
Dr Yoga Nathan, UL
Maeve O’Brien, PhD Candidate, Ulster University
Dr Eithne O’Connell, DCU
David O’Connor, DIT
Dr Maureen O’Connor, UCC
Dr Tom O’Connor, Cork IT
Tom O’Connor, DIT
Dr Hugh O’Donnell, DIT
Dr Micheal O’Flynn, UCD
Dr Féilim Ó hAdhmaill, UCC
Dr Theresa O’Keefe, UCD
Daithí Ó Madáin, NUIG
Dr Eoin O’Mahony, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
Dr Jacqui O’Riordan, UCC
Dr Sinead Pembroke, TCD
Dr Michael Pierse, QUB
Dr Susan Power, Griffith College Dublin
John Rafferty, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Dr John Reynolds, Maynooth University
Ellen Reynor, St. Patrick’s College, DCU
Dr Paola Rivetti, DCU
Jim Roche, DIT, Chair Academics for Palestine
Maggie Ronayne, NUIG
Dr Colin Sage, UCC
Dr Birgit Schippers, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Paul Sheehan (retired), former Director of Library Services, DCU
Dr Fintan Sheerin, TCD
Domhnall Sheridan, DIT
Ailbhe Smyth (retired), UCD
Dr Robbie Smyth Griffith College Dublin
Stephen Stewart, Mater Dei Inst./DCU
Dr Andy Storey, UCD
Peter Tansey, UCD
Dr Gavan Titley, Maynooth University
Dr Antonio Toral, DCU
Theresa Urbainczyk, UCD
Ciaran Walsh, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Signatories to Academics for Palestine pledge
“In response to the call from Palestinian civil society for an institutional academic boycott of Israel, we pledge not to engage in any professional association with Israeli academic, research and state institutions and with those representing these institutions, until such time as Israel complies with international law and universal principles of human rights.”
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Marnie Holborow
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Applied Language and Intercultural Studies
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Dr Des McGuinness
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Communications
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DCU
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Jim Roche
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Architecture
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DIT
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Harry Browne
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NUIM
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Dr Peter Collins
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History
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Dr Kathy Glavanis-Grantham
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Dr Andy Storey
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Dr Laurence Cox
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Sociology
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Dr Iain Atack
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Irish School of Ecumenics
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TCD
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Dr Féilim Ó hAdhmaill
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Ciaran Walsh
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Paddy Tally
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Dr Martin Marjoram
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Mathematics
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IT Tallaght
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Donna Hazzard
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dermot McCartan
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Dr Michael McEntee
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Marian Curran
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Martin Hagan
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Brian Kelly
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History
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Queens
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Claire Connolly
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Music
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Paula Gilligan
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Business and Humanities
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IADT
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Peter Murphy
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Construction
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DIT
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Dr Elaine McLaughlin
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Physical Education
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Birgit Schippers
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Politics
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Micheal Martin
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Irish
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Gabrielle Nig Uidhir
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Teresa Cash
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History
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Tracey McKay
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Geography
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Orla Nugent
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Music
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Eibhlin Mhic Aoidh
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Irish
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Joan Campbell
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Human Development Studies
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Sean MacLabhrai
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Irish
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Deirdre Cree
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Education Studies
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Denise McKee
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Education Studies
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St. Mary’s Belfast
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Dr Rory Hearne
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Geography
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NUIM
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Maggie Roynayne
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Archaeology
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NUIG
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Dr Marie Moran
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Social Justice
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UCD
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Pat Hannon
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Media
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DIT
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Tom O’Connor
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Media
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DIT
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Magdi Rashied
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Dr Eddie Conlon
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Engineering
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Ruairi Hayden
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Construction
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Prof Helena Sheehan
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Communications
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DCU
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Dr Paul Michael Garrett
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Social Work
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NUIG
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Dr Bill Dorris
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Communications (retired)
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DCU
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Sean Marlow
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Electronic Engineering
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DCU
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Peter Tansey
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Architecture
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UCD
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Simon Canz
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Architecture
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UCD
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Mark Price
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Architecture
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UCD
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Daithi O Madain
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Education
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NUIG
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Dr Eithne Murphy
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Economics
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NUIG
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Prof Patricia Coughlan
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English
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UCC,
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Prof Terrence McDonough
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Economics
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NUIG
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Dr Ronit Lentin
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Sociology
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TCD
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Prof Kathleen Lynch
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Equality Studies
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UCD
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Brian O’Boyle
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Home Economics
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St Angela’s College Sligo(NUIG)
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Dr David Hughes
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Physiology
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RCSI
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Dr John O’Brennan
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Sociology
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NUI Maynooth
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Prof Jane Horgan
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Computing (retired)
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DCU
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Mike Fitzgibbon
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Food Business and Development Department
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UCC
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James Rock
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Culinary Arts
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DIT
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Dr John Cunningham
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History
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NUIG
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Dr Colin Sage
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Geography
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UCC
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Dr Jacqui O’Riordan
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Applied Social Science
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UCC
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Prof John Pinkerton
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Social Work
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Dr Des O’Rawe
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Creative Arts
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QUB
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Dr Steve Coleman
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Anthropology
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NUIM
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Dr Eithne O’Connell
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Translation Studies
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DCU
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Stephen Stewart
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Head of History
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DCU
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Dr Audrey Bryan
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Sociology
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St. Patrick’s College, DCU
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Dr Kieran Allen
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Sociology
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UCD
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Dr Jim Rogers
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Communications
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DCU
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Dr Bill McSweeney
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Irish School of Ecumenics
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TCD
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Dr Barbara Bradby
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Sociology
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TCD
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Dr Sharae Deckard
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English
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UCD
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Steve Woods
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Creative Arts
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Simon McGuinness
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Architecture
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Dr Lorcan Sirr
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Construction Management
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Dr Michael Carr
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Engineering
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DIT
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Eileen Mageean
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Engineering
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DIT
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Dave O Connor
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Francis Duffy
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DIT
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Stephen Tierney
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Matthew McCullagh
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UCD
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Alan Mee
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Brian McMahon
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Dr Jeneen Naji
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Media Studies
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NUIM
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Dr Linda Moore
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Social Sciences
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Ulster
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Dr Gerard McMahon
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Management
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Ailbhe Smyth
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Women’s Studies
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Dr Tom O’Connor
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Cork IT
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Maurice Coakley
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Griffith College Dublin
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Robbie Smyth
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Journalism & Media
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Griffith College Dublin
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Barry Finnegan
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Journalism & Media
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Griffith College Dublin
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Prof Joe Cleary
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NUIM
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Richard Fitzsimons
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DIT
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Ray English
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DIT
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Michael Carr
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DIT
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Dore Fischer
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Dr Hugh O’Donnell
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Barbara O’Shea
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DIT
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Martin Hanrahan
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DIT
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Dr Lionel Pilkington
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NUIG
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Prof Tadhg Foley
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NUIG
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Prof Ciaran Cosgrove
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Hispanic Studies
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Dr Eugenia Siapera
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Communications
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DCU
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Prof Seamus Deane
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Notre Dame
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Prof Luke Gibbons
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English
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NUIM
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Celia Keenan
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English
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St Patrick’s College DCU
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Dr Martin Maguire
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Humanities
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Dundalk IT
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Dr Maureen O’Connor
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UCC
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Dr Jude Lal Fernando
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Irish School of Ecumenics
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TCD
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Dr Heather Laird
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English
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UCC
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Dr John Reynolds
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Law
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NUIM
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Mary O’Donnell
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English
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NUIM
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Barbara O’Doherty
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Architecture
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DIT
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Dermot Healy
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Architecture
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DIT
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Dr Theresa O’Keefe
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Sociology
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NUIM
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Angela Flynn
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Nursing & Midwifery
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UCC
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Dr Cormac Deane
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Film Studies
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TCD
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Claire McGing
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Geography
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NUIM
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Dr Anne Mulhall
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English
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UCD
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Dr Piaras Mac Einri
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Dr Justin Carville
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Creative Arts
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Dr Christophe Meudec
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Software Engineering
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IT Carlow
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Prof Niamh O’Sullivan
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Visual Culture
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NCAD
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Dr Michael Foley
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Media
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DIT
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Dr Anthony Haughey
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Media
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DIT
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Dr Martin McCabe
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Media
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DIT
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Prof Sam Porter
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Nursing & Midwifery
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QUB
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Patrick Flynn
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Architecture
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DIT
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Paul Kelly
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Architecture
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DIT
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Dr Gwen Moore
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Arts Education
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Mary Immaculate
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Ian Kilroy
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Media
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DIT
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Gavin Buggy
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Architecture
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DIT
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Donal Hickey
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Architecture
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DIT
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David Peyton
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Engineering
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IT Blanchardstown
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Dr Andrew Finlay
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Sociology
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TCD
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Dr Mark Ward
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Sociology
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TCD
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Camilla Fitzsimons
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Adult & Community Ed
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NUIM
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Dr Laurence Davis
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Sociology
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UCC
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Dr Edel Hughes
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Law
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University of East London
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Prof John Kelly
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Engineering
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UCD
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Catherine Prunty
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Architecture
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DIT
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Dr Eddie Brennan
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Media
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DIT
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Darren Bergin
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Architecture
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DIT
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Niall Meehan
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Journalism & Media
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Griffith College Dublin
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Evelyn Egan Rainy
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Art
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Cork IT
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Stewart Smyth
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Accounting
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QUB
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Prof Cahal McLaughlin
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Film Studies
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QUB
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Dr Norah Campbell
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Business
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TCD
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Dr Michael Pierse
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Humanities
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QUB
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Prof John Waddell
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Archaeology
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NUIG
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Prof Karen McElrath
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Criminal Justice
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Fayetteville State University, NC
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Dr Fintan Sheerin
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Nursing & Midwifery
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TCD
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Dr Oona Frawley
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English
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NUIM
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Dr Caoilfhionn Ní Bheachain
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Business
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UL
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Bobby McCormack
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Humanities
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Dundalk IT
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Dr Antonio Toral
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Computing
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DCU
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Sarah Browne
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Sculpture
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NCAD
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Miriam Delaney
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Architecture
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DIT
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Jonathan Worley
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Written Communications
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St Mary’s Belfast
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Roddy Hegarty
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director
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O Fiaich Archive, Armagh
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Dr Chandana Mathur
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Anthropology
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NUIM
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Dr Michael Kane
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Literature & Cultural Theory
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DBS
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Dr Robert Lynch
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Physics & Energy
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UL
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Mary Flanagan
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Art & Design
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St Mary’s Belfast
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Prof Gerry Kearns
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Human Geography
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NUIM
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Dr Paola Rivetti
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Law & Government
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DCU
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Ellen Reynor
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Special Education
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St Patrick’s College DCU
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John O’Donovan
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Journalism & Media
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Griffith College Dublin
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Sinead Murphy
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Journalism & Media
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Griffith College Dublin
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Dr Eoin O’Mahony
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Geography
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St Patrick’s College DCU
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Prof Conleth Hussey
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Civil Engineering
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UL
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Merlo Kelly
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Architecture
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UCD
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Edward Mullarkey
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Civil Engineering
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DIT
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Eimear Rice
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Engineering
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Dundalk IT
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Antoinette Rourke
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Construction & Surveying
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Dundalk IT
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Dr Martin Robinson
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Computing
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Letterkenny IT
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Kevin Farrell
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Informatics
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IT Blanchardstown
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Fergus McGuinness
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Mechanical Engineering
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DIT
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Brian McCann
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Civil and /Env Engineering
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Sligo IT
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Mary Cooney
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Psychology
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Cork IT
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Gerry Farrelly
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Electrical Engineering
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DIT
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Ann Curran
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Media
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DIT
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Prof Damien McCormack
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Medicine and Medical Science
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UCD
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Dr Donagh Davis
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Sociology
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TCD
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Dr Michael Byrne
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Regional & Spatial Analysis
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Maynooth University
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Dr Maeve Connolly
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Film and Media
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IADT
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Dr Susan Power
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Law
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Griffith College Dublin
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Dr Barry Cannon
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Politics
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Maynooth University
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The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has kindly featured the recent Academics For Palestine and Irish School of Ecumenics public meeting on ‘Academic Voices From Palestine: Education Under Occupation’ as part of their ‘Palestine Podcast’ series.
Academics for Palestine 