Recent staff publications

(in press)

Fluke, J., ten Brummelaar, M., Houston, E. & Lalor, K. (2026, in press). Ethical aspects of research on child abuse. In K. Lalor, J. Fluke, S. Dube & C. Katz (Eds.), The ISPCAN International Handbook of Child Abuse and Neglect. Elsevier.

Hanlon, N. (2027, in press). Relational justice and relational pedagogy in social care education. In L. Byrne, J. O’Brien, & L. Moran (Eds.), Sociology for social care in Ireland: Histories, identities and relationships. Bristol University Press.

Hanlon, N. (2026, in press). Reflections on Care and Masculinities. Journal of Social Care, Vol 6.

Lalor, K., Fluke, J., Dube, S. & Katz, K. (Eds.). (2026, in press). The ISPCAN International Handbook of Child Abuse and Neglect. Elsevier.

McGowan, D. (2026, in press). Valuing care?  'Proper provision' in the Court. In N. McGrath and M. Coen (Eds.), The Irish Court of Appeal (pp. 136-151). Hart.

Raman, S., Lalor, K. & Goodman, M. (2026, in press). Violence against street children. In K. Lalor, J. Fluke, S. Dube & C. Katz (Eds.), The ISPCAN International Handbook of Child Abuse and Neglect. Elsevier.

Murray, C. & Urban, M. (2026) (Forthcoming) Diversity and Equality in Early Childhood an Irish Perspective. Dublin: Boru Press.

2025

Darcy, C. (2025). Police Records and Rural Crime in 1940s Ireland: The Challenges of Using Historical Documents as Primary Sources in Sociological Research. In Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1. SAGE Publications, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781036209124

Dartnall, E., Homan, S., Lalor, K., Silima, M. & Undie, C. (2025). Is ethical review a barrier to the publication of research on violence against women and children for low- and middle-income country researchers? Child Protection and Practice, (4).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100120.

Fitzpatrick, A., Gallagher, C., Kernan, M. & Cortellesi, G. (2025). The TOY Project and Development of Intergenerational Learning Training in Europe. In E. F. Fideler (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Intergenerational Connections (pp. 279–294). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197750889.013.19

Fitzpatrick, A., & Halpenny, A. M. (2025). Educators as enablers of young children’s voice and agency in research: messages from an Irish study on Intergenerational Learning. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2025.2541327

Hanlon, N. (2025). Relational pedagogy in social care education: key insights from critical perspectives on intellectual disability. International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 14(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ijsp.2025.v14.x.015.

Harris, R. (2025). Exploring the Potential for Transformative Learning through Critical Reflection for Undergraduate Students of Applied Social Sciences undertaking Final Year Research Projects.  Irish Journal of Academic Practice, 13 (2), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.21427/a8h8-cz40

Lynskey, O., Murphy, MH and Nolan, K. (2025). Digital Empire or Digital Fiefdoms? Institutional Tensions and the EU Right to Data Protection. Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 26, 8-29.  https://doi.org/10.1017/cel.2025.10018  

McCarthy, S., Dubiel, B., & Carthy, A. (2025). Irish primary school teachers’ views on heritage language maintenance in plurilingual pupils. Irish Educational Studies, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2025.2561637  

McGowan, D. (2025).  Dependent spouses and ancillary relief - A Review of cases in the Superior Courts. The Irish Judicial Studies Journal, (1), 1-29. https://www.ijsj.ie/editions/2025-edition-1/

Molloy, N., Keogh, T., & Grey, B. (2025). The meaning of the child in an Irish context: Bringing the “why” into parenting capacity assessments. In B. Grey (Ed.), The meaning of the child interview: Making sense of parent–child relationships. Palgrave Macmillan.

Ní Chonaill, B., Lawlor, G & Shobayo, T. (2025). An Examination of the Experiences of People Affected by Racism and the Community Services they Engage with as they Seek Support and to Report. Dublin: Empower.

Nolan, K. (2025). Data protection's function in society: a search for the limits of a non-absolute right. European Journal of Law and Technology, 16(1). https://www.ejlt.org/index.php/ejlt/article/view/1090

Ó Rálaigh, C. (2025). Some contradictions of the welfare state: Revisited. Critical Social Policy, 45(3), 369-386. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183241305557

Ó Rálaigh, C. (2025). The Irish general election of 2024: A battle lost before it was fought? Parliamentary Affairs, 78 (4), 857–875. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsaf014

Ó Rálaigh, C. (2025). The South of Ireland during the interregnum: A Gramscian analysis of continuity and change. Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957251368233

Ó Rálaigh, C. (2025). Interrogating the Interregnum. European Journal of Social Theory. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684310251367363

Royal-Dawson, L., Nolan, K., McNamee, E., O’Connor, L., Campbell, E., Pathé-Smith, A., Boyd, K., & Philpott, D. (2025). Colliding ideas: Artistic explorations of data surveillance and data protection. Internet Policy Review, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.14763/2025.4.2049

Vahey, N., Nicholson, E., & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2025). A decade on: Reflecting on the limitations of the first meta-analysis of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure's (IRAP) criterion validity in the clinical domain. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 87, 102016.

Vahey, N., Lespine, L. F., Rueda-Delgado, L. M., Ruddy, K. L., Kiiski, H., Enz, N., ... & Whelan, R. (2025). Changes in inhibition-related brain function and psychological flexibility during smoking abstinence: A machine-learning prediction of time to relapse. European Addiction Research, 31 (2), 99-112.

Vertigans, S., Connolly, J., & Dolan, P. (2025). Forced to Live: Controlled Forced Feeding of Political Prisoners and the Challenge to Nation-States’ Civilising Processes. British Journal of Sociology, 76(3), 578-589. 

2024

Darcy, C., (2024). From focus groups in community settings, to in-depth interviews in pubs: A case study on researching Irish men, masculinities, and illicit drug use. In Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research. SAGE Publications.

Dolan, P., Vertigans, S., & Connolly, J. (2024). Theorising political legitimisation: From stasis to processes. European Journal of Social Theory, 27(1), 22-40.

Gavin, P. (2024). Newcomer injunctions: Equitable innovation or constitutional challenge? Irish Jurist, 72.

Gavin, P. (2024). The lesser of two duties? Contrasting the Section 224A duties to consider the Interests of Creditors. Dublin University Law Journal, 44(1), 55-82.

Gavin, P. (2024). Corporate Viability and the Duty to Consider the Interests of Creditors in the United Kingdom and the European Union. European Business Law Review 35(5), 627-649.

Hanlon, N. (2024). Caring with Relational Pedagogy in Social Care Education, Irish Journal of Academic Practice.

Hanlon, N. (2024). Relational pedagogy in social care education: a model for relational justice. Social Work Education, 1-17.

Konstantinou, P., Kyprianidou, M., Christodoulou, A., McHugh, L., Constantinou, M., Epiphaniou, E., Vahey, N., Nicolau, C., Middleton, N., Karekla, M. & Kassianos, A. P. (2024). Behavioral, cognitive and emotional determinants of getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and the mediating role of institutional trust among young adults in Cyprus. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2336.

Lalor, K., O’Neill, B. & Dinh, T. (2024). Progressing children’s right to be heard in public decision-making: Perspectives on using social and digital media to facilitate children’s participation. First Monday, 29(12).

Moore, A. & Lalor, K. (2024). Social care managers’ perspectives on statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland. Administration, 72(2), 53-71.

Murphy, K. (2024). Neurodiverse Students Learning in Large Lecture Theatres: Challenges and Opportunities. Proceedings of the Sixth PHELC Symposium, Ireland, 32-40.

Ó Rálaigh, C. (2024). The North of Ireland During the Interregnum: a Gramcian Analysis of Power and Crisis. Journal of Political Power, 1–19.

Ó Rálaigh, C. (2024). The Forthcoming General Election in the Republic of Ireland: Winds of (Left-Wing) Change or Plus Ça Change? The Political Quarterly.