Catch up with Faculty staff in the media this week. Through their writing, speaking, research and expert comment on the issues of the day, they improve our knowledge and understanding of the world.

Listings are in staff alphabetical order. Any School groupings appear at the end of the listings. Please click on the relevant link(s) in each section to access the media item.

  

Dr Rosie Lavan, School of English. Dr Lavan’s recently published book ‘The Poems of Seamus Heaney’ is included in the Guardian’s list of the best poetry books of 2025 which says ‘the arrival of The Poems of Seamus Heaney (Faber) was a reminder of his still towering importance, 12 years after his death. Bringing together many previously uncollected poems, this book will be offering riches for years to come.’  Guardian.co.uk on 05 December 2025: Review - The best poetry books of 2025.

 

Dr Eimear Nolan, Trinity Business School, as co-written an Opinion piece about how ChatGPT and other applications appear like neutral tools, but they are deeply entangled with the interests of companies that own them in the Irish Times on 10 December 2025: We should be very worried about AI taking over the classroom. (Subscriber Content)

 

Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, provides expert comment in an article on the recent introduction of a new charge on high value homes in the UK and the potential for a similar tax in Ireland in The Journal.ie on 07 December 2025: Would a UK-style 'mansion tax' work here?

 

Professor Mary Rogan and Dr Brian Barry, School of Law, are featured in media items on their recent success in securing a highly competitive consolidator grants from the European Research Council. Professor Rogan’s project entitled ‘DOLI: Dignity and the Deprivation of Liberty’ will explore how dignity is experienced by people living in prisons, psychiatric hospitals, and care homes for older people in three European countries (Ireland, Norway and Romania). Dr Barry’s project is entitled ‘JUDGEASSIST: A framework for principled AI-assisted judicial decision-making'. JUDGEASSIST will examine the use of AI for assisting judicial decision-making, providing a robust, multidisciplinary response to the challenges and opportunities that arise.

 

Professor Martin Worthington, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, features in media items about the debut of the world's first film in ancient Sumerian: 'Dumuzi's Dream and Dumuzi's Demons'. Irish Examiner on 04 December 2025: Trinity filmmakers release world's first Sumerian language movie.

 

School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences. The School is the feature of a press release on the Government of Ireland website announcing an award of over €2 million, over a five-year period, for the School’s ABAIR project based in the Phonetics and Speech Laboratory. ABAIR focuses on developing a range of speech technologies and language facilities and providing them to the Irish-speaking community. Gov.ie on 10 December 2025: Minister Calleary approves over €2 million for ABAIR project by School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences of Trinity College Dublin.