Dr John McCrae is head of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. He tells Louise and Gráinne about the challenges and opportunities when working with data and minority languages.By FH Media Consulting

Language, art and an eco barge feature in episode four as Louise and Gráinne talk to Dr John McCrae about his work at the helm of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. They also talk to Dr Hilary Murray about her career at the interface between art and neuroscience. Finally they speak to artist Anne O'Leary about her Eco Showboat …

With the increasing focus on renewable energy sources, and the urgency with which we need to move away from fossil fuels, the idea of solar prospecting is perhaps a less familiar concept than other practices in the area of sustainable energy. Louise and Gráinne spoke to Dr Ankit Verma last year about Insight's work in this field.…

MUSICAL VOICES AND STORIES Featuring a Novel, a Memoir and a Biography This 3-part series of interviews in which the worlds of music and literature intersect has been specially produced for ICC Digital. The highly successful singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke will discuss his recent novel The Pawnbroker’s Reward which is set during the Famine; the r…

Gráinne and Louise spoke to Niall O Brolcháin about his work on EU project Care Peat in a fascinating discussion that explored the value of our peatlands in the climate crisis.By FH Media Consulting

MUSICAL VOICES AND STORIES Featuring a Novel, a Memoir and a Biography This 3-part series of interviews in which the worlds of music and literature intersect has been specially produced for ICC Digital. The highly successful singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke will discuss his recent novel The Pawnbroker’s Reward which is set during the Famine; the r…

MUSICAL VOICES AND STORIES Featuring a Novel, a Memoir and a Biography This 3-part series of interviews in which the worlds of music and literature intersect has been specially produced for ICC Digital. The highly successful singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke will discuss his recent novel The Pawnbroker’s Reward which is set during the Famine; the r…

Professor Barry Smyth realised early on in the pandemic that readily available data could be used to tell us more about what was happening. He told Gráinne and Louise all about it.By FH Media Consulting

Dr Claudette Pretorius is a psychologist working in Insight@UCD. She talks to Louise and Gráinne about her research into how teens access mental health services onlineBy FH Media Consulting

The best explanation of Covid modelling that you'll ever find. The excellent Professor Andrew Parnell from Insight@Maynooth Uni spoke to Louise and Gráinne last year about his workBy FH Media Consulting

During the interview in this podcast Claire discusses her recently published novel Small Things Like These. Set in 1985 in New Ross, Co. Wexford during the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which…

It's a jam packed episode this week with Professor Norma Bargary discussing how we make sense of vast quantities of data and the importance of putting people at the centre of research. Diarmuid Kennedy and Dr Cathal Gurrin talk about The Eternal Memory, a short film (watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FGM4rq6pw) which explores Gurrin's l…

We don't normally do themed episodes but this is one exception. If you have ever been curious about the process of the commercialisation of research, this is the episode for you. Two fascinating interviews. One with CEO of Stimul.ai, Naomh McElhatton who is currently working to make technology that came out of research led by Professor Barry O'Sull…

Gráinne and Louise talk to Dr Ciara Duignan about Flourish, a student wellbeing module running in DCU and UCD. Is integrating wellbeing into higher level education the shape of things to come. Professor Alan Smeaton talks about the challenges of the blended campus, and the advent of the new normal and Dr Mehran Hossein Zadeh Bazargani tells us abou…

How can data science be applied to the study of hip hop music? Professor Griffith Rollefson explained all to Gráinne and LouiseBy FH Media Consulting

In the midst of one pandemic, some are already preparing for the next. Professor Máire Connolly spoke to Louise and Gráinne about her work with Professor Jim Duggan and others on Pandem 2, a huge collaborative project dealing with Europe's preparedness for future pandemics.By FH Media Consulting

Dr Emer Doheny spoke to Louise and Gráinne about Breathe into your Phone, a project that aims to help those hospitalised with Covid using the technology they already have in their hands.By FH Media Consulting

Gráinne and Louise talk to Professor Madeleine Lowery about her research at the frontier of the effort to combat devastating diseases like Huntington's and Parkinson's.By FH Media Consulting

We are pleased to present Jan Carson in conversation with Anne Flaherty. About Jan Carson: born in Ballymena, Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator now based in Belfast. Her writing includes Malcolm Orange Disappears (2014), Children’s Children, (2016), and two micro-fiction collections, Postcard Stories 1 and 2 (2017 & 2020). Jan w…

We are pleased to present Glenn Patterson in conversation with Anne Flaherty. About Glenn Patterson: born and based in Belfast, Glenn Patterson is a graduate of the University of East Anglia creative writing course. He is the author of 11 highly acclaimed novels, including Burning Your Own (1988), Fat Lad (1992), That Which Was (2004), The Mill for…

We are pleased to present poet Frank Ormsby in conversation with Anne Morrison. About Frank Ormsby: Born in Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, Frank Ormsby was educated at Queen’s University in Belfast and until 2010 he was Head of English at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He is the eighth Ireland Professor of Poetry, a position he took up on 1 …

Lucy Caldwell discusses her most recent publication, Intimacies (2021), in conversation with Keith Hopper. About Lucy Caldwell: born in Belfast and currently living in London, Lucy Caldwell is the author of 3 novels: Where They Were Missed (2005), The Meeting Point (2011) and All the Beggars Riding (2013). She has written 2 collections of short sto…

Michael Longley discusses his most recent publication, The Candlelight Master (2020), in conversation with Anne Morrison. About Michael Longley: born in Belfast, Michael Longley, the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of 12 collections of poetry, has been a central figure in the poetry of Northern Ireland since the 1960s. From his first …

Launching our series on Northern Irish Voices, Mary McAleese discusses her recent memoir, Here’s The Story (2020), in conversation with Carlo Gébler. About Dr Mary McAleese: Born in Belfast, Dr Mary McAleese is a law graduate from Queen’s University. In 1975 she was appointed Reid Professor of Law at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1987 she returned to…

The Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith is pleased to present the final interview in our mini-series “Life in Lockdown”. Joining resident ICC interviewer, Anne Flaherty, is stand-up comedian, writer, presenter and ICC patron – Dara Ó Briain. In addition to discussing his most recent book, Is There Anybody Out There? (2020), Dara’s conversation wit…

We are pleased to present an upcoming mini-series, Life in Lockdown. Join resident ICC interviewer, Anne Flaherty, as she chats with actor, presenter, writer and activist Siobhán McSweeney on 1st April and comedian, presenter, writer and ICC Patron Dara Ó Briain on 8th April while they reflect on their experiences in lockdown. Discussions include h…

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This recorded conversation features our Literary Festival interviewers in a panel discussion chaired by Anne Goudsmit. About Dr Keith Hopper Keith is a lecturer in Literature, Film Studies, and Digital Humanities for Oxford Uni…

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author John Banville in conversation with Carlo Gébler. About John Banville John Banville is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of 17 novels, including The Sea which won the 2005 Man Booke…

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author Michelle Gallen in conversation with Keith Hopper. About Michelle Gallen Michelle’s previous work has been published in The Stinging Fly and Mslexia and she has won the Orange/NW Short Story award…

This is the final episode of The Insight Podcast and it's a goodie. Louise and Gráinne talk to Professor Máire Connolly about her work with Professor Jim Duggan and others on Pandem 2, a huge collaborative project dealing with Europe's preparedness for future pandemics. After that, they speak to Lorin Sweeney about video memorability and then Dr Ao…

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author Carlo Gébler in conversation with Dermot Bolger. About Carlo Gébler Carlo is the author of nearly 30 works including novels, plays, short stories, children’s fiction, travel writing, historical pi…

In this episode, Professor Kieran Moran talks about putting manners on the sport of hurling by standardising the sliotar. Dr Ankit Verma talks solar prospecting and how the geomorphology of craters could lend us an insight into life on other planets. Finally, Dr Ciara Duignan tells us about Flourish, a project that aims to harness data to better en…

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author Liz Nugent in conversation with Anne Flaherty. About Liz Nugent Liz is the author of four highly successful novels: Unravelling Oliver, Lying in Wait, Skin Deep and Our Little Cruelties. From the …

This week Gráinne and Louise talk to Dr Georgiana Ifrim of Insight@UCD about her work with Prof Brian Caulfield's group and how healthcare services and authorities are beginning to do a better job of linking in with the research community. Dr Stephen Behan of Insight@DCU tells us about Moving Well Being Well because the results are in and they are …

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author Colum McCann in conversation with Carlo Gébler. Colum is the author of seven highly acclaimed novels, including Let The Great World Spin and Transatlantic and is the recipient of numerous awards..…

In Episode 12 Louise and Gráinne talk to Dr Susan Leavy about her work on trustworthy AI. Dr Helmut Simonis talks Sudoku and constraint programming while Professor Simon Wilson discusses the Research Challenge of Scalability.

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author Dermot Bolger in conversation with Anne Flaherty. First published on ICC Digital on 29/11. About Dermot Bolger Dermot is a journalist, editor, publisher, and one of Ireland’s best known and most p…

On episode 11, we have Dr Margaret McCaul talking water quality and adventures in research. Dr Lukasz Porwol tells us about the EPE initiative, the virtual reality classroom. Finally, Professor James Gleeson and Professor Nial Friel explain the research challenge, Fundamentals of Data Science and tell us why they are, in a manner of speaking, kind …

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author and editor Sinéad Gleeson in conversation with Carlo Gébler. First published on ICC Digital on 25/11. About Sinéad Gleeson Sinéad is a writer, editor and broadcaster. Her ground-breaking and criti…

In this episode, Professor Andrew Parnell talks to Louise and Gráinne about his Covid 19 research. In that segment, we talk a lot about the Hamilton Institute's Covid Data Dive and some apps, all of which are available here. Insight@DCU PhD candidate Sarah Dillon speaks to us about the RISK study for recreational runners. Finally, in the latest of …

The ICC Digital Literary Festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. This interview features author Donal Ryan in conversation with Keith Hopper. First published on ICC Digital on 22/11. Donal is the author of four highly acclaimed novels – The Spinning Heart (2012), The Thing About December (20…

The ICC Digital Literary festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. Listen to author Emma Donoghue in conversation with Anne Flaherty in this one-hour recorded interview. First published on ICC Digital on 18/11. About Emma Donoghue: Since her first ground-breaking and award-winning novels, Stir…

The ICC Digital Literary festival features some of the stalwarts of Irish literature alongside recent bestselling authors. Listen to author Roddy Doyle in conversation with Carlo Gébler in this one-hour recorded interview. First published on ICC Digital on 15/11. About Roddy Doyle: Roddy is the author of 11 highly acclaimed novels including The Com…

Dr Andrew McCarren is collaborating on a project called UPCOM Understanding and Preventing COVID19 Outbreaks in Meat Processing Plants - Prepared for the Future which received SFI funding in its latest Covid 19 Research and Innovation funding round. He spoke to Gráinne and Louise about the project. Many people will know Alan O'Boyle as Insight's Fi…

Gráinne and Louise talk to Barry Smyth about his analysis of current Covid data and what he thinks it tells us about where we stand. You can find his blog on the subject here. Also on the pod is Charmaine Cruz, a PhD student who is working on an EPA funded project called iHabiMap: habitat mapping, monitoring and assessment using high-resolution ima…

Louise and Gráinne talk to Insight FI Aoife Morrin about air quality in homes during lockdown. UCD site manager and Brian Caulfield's desert island buddy of choice, Donnacha O'Driscoll talks about managing the challenges of the pandemic and using the moon as a doorway to engaging the public in science. And in the latest of the Research Challenge in…

In episode six Louise and Gráinne talk to Niall Ó Brolcháin about the case for rewetting and farming Ireland's peatlands; Prof Eileen Gibney explains how data science can revolutionise food and nutrition research; Prof Tomás Ward and Prof Brian Caulfield talk about Insight's Sensing and Actuation research challenge while explaining why success will…

In episode 5, Louise and Gráinne talk to Insight post-doc and international hockey umpire Dr Alison Keogh. They also chat to Ahmed Jouda who interned at Insight during the summer and who happened to have a story about mapping Lesotho. Finally, they catch up with Insight's Citizen Science project Crowd4Access to find out how it's going.…

This week Louise and Gráinne catch up with Dr Suzanne Little who talks about her research into automated vehicles and the problems of unpredictable people; Long Pham discusses her journalism career and how it relates to her current role, while Professor Brian Caulfied discusses Covid's impact on his site at UCD and which Insight member he would bri…

Gráinne and Louise catch up with Professor Griffith Rollefson to find out why a musicologist is getting involved in data science. Psychologist Claudette Pretorious talks about her research into how teens access mental health services online, and Professor Mathieu D'Aquin talks Insight@NUI Galway, and the role data science can play in disciplines su…