McDermott, Susan(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2009)
This paper analyses the relationship between the two main parties in the Irish party system when dealing with the Northern Ireland question. Taking the Sunningdale Communiqué as a starting point, the paper argues that while ...
O'Donnell, Catherine(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2007)
This paper examines the political debates in the Republic of Ireland surrounding the publication of the Sunningdale communiqué in December 1973. It highlights the level of division that existed at that time on issues related ...
Garvin, Tom(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2009)
Dublin journalism was well served by three national newspapers and a coterie of
weeklies and irregular publications during the period 1948-1962. In this paper, the
different 'takes' on the perceived crisis in the Irish ...
This paper describes recent results concerning the notions of differentiability and harmonicity with respect to the ne topology of classical potential theory.
The availability of virgin soils and traditional landfill covers are not only costly and increasingly becoming scarce, but they also reduce the storage capacity of landfill. The problem can be overcome by the utilisation ...
The diffraction orders and coherent bright and dark field images produced by isolated steps and grooves (notches and trenches) are examined. The isolated structures are approximated by means of a grating with a
large ...
Microorganisms have been used for decades as sources of antibiotics, vitamins and enzymes and for the production of fermented foods and chemicals. In the 21st century microorganisms will play a vital role in addressing ...
Rehabilitation of building structures is a critical need facing numerous older urban areas. Many of these structures are supported on pile groups, which do not have adequate load capacity to support the demands expected ...
Asphalt is a complex, heterogeneous material that is composed of differently sized aggregates, binder and air voids: in other words, it is a particulate reinforced composite. The focus of the present work is to investigate ...
Howlin, Niamh(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2009-12-02)
Difficulties in securing convictions in nineteenth-century Ireland led the authorities
to resort to various methods of ensuring that petty juries delivered guilty verdicts in
cases where this was clearly warranted by the ...