Current Projects

Year Team Title Centre

2026

Kieran Walsh, Michelle Canavan, Sharon Walsh, Maria Costello, Brídín Carroll & Marie Mahon in collaboration with HSE

Context-Care

Irish Centre for Social Gerontology

2026

Bernadine Brady & Annemarie Shalloo in collaboration with Belong To

An Exploration of the Experience and Impact of LGBTQ+ Youth Work in Ireland

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre

2026

Caroline Heary, Charlotte Silke & Bernadine Brady

Digital and Real-World Leisure Activities: Tracking the Wellbeing Impacts of Teen Pastimes

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2026

Carmel Devaney & Patricia O'Connor

A Literature Review of State Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Policies for Children and Families that are Most Strongly Associated with Improved Outcomes

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2026

Caroline McGregor, Carmel Devaney & John Canavan

Knowledge Synthesis Project to inform a Review of Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2026 The PPI Ignite Network Lead Sites, National & Local Partners, and Public Advisory Board PPI Ignite Network PPI Ignite Network
2026 Clíona de Bhailís GenCare: Intergenerational Explorations of Care and Support for Disabled People In Ireland Centre for Disability Law and Policy
2025

Charlotte Silke, Bernadine Brady & Caroline Heary

Factors that Foster Resilience in Outcomes for Vulnerable Children

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2025 Brendan Dolan, Caroline McGregor, John Canavan & Fergal Lynch Engaged Research for Policy Impact UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2025 Kieran Walsh, Arianna Poli, Maggie O'Neill, Brídín Carroll & Alison Herbert Virtual-EngAge Irish Centre for Social Gerontology
2025 Kieran Walsh, Brídin Carroll & Maggie O'Neill Service Involvement and Lived Experience Study Irish Centre for Social Gerontology
2025 Eilionóir Flynn PREPARED Centre for Disability Law and Policy
2020 Geraldine Leader, Sally Whelan & Arlene Mannion GEMMA (Genome, Environment, Microbiome and Metabolome in Autism)

Irish Centre for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Research