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Item 5 issues around cash and ATMs which new legislation will address(Raidió Teilifís Éireann, 2024-03-07) McCarthy, OliveAnalysis: Maintaining choice in how Irish consumers can pay for goods and services is fundamental to an inclusive societyItem Food-system actors’ perspectives on trust: an international comparison(Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 2019) Tonkin, Emma; Wilson, Annabelle M.; Coveney, John; Henderson, Julie; Meyer, Samantha B.; McCarthy, Mary Brigid; O’Reilly, Seamus; Calnan, Michael; McGloin, Aileen; Kelly, Edel; Ward, Paul; Australian Research Council; Food Standards Australia New Zealand; SA HealthPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the perspectives of actors who contribute to trust in the food system in four high income countries which have diverse food incident histories: Australia, New Zealand (NZ), the United Kingdom (UK) and the Island of Ireland (IOI), focussing on their communication with the public, and their approach to food system interrelationships. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected in two separate studies: the first in Australia, NZ and the UK (Study 1); and the second on the IOI (Study 2). In-depth interviews were conducted with media, food industry and food regulatory actors across the four regions (n=105, Study 1; n=50, Study 2). Analysis focussed on identifying similarities and differences in the perspectives of actors from the four regions regarding the key themes of communication with the public, and relationships between media, industry and regulators. Findings: While there were many similarities in the way food system actors from the four regions discussed (re)building trust in the context of a food incident, their perceptions differed in a number of critical ways regarding food system actor use of social media, and the attitudes and approaches towards relationships between food system actors. Originality/value: This paper outlines opportunities for the regions studied to learn from each other when looking for practical strategies to maximise consumer trust in the food system, particularly relating to the use of social media and attitudes towards role definition in industry–regulator relationships. © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited.Item Leveraging the potential of co-operative agri-advisory services in the transition to sustainable and landscape-based agriculture(Brill, 2024-11-10) Byrne, Noreen; McCarthy, Olive; Ryan-Doyle, Martina; Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), IrelandAgricultural Advisory Services (AAS) have always had a central role to play at each juncture in agricultural development and innovation. A transition to sustainable agriculture requires an agri-advisory response which draws on the agency and knowledge of the farmer(s), is more tailored to a particular local context and encourages the sharing of knowledge and experimentation across farms in a landscape. Co-operatives, as collaborative, farmer-owned and embedded entities, would seem to be well placed to play a greater role in this evolving agri-advisory space. However, there would seem to be little recognition of the current or potential role of co-operatives in agri-advice either in academic literature or policy discourse. This paper explores the current agri-advisory offering of Irish dairy co-operatives and their potential to offer an enhanced collaborative and landscape-based offering. It concludes that many of the elements are in place for such an approach but there is a greater need to leverage this potential, appreciate the benefits and enable a more farmer-centred and tailored agri-advisory orientation in co-operatives.Item Deconstructing cardboard Muslim man: Masculinity continuum and women’s economic empowerment in Bangladesh(Sage Publications, 2023-12-21) Ondekova, Marcela; McCarthy, Olive; Power, CarolThis paper analyses the construction of Muslim masculinities and their positioning towards women’s economic empowerment through a life history method applied to examine the lives of 12 purposely selected Bangladeshi Muslim men. The analysis of the men’s accounts positioned the narrators on a masculinity continuum, which incorporates three fluid masculinity markers – Antagonists, Allies and Advocates. The paper challenges the notion of one specific hegemonic masculinity, although some common features were identified, such as dominance of the male breadwinner and situatedness within heteronormativity. The narrators demonstrated a strong inter-generational shift towards rejection of violence and preference for peaceful intrahousehold relationships, even among Antagonists. The proximity of Ally masculinities to Advocates and their relational interests create strong potential for strategic engagement and guiding Ally men to adopt more progressive masculinitiesItem Why a cashless society may never emerge in Ireland(Raidió Teilifís Éireann, 2023-12-05) McCarthy, OliveDespite the 'cashless creep' in many sectors, there have been policy moves to ensure businesses must still accept cash payments.