Mid-Victorian British characterizations of Ireland and much of its population blamed race and “moral character” for the widespread poverty on the island. The Irish poor were portrayed as a “race apart” whose inherent ...

This article employs a range of sources to critically explore the role of children and young people in county lines drug dealing, the potential harms they are exposed to and the difficulties of protecting them. As county ...

Terence Mac Swiney or Traolach Mac Suibhne (1879-1920) is famous for his hunger strike which rocked the British Empire, and influenced world-famous leaders such as Gandhi, Mandela, Ho Chi Minh and Nehru (among others). He ...

This thesis aims towards a revitalisation and reformulation of reader-response theory, focusing on the means by which readers navigate interpretive ambiguities, what certain interpretive strategies reveal through their ...

This research examines the lived experience of 40 men from working class areas of Cork city as they attempt to desist from offending. As part of this study, addiction featured as a significant issue for all of the participants ...