Eileen Culloty

3 weeks ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska |Dublin City |Eileen Culloty

The American right has turned „free speech” into a rallying cry, but in Ireland and across Europe, the concept is understood differently, Dr Eileen Culloty of Dublin City University told EURACTIV.pl’s Truth Talks podcast.

Oct 10, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Eileen Culloty

The devastation in Palestine has reinvigorated calls for an academic boycott of Israel. This is not simply about campus protests and the long history of student-led activism. It is more fundamentally about what, if anything, academia stands for and against. In 2004, Palestinian academics asked international colleagues to boycott Israel in protest against the suppression of Palestinian education.

Jun 30, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Eileen Culloty

Strategy documents are easily derided as nothing more than corporate blah, blah, blah. RTÉ's 2018-2022 strategy promised to “reimagine RTÉ for the next generation” by “radically restructuring” the organisation. We all know that didn’t happen. The strategy outlined by director general Kevin Bakhurst last Tuesday has the merit of substantiating the rhetoric with timelines, metrics and rationales that reference external reports and consultations.

May 14, 2024 | rte.ie | Eileen Culloty |Filter Bubbles

Analysis: Irish local newspapers and radio stations perform many vital roles, including asking critical questions of all candidates in local electionsThe decline of local journalism is a quiet threat to democracy and community life. Across the country, newspapers have closed down and there are fewer journalists at work across the sector. Such slow declines can go unnoticed, especially when there is no shortage of (often dubious) online information and commentary.

Apr 6, 2024 | edmohub.ie | Eileen Culloty

Ahead of the European and local elections, Dr Shane Murphy examines the eye-catching use of graphics and AI by The Irish People party. The Irish People are a newly formed nationalist political party currently running candidates in both the European and local elections. They do not view themselves as a party in the traditional sense, but rather as a group of likeminded independents with a number of shared values and principles, who benefit from a common branding.