Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The research activity of the Department of Social Care and Early Childhood is embedded in the research group, Analysing Social Change (ASC). The focus of the department's research activity is on children, adolescents, older adults and families and how societal changes are impacting on them, the causes of these changes and broader implications at policy level. The Department plans to build its research profile, engaging more postdoctoral staff in research and obtaining funding for postgraduate research projects.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Touching Distance (TO-DIST): A Biographic Narrative Study of Emotions and Transformations to Touch Practices in Irish Nursing Homes before and during Covid-19
Douglas, D. (Principal Investigator), O'Brien, H. (Team Member), Denieffe, S. (Team Member) & Robinson, P. A. (Team Member)
01/09/2022 → 18/09/2026
Project: National
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'Out in the Club' - Young Women's Experiences of the Night Time Economy in Ireland
Loveikaite, I. (Principal Investigator) & Hughes Spence, S. (Team Member)
01/09/2022 → 18/09/2026
Project: National
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Teenage Girls Co-Creating a Social Media Literacy Programme - A Mixed-Methods Study
Loveikaite, I. (Principal Investigator) & Abagun, O. H. (Team Member)
31/08/2021 → 30/08/2025
Project: National
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Capturing the wider benefits from football participation: a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of a community based football intervention
Daly, S., Egan, T., Carroll, P., Curran, G., Harrison, M., McGrath, A., Finnegan, L., Richardson, N. & Krustrup, P., Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health . 25, 1, p. 4177 4177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Football cooperative: a pragmatic controlled trial of a community-based physical activity social intervention for men when replicated using a Social Return on Investment (SROI) framework protocol paper
Ibrahim, C., Carroll, P., Egan, T., Harrison, M., McGrath, A., Finnegan, L., Richardson, N., Krustrup, P. & Daly, S., 27 Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health . 26, 1, 376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More Than a Game of Football: A 1-Year Pilot Investigation of the Impact of Participation in a Community-Based Recreational Football Initiative for Men in Ireland on Health and Cardiovascular Risk: A 1-Year Pilot Investigation of the Impact of Participation in a Community-Based Recreational Football Initiative for Men in Ireland on Health and Cardiovascular Risk
Daly, S., Carroll, P., Harrison, M., Egan, T., McGrath, A., Richardson, N., Finnegan, L. & Krustrup, P., 01 May 2025, In: International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health . 8, 1, p. 50-61 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
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Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (Organisational unit)
Graham, A. (Chair), Kakouli, T. (Chair), Yelverton-Halpin, C. (Chair), Nolan, J. (Member), Conneely, S. (Chair), Greene, M. (Member), Cullinane, G. (Member), Acharya, K. (Member), Fitzgerald, S. (Member), Condon, R. (Member), O Neill, M. (Chair) & Vieyra Ramirez, A. (Member)
09 Sep 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Conference: Feantsa Forum 2024
Savage, M. (Participant)
16 Jun 2024 → 17 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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EC / SC Community of Practice
Byrne, L. (Organiser), Long, S. (Organiser), Farrell, E. (Member of programme committee) & Yelverton-Halpin, C. (Member of programme committee)
10 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...