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Introduction (Vol.2, Iss.1)

Keary, Brian (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-11)

Over the last few decades and with increasing rapidity the elite of the developed world, largely western, male and white have been forced into the realisation that society as it is presently constituted is not viable.This ...

Responding effectively to domestic burglary: A critique of the criminal justice (burglary of dwellings)Act 2015

Kiely, Tom; Leahy, Susan (Round Hall, 2017)

This article analyses the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015. Written from the author’s respective experiences as criminal law practitioner and legal academic, the article seeks to highlight the limited ...

Socheolas Limerick Student Journal of Sociology

Unknown author (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

Social exclusion and the plight of asylum seekers living in Ireland

McDonnell, Ruth (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

This paper examines the term social exclusion and how it has been conceptualised and operationalised within society. The expression has become a key issue for contemporary governance in understanding disadvantage, and in ...

The Irish welfare state:closer to Boston than Berlin?

Schafer, Mathilde (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

In many western countries the concept of the welfare state is not, in itself, in crisis. This is because the idea of supporting their own society-members is not up for debate, however, the way of providing that support is. ...

The rising tide that failed to lift all boats: poverty inequality and the celtic tiger

Johnston, Louise (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

This paper highlights the derisory situation in respect of tackling poverty which continues to affect and exclude significant numbers of persons and the increasing inequalities prevalent within Irish society. The government’s ...

Too much information? regulating disclosure of complainants’ personal records in sexual offence trials

Leahy, Susan (Sweet and Maxwell, 2016)

For sexual offence complainants, testifying is an intrusive process where they must discuss sensitive and distressing information about themselves and the incident which has occurred. Traditionally, one of the primary ...

The Domestic violence bill: A good start but not enough

Leahy, Susan (Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell, 2017)

The review and reform of current protection measures available for victims of domestic abuse which is offered in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017 is a very welcome initiative. Although the current law, contained in the ...

Summing up in rape trials: The challenge of guiding effectively and without prejudice

Leahy, Susan (Round Hall, 2013)

The existence of rape myths in the social consciousness and their potential to affect juror deliberations in rape trials is well documented. Thus, it is increasingly likely that trial judges will wish to seek to counteract ...

Acknowledging the role of the criminal justice system in combatting domestic violence: assessing the recent law reform commission’s recommendations

Leahy, Susan (Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell, 2014)

This article considers the recent Law Reform Commission Report on Aspects of Domestic Violence. The Law Reform Commission examined two specific aspects of criminal justice reform. First, the potential amendment of bail ...

Using Artificial Intelligence To Detect Fraud On The Blockchain

Ghassemi Toosi, Farshad; Sai, Ashish Rajendra (2019)

Cryptocurrencies witnessed extensive attention from both academia and industry after the inflation in 2017. This broad recognition has led to its adoption by people beyond the research domain. This increased adoption may ...

Centralization Threat Metric

Sai, Ashish Rajendra; Le Gear, Andrew; Buckley, Jim (2019)

Attaining consensus with no constraints on the consensus participation is a fundamental feature of decentralized blockchain solutions such as Bitcoin (Nakamoto, 2008) and Ethereum (Buterin et al., 2013). Unrestricted ...

Solution Syntheses of Silicon and Germanium Nanowires, Nanorods and Axial Heterostructures using Low Solubility Catalysts

Flynn, Grace (University of Limerick, 2016)

This thesis describes the synthesis of Si, Ge and Si-Ge axial heterostructure nanowires and nanorods through the use of two solution synthesis based approaches. These nanostructures are catalysed by low solubility catalysts ...

Changing Irish norms: the smoking ban

Carr, James (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

In 2000 the Irish government received a report on the dangers of Environmental Tobacco Smoke to non-smokers. Acting on this advice the Irish government set about implementing policies that would see the elimination of ...

Eating, food and the female body in the media and medicine: A feminist analysis of eating disorders

Carey, Eleanor (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

“Food is the medium through which women are addressed; in turn food has become the language of their response” (Orbach cited in Benson 1997, p.137) The above quote sums up the way in which dominant conceptions of femininity ...

An Irish audience negotiates lesbian visibility in the L word: “but it’s not a perfect world and not everyone looks like that”

Moore, Deirdre (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

The L Word is a drama series revolving around the lives and loves of a group of lesbian and bisexual women in LA, executively produced by Irene Chaiken with filming locations in West Hollywood, California, and Vancouver2. ...

The sociology of chronic illness: an experiential account of the benefits of a sociological perspective to students of medicine

Kehoe, Claire (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

This paper presents an experiential account of the benefits of a sociological perspective to students of medicine. The University of Limerick Graduate Medical curriculum requires its students to follow a chronically ill ...

Does file sharing really offend our collective conscience? exploring the relationship between societal versus corporate interests in the criminalisation of file sharing

Cronin, Ann (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

This paper discusses the motivations behind the criminalisation of file sharing, drawing on sociological theory to uncover its relationship to societal versus corporate interests. Although we may perceive that the law ...

Introduction (Vol.1, Iss.1)

Devereux, Eoin (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2009-04)

This paper discusses the motivations behind the criminalisation of file sharing, drawing on sociological theory to uncover its relationship to societal versus corporate interests. Although we may perceive that the law ...

An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the move for life programme

O’Regan, Andrew; Glynn, Liam; Bengoechea, Enrique Garcia; Casey, Monica; Clifford, Amanda; Donnelly, Alan; Murphy, Andrew W.; Gallagher, Stephen; Gillespie, Paddy; Newell, John; Harkin, Mary; Macken, Phelim; Sweeney, John; Foley-Walsh, Mo; Quinn, Geraldine; Ng, Kwok; O’Sullivan, Nollaig; Balfry, Gearoid; Woods, Catherine (BMC, 2019)

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