Completed Projects
Completed Projects
| Year | Team | Title | Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eilionóir Flynn, Vivian Rath & Aoife Price |
Disability, Diversity and Identity in Ireland’s Local and European Elections 2024 |
Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2025 | Carmel Devaney, Patricia O'Connor, John Canavan & Caroline McGregor |
Review of the Meitheal Model |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2024 | Aoife Price, Viv Rath & Eilionóir Flynn |
Political Participation: Disability, Diversity and Identity in Ireland’s Local and European Elections 2024 |
Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2024 | Emma Burns, Clíona de Bhailís & Eilionóir Flynn |
Representative Advocacy for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland |
Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2024 | Danielle Kennan & Natasha Daniels |
Building Children’s Futures: Using Children’s Rights to recover from the Global Pandemic |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2024 | Sheila Garrity & Danielle Kennan |
A Research Partnership to Investigate the provision of Staffed Local Networks for Childminders in Ireland |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 | Clíona de Bhailís |
Young People who are Non-Speaking, Sometimes Speaking or Communicate Differently and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 |
Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2023 | John Canavan & Carmel Devaney | Quality Assurance Implementation Protocol for Family Support Services in Europe | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 | Anna Arstein-Kerslake & Eilionóir Flynn |
Closing the Justice Gap for Women with Intellectual and/or Psychosocial Disabilities in Asia Pacific |
Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2023 |
Eilionóir Flynn, April Parker & Suzanne Doyle Guilloud |
ResPoNCE: Respecting People with Disabilities Needs and Rights in Crisis and Emergency |
Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2023 |
Caroline McGregor, Carmel Devaney, Sarah-Anne Buckley & Pat Dolan |
Language, Terminology and Representation Relating to Ireland’s Institutions Historically Known as ‘Mother and Baby Homes’, ‘County Homes’ and related Institutions |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Lucia Jiminez, John Canavan, Carmel Devaney & Pat Dolan |
COST Action CA18123 |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
Informing Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion through Secondary Analysis of the Planet Youth Datasets |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Caroline McGregor, Rosemary Crosse & Patricia O Connor |
An Exploratory Study on use of Private Residential Care Placements |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Bernadine Brady, Pat Dolan, Charlotte Silke & Rebecca Jackson |
Youth Social Innovation Lab |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Bernadine Brady, Pat Dolan, Charlotte Silke & Ciara Boylan |
Youth Empathy and Social Values |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Pat Dolan, Charlotte Silke, Niamh Flynn, Emer Davitt & Aileen Shaw |
Activating Social Empathy (ASE) in Schools Evaluation |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Carmel Devaney & Carmen Kealy |
Family Support Provision within Foróige |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2023 |
Carmel Devaney, Rosemary Crosse & Patricia O Connor |
Review of Tusla’s Parenting Support Champions Programme |
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Kieran Walsh, Anna Urbaniak & Sinead Keogh | PLACED-Lives | Irish Centre for Social Gerontology |
| 2022 | Bernadine Brady, Emer Davitt, Pat Dolan, Niamh Flynn, Cliona Murray, Charlotte Silke & Aileen Shaw | Youth Empathy and Civic Engagement: Activating Social Empathy | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Eilionóir Flynn | Disability Advocacy Research in Europe | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2022 | Charlotte Silke & Bernadine Brady | Planet Youth - Research and Data Analysis Support | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Carmel Devaney, Rosemary Crosse, Patricia O'Connor & Rebecca Jackson | Review of the Child and Family Agency Parenting Support Strategy | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Bernadine Brady, Charlotte Silke & Aileen Shaw | A Rapid Review of the Benefits and Outcomes of Universal Youth Work | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Pat Dolan & Danielle Kennan | COVID-19 Youth As Researchers Global Initiative | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Bernadine Brady, Cornelia Connolly & Pat Dolan | Bridging Worlds - New Learning Spaces for New Times | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Pat Dolan, Charlotte Silke, Aileen Shaw & Bernadine Brady | School Culture: Empathy Research and Diagnostic | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | Caroline McGregor, James Cunningham & Brendan Dolan | Impact Orientation of Principal Investigators of Medical Device Publicly Funded Research Projects | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2022 | John Canavan | Evaluation Framework for Community Development Group Activities of the Galway City Partnership | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2021 | Bernadine Brady & Carmel Devaney | Youth and Parental Participation in the YAP Ireland Programme: A Case Study | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2021 | Cormac Forkan, Pat Dolan & Tanja Kovačič | Evaluation of the Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) Education Fund | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2021 | Charlotte Silke & Bernadine Brady | Seas Suas | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2021 | Carmel Devaney & Carmen Kealy | A Review of International Experiences in relation to the Implementation of a Statutory Duty for Interagency Collaboration to ensure the Protection and Welfare of Children | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2021 | PPI Ignite Network | Annual PPI Festival | PPI Ignite Network |
| 2021 | Kieran Walsh, Nena Georgantzi, Stefan Hopf & Eilionóir Flynn | ADiLL | Irish Centre for Social Gerontology |
| 2020 | Irish Centre for Social Gerontology | DAISIE | Irish Centre for Social Gerontology |
| 2020 | Irish Centre for Social Gerontology | MASCAGE | Irish Centre for Social Gerontology |
| 2020 | Eilionóir Flynn & María Goméz | Making Rights Real for People with Disabilities in Detention | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2020 | Rosemary Crosse, Michelle Millar & John Canavan | ABC Consultation 2 | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2020 | Bernadine Brady, Carmel Devaney, Rosemary Crosse & Leonor Rodriguez | The Strengths and Challenges of the Community Based Advocates Model for Improving the Lives of Young People and their Families | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Cormac Forkan, Bernadine Brady, Danielle Kennan & Nuala Harlowe | Particpation for Protection | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Rosemary Crosse, Michelle Millar & John Canavan | ABC Consultation 1 | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Leonor Rodriguez, John Canavan & Carmel Devaney | Outcomes for Children Data and Information Hub | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Leonor Rodriguez, Pat Dolan & Bernadine Brady | Exploring the Predictions of Emphatic Mentoring Relationships: A Mixed Method Approach Grant 1 and Grant 2 | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Bernadine Brady | Mentoring for Children and Young People in Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Young People’s Experiences | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Bernadine Brady, Charlotte Silke & Pat Dolan | Relational Dynamics in Youth Mentoring: A Mixed Methods Study | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | Eilionóir Flynn, Mónica Pinilla-Rocancio & María Gómez-Carrillo de Castro | Deprivation of Liberty | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2019 | Bernadine Brady, Pat Dolan, Charlotte Silke & Ciara Boylan. | Empathy, Caring and Connection among Early Adolescents: An Empirical Analysis | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2019 | PPI Ignite Network | Community Engaged Scholars Programme | PPI Ignite Network |
| 2019 | Eilionóir Flynn, Jenny Dagg, Áine Sperrin, Maria Ní Fhlatharta & Emma Burns | Re(al) Productive Justice: Disability and Gender Perspectives | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2019 | Centre for Disability Law & Policy | Disability/Visibility | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2018 | Eilionóir Flynn, Clíona de Bhailís, Liz Brosnan, Maria Laura Serra & Anna Arstein-Kerslake | Voices of Individuals: Collectively Exploring Self-Determination | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2018 | Centre for Disability Law & Policy | A Manual on National Human Rights Institutions | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2018 | Pat Dolan, Aileen Shaw & Grace O'Shea | Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination: Lumos Foundation | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2018 | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre | Evaluation of The Development and Mainstreaming Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2018 | Carmel Devaney & Cliona Rooney | Longitudinal Study on Children in Care or Leaving Care within the Irish Context | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2018 | Caroline McGregor, Pat Dolan, Rob Chaskin & Bernadine Brady | Engaging Urban Youth: Community, Citizenship, and Democracy | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2017 | Alexandra Hillen-Moore | Community Living for Europe: Structural Funds Watch | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2017 | Eilionóir Flynn, Jenni Kline & Meredith Raley | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2017 | John Reddy & John Canavan | The Evaluation of the Mol an Óige Common Sense Parenting Programme in Mayo and Roscommon | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2017 | Bernadine Brady & John Canavan | Evaluation of the CHART & A Life of Choices Programmes | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2016 | Sheila Garrity, Lisa Moran, Caroline McGregor & Carmel Devaney | An Evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ Crèche, Ballyhaunis | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2015 | Health Economics & Policy Analysis Centre | Health Technology Assessment | Health Economics & Policy Analysis Centre |
| 2015 | Michelle Millar & Rosemary Crosse | Lone Parents and Activation, What Works and Why: A Review of the International Evidence in the Irish Context | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2015 | Cormac Forkan, Bernadine Brady, Lisa Moran & Liam Coen | An Operational Profile and Exploration of the Personal Benefits of the Youth Café Model in Ireland | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2015 | John Canavan, Carmel Devaney, Danielle Kennan & Fergal Landy | Suite of Policy and Guidance Documents for the Child and Family Agency – Tusla | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2015 | Declan Coogan & Eileen Lauster | Responding to Child to Parent Violence Action Research Project | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2014 | Chris Curtin, John Canavan, Liam Coen & Jessica Ozan | Process Evaluation of Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2014 | Caroline McGregor & Carmel Devaney | Review of the Children First Basic Level Training and Keeping Safe Training Programmes | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2014 | Noreen Kearns, Danielle Kennan & John Canavan | Evaluation of Wave Change a Social Change and Innovation Programme | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2014 | Allyn Fives, Lisa Pursell, Caroline Heary, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn & John Canavan | Evaluation of the Triple P Parenting Programme Implementation in Longford/Westmeath | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Eilionoir Flynn & Jenni Kline | Access to Justice for Children with Mental Disabilities | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2013 | Gerard Quinn, Delia Ferri & Sinéad Keogh | DISCIT | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2013 | John Canavan, Noreen Kearns & John Reddy | Evaluation of the Community Safety Initiative | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Bernadine Brady & Louise Kinlen | Analysis of Public Consultation Data | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | John Canavan, Noreen Kearns, Carmel Devaney, Allyn Fives, Rena Lyons & Pat Eaton | Wizard of Words | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Bernadine Brady, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, John Canavan & Jakub Gajewski | An Evaluation of Foróige’s REAL U: Relationships Explored and Life Uncovered Programme | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Allyn Fives, John Canavan, Lisa Moran, Liam Coen & Celia Keenaghan | Evaluation of the Restorative Practice Programme of the Childhood Development Initiative | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Pat Dolan, John Canavan, Celia Keenaghan, Danielle Kennan & Louise Kinlen | The Children and Youth Programme | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Pat Dolan, John Canavan, Orla McGarry, Cormac Forkan, Liam Coen, Allyn Fives, Leanne Robins & Patsy O’Sullivan | An Evaluation of the BELONG Programme, Northern Ireland | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Carmel Devaney | An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Induction of Social Workers | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2013 | Susan Redmond, Mark Brennan & Pat Dolan | Foroige Leadership for Life Evaluation Report | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2012 | Centre for Disability Law & Policy | CRPD and Structural Funds | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2012 | Eilionóir Flynn | Advancing the National Disability Strategy: Building on Comparative and International Innovation | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2012 | Andrew Power | Modernisation of Support Delivery for Persons with Disabilities in Ireland: Lessons from Comparative Law & Policy | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2012 | Brian McGrath | Volunteer-Led Youth Work: Process and Outcomes Study | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2012 | Bernadine Brady, Ronan Conway, John Canavan & Tanja Kovacic | Evaluation of Foróige Youth Citizenship Programme | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2012 | Liam Coen & John Canavan | The ALL – Ireland Programme for Immigrant Parents | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2012 | Liam Coen, John Canavan, Patsy O’Sullivan & Ronan Conway | Evaluation of Mol an Óige Boystown Model in Mayo and Roscommon | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2011 | Bernadine Brady, John Canavan, Anne Cassidy, Sheila Garrity & Connie O’Regan | Evaluation of Big Brothers Big Sisters School Based Mentoring Programme | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2011 | Bernadine Brady, John Canavan & Fergal Landy | Foróige Evaluation Framework | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2011 | Michelle Millar | An Independent Evaluation of the Incredible Years Programme | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2011 | Cormac Forkan & Fergal Landy | An Evaluation of the Identification of Need (ION) Process in Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2011 | John Canavan, Cormac Forkan & Fergal Landy | North Dublin Differential Response Model: Early Implementation Report | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2010 | Allyn Fives, Danielle Kennan, John Canavan, Bernadine Brady & David Cairns | A Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2010 | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre | Youth Cafes in Ireland | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2010 | John Canavan & Fergal Landy | A Formative Evaluation of the Jobstown Alternative Response Model | UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre |
| 2009 | Karen Walsh | EFC UN Convention | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |
| 2009 | Rachel Stevens | Fundamental Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Problems | Centre for Disability Law & Policy |








