Current Projects

Year Team Title Centre

2026

Bernadine Brady, Annemarie Shalloo, in collaboration with Belong To

An exploration of the experience and impact of LGBTQ+ youth work in Ireland

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre

2026

Caroline Heary, Charlotte Silke, Bernadine Brady

Digital and Real-World Leisure Activities: Tracking the Wellbeing Impacts of Teen Pastimes

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2026

Carmel Devaney, Patricia O'Connor

A literature Review of State Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Policies for Children and Families that are most Strongly Associated with Improved Outcomes


UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2026

Caroline McGregor, Carmel Devaney, John Canavan

Knowledge Synthesis project to inform a review of Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017


UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2026 The PPI Ignite Network Lead Sites, National & Local Partners, and Public Advisory Board  PPI Ignite Network PPI Ignite
2026 Clíona de Bhailís  GenCare: Intergenerational Explorations of Care  and Support for Disabled People In Ireland Centre for Disability Law and Policy
2025

Charlotte Silke, Bernadine Brady, Caroline Heary

Factors that Foster Resilience in Outcomes for Vulnerable Children

UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2025 Brendan Dolan, Caroline McGregor, John Canavan & Fergal Lynch Engaged Research for Policy Impact UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
2025 Kieran Walsh, Arianna Poli, Maggie O'Neill, Brídín Carroll & Alison Herbert Virtual-EngAge Irish Centre for Social Gerontology
2025 Kieran Walsh, Brídin Carroll, Maggie O'Neill Service Involvement and Lived Experience Study Irish Centre for Social Gerontology
2025 Eilionoir Flynn  PREPARED Centre for Disability Law and Policy
2020 Geraldine Leader, Sally Whelan, Arlene Mannion  GEMMA (Genome, Environment, Microbiome and Metabolome in Autism)

Irish Centre for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Research