Media

My research has been cited in local, national and international media, including the New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Wired (USA), The Guardian and BBC (UK), RTE, Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Examiner (Ireland), Der Spiegel and Deutsche Welle (Germany), Vancouver Sun and Montreal Gazette (Canada), La Vanguardia (Spain), La Figaro and Liberation (France), La Libre (Belgium), Bloomberg Associated Press and Reuters. I have also acted as a media commentator on issues relating to technology and cities, planning, housing and the Irish crisis, and Irish data and statistics more broadly. Below is a fairly extensive selection, though all local media and some other pieces are omitted. All links worked at the time of publication/transmission.

Television

National Planning Framework, Primetime, RTE 1, 2^nd February 2017
Smart cities, privacy and data protection, RTE, 28^th January 2016,
Battle for rural Ireland. RTE 1 documentary, 9th March 2015
Dublin Dashboard. One & nine o’clock news, RTE1. 19th September 2014
Dublin as a smart city. Morning Edition, RTE 1. 25th March, 2014
Ireland’s property market sees massive oversupply. Chinese CNTV, 27 November 2013
Irish housing market. RTE 1, 20 August 2013, 1, 6 and 9 o’clock news.
Two Irish academics win prestigious grants RTE 1, 24th Jan 2013, 6 and 9 o’clock news
The Week in Politics, RTE 1, 8th July 2012
6.01 News. RTE 1, June 25th 2012
Frontline, RTE 1, 14th May 2011
Primetime, A Haunted Landscape, RTE 1 29 July 2010
Ireland – Haunted By Ghost Estates – Bank Costs Climbing – Video Report, Asymptotix
9 o’clock news. Interview RTE 1, 19 January 2010
Frontline. RTE 1, 25 January 2010
7 o’clock News/Interview, TG4, 26 April 2010
TV programme on Ghost towns, BBC 1, 30 April 2010
Valor afegit – Irlanda: el tigre esventrat, Spanish TV3, 2010
RTE 1, Three Sixty, documentary, Aug 2^nd 2004, 7.30pm.
Interview on globalisation and Ireland, Voice of America TV, 17 Oct 2002

Radio

Slow computing. Last Word, Today FM, 13 August 2020.
Contact tracing apps, Highland Radio, 30 April 2020.
Smart City Dublin, 1^st Oct 2019. Orf.at (Austrian radio)
Maponomics: Maps and the spatial information industry. ABC Radio, Australia, The Money programme., 26 July 2018.
Slow computing (part of Slow computing week based on our workshop). RTE Lyric FM, Culture File, 15^th Jan, 2018
National planning framework, RTE News at One, Feb 2^nd, 2017
National planning framework, Drivetime, RTE1, Feb 1^st 2017
Smart cities, privacy and security, KFM, 29^th Jan, 2016
National capital spending plan, Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, Sept 29th, 2015
Spatial planning and future of rural Irish economy, Down to Business, Newstalk, Aug 8th, 2015
How to spot a bubble. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 12, 2015
Property price index. Newstalk, Lunchtime show, 25 March 2015
Demolishing unfinished estates. Shannonside radio, 17th November 2014
The Web Summit, Drivetime RTE Radio 1, 4th November 2014
New changes to planning acts, Drivetime RTE Radio 1, 2nd October 2014
Dublin Dashboard. Drivetime, KFM, 22nd Sept, 2014
Dublin Dashboard. Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, 19th Sept, 2014
Dublin Dashboard. FM104, 19th Sept, 2014
Housing supply issues. Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, 6th August 2014.
High density development in towns and cities. News at One, RTE Radio 1, 29 May 2014
Construction 2020 strategy. Drivetime, RTE Radio, 15th May 2014.
The science of transport, Science is Everywhere (episode 5), Newstalk Documentary, 29th March
Dublin as a smart city. Morning Ireland, RTE Radio, 25th March, 2014
New housing in Dublin. Pat Kenny, Newstalk, 24th February 2014.
The property crash is over. Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, 17th January 2014
Ireland’s two speed property market. This Week, RTE Radio 1, 5th January 2014
Demolition of c.40 unfinished estates, Last Word, Today FM, 18 November 2013
Demolition of c.40 unfinished estates, Morning show, Newstalk, 18 November 2013
Demolition of c.40 unfinished estates, Morning Ireland, RTE1, 18 November 2013
Property prices, housing data, housing strategy. Drivetime, RTE1, 29 October 2013
Irish housing market. News at One, RTE1, 20 August 2013.
Local property tax returns. Morning Ireland, RTE1, 25 July 2013
Unfinished estates and property tax, Right Hook, Newstalk, 21March 2013
Unfinished estates and property tax, Last Word, TodayFM, 21March 2013
Unfinished estates and property tax, Morning Ireland, RTE1, 21March 2013,
Property tax calculations and mapping tool, Drivetime, RTE 1, 11th March 2012.
NSS scraped, Feb 13th 2013, Morning Ireland, RTE 1
ERC grant award, Morning Ireland, RTE1, Jan 24th 2013
ERC grant award, KFM, Jan 24th 2013
Dublin property market, Today FM, Jan 2nd 2013
Unfinished estates report, KFM, Nov 30th, 2012
Unfinished estates report, Drivetime, RTE 1, Nov 28th, 2012
Demolishing ghost estates, Today FM, 25th June 2012
House prices, RTE 1, Drivetime, 25th June 2012,
Demographic Dividend, Pat Kenny show, RTE 1, 21st June 2012
Housing demand. Newstalk, 20th June 2021
National Spatial Strategy. RTE Radio 1, News at One, June 5th, 2012
Census, age related data. RTE Radio 1, Morning Ireland, May 25th 2012
NAMA investment. Newstalk, Right Hook show, May 23rd 2012
Central Bank house price estimates. Newstalk Breakfast show, May 1st 2012
Census, Coleman at Large, Newstalk, April 3rd 2012
Household charge estimates. Morning Ireland, RTE Radio 1, April 2nd 2012
Household charge estimates. lunchtime, Newstalk, April 2nd 2012
Census 2011. RTE Drivetime. RTE Radio 1 March 29th 2012
Deserted village. Documentary. Newstalk, 24 March 2012
School building programme. Drivetime. RTE Radio 1, 12 March 2012
Unfinished estates. Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, 24 February 2012
Unfinished estates. NewsTalk Lunchtime, 24 February 2012
Accessibility mapping, Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, 19 January 2012
AIRO election mapping modules, Drivetime RTE Radio 1, 3 February 2011
Election special on ghost estates, The Last Word, Today FM, 10 February 2011
AIRO, Drivetime RTE Radio 1 16 February 2011
New post of Minister for Housing and Planning, Drivetime RTE Radio 1, 10 March 2011
Unfinished estates, RTE Radio1 9 June 2011
Unfinished estates, Newstalk, Breakfast show, 9 June 2011
Unfinished estates, CKR, 10 June 2011
Morning Ireland, RTE1, 21 July 2011
What to do with Crumbling Estates, Newstalk Radio, 29 Sept 2011
Lunchtime Interview, Newstalk Radio, 18 Oct 2011
News, BBC, 30 April 2010
Morning Ireland, RTE Radio 1 – Call for inquiry into planning failures, 29 July 2010
General panel discussion, Saturday with Charlie Bird, Nov 12th 2011, RTE Radio 1
house price drops, Drivetime, RTE Radio 1, 21st November 2011
Housing vacancy, RTE Business, 19 January 2010, The Lillywhite Lunch with John Dunne
Housing vacancy, Kildare FM, 20 January 2010
Housing vacancy, The Right Hook, Newstalk, 20 January 2010
Housing vacancy, Drive Time. RTE 1, 27 January 2010
Housing vacancy and ghost estates, The Late Debate. Interview , RTE 1, 3 February 2010
Housing vacancy, 1 o’clock news. Interview, RTE 1, 5 March 2010
Housing vacancy, Drive Time, RTE1, 5 March 2010,
17% of all housing stock vacant- study, RTE Business, 5 March 2010,
Ghost estates, Last Word. Interview, Today FM, 6 April 2010,
Paul Henley reporting on ghost estates in Ireland, BBC Radio4
Today programme on Ghost Estates, BBC Radio 4, 30 April 2010
Planning and the crisis, Lunchtime programme, Newstalk 31 July 2010
Planning and the crisis, Last Word programme, Today FM, 31 July 2010
Planning and the crisis, Down to Business programme, Newstalk 1 August 2010
Unfinished estates, Drivetime, RTE radio 1, 21 October 2010
Unfinished estates, Drivetime RTE radio 1, 28 October 2010
Last Word, Today FM, 27 Jan 2009
What’s the Big Idea. RTE Radio, 11^th August, 2008
Radio interview on German radio station, SWR2 Wissen, Sendung am Montag, 25. Februar 2002, ab 8.30 Uhr Welt @mDraht Wege im Cyberspace
Radio Arthur, 2005, Maps and mapping. 8^th February

Newspapers: International

‘Data stories’ could help address Dublin’s housing crisis, Cities Today, 5 May, 2022
Derfor er kunstig intelligens ikke rigtig intelligent. Forskserzonen, 2 June, 2021.
A city that knows your every move: Saudi Arabia’s new smart city might be a glimpse of the future | ZDNet, 18 Feb, 2021
Smart cities will be cleaner, accessible, even more democratic, proponents say. But governments adopting new tech must contend with risks, too. Toronto Star, 4^th Jan 2021
Especialistas en Big Data discuten en el mundo la solución tecnológica para la pandemia, Telam (Argentina), 9^th May 2020
Control a través de selfies, códigos QR y smartphones. Telam (Argentina), 9^th May 2020
Keeping Smart City Algorithms Accountable. Asian Scientist Magazine, 30 Jan 2020, https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/01/print/smart-city-algorithms-accountable/
Stay smart about how modern cities evolve, Newcastle Herald, 26^th Sept, 2019.
Dr Ellie Cosgrave reveals perfect cities can have imperfect consequences. Newcastle Herald, 25^th Sept 2019.
Mission Impossible: Defining Indian Smart Cities. Economic & Political Weekly, 5 Dec, 2018
Cidades mais inteligentes e menos seguras. Nacional, 4th July 2018
Big data and Big Brother in the modern smart city, Eureka 3^rd May 2018
Big data is going to shape our future cities. Will it treat us all equally? ABC News Australia, 13 March 2018,
Portland’s ‘smart-city’ ambition has privacy risks, ACLU says, PressHerald, Feb 25^th
Smart Cities Come with Inherent Privacy Risks, ACLU Says, GovTech, Feb 26^th
A Look At Smart City Dashboards. Energy Central. Dec 1^st, 2017
From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps. Smithsonian, July 2017
Rush for Indian smart cities ‘ignoring poor and vulnerable’, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, 14 June 2017
Can technology solve Chicago’s gun crime problem? BBC News, 3 March 2017
Wenn der Kühlschrank zum Kommissar wird. Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Jan 19^th 2017
Strelka, Strelka Magazine, 8th Nov 2016
European Research Council launches new research traineeships with aim of widening access. Science Business. Sept 8^th
Smart Cities of the Future: An Innovation or Intrusion? Smart Data Collective 29^th August 2016
Death by GPS: are satnavs changing our brains? The Guardian, 25^th June 2016.
Security, Privacy, Governance Concerns About Smart City Technologies Grow, GovTech, 7 June 2016,
Routebeschrijving naar ethisch digital ontwerp. Netkwesties, 12 April 2016,
Writing fiction and writing social science. Sociological Review Online,
Der hvor kragerne er fulde af bly (Where the crows are full of lead), Information, Mar 4^th,
In Atlanta, smart city plans aim for safety, Feb 1^st, ComputerWorld
Irish government launches smart city security and privacy report, TM Forum, 29th Jan 2016,
India’s Smart Cities Need Smarter Security Systems, CXO Today, 29^th Jan 2016,
Tech and the City. The Planner. 6^th November, 2015
Questioning Smart Urbanism: Is Data-Driven Governance a Panacea? Chicago Policy Review, Nov 2^nd.
SMART CITIES—Quand la misère est tenue à distance des bulles de luxe… Le Mauricien 4th Sept 2015,
Bono’s Neighborhood Shows World’s Hottest Market Wilting, Bloomberg Business, 23/4/15.
Bairro de Bono em Dublin mostra que o mercado imobiliário mais quente do mundo está esfriando, UOL Economica 23/4/15.
In Big Data bereits olympisch, Die Welt 14/5/15.
Chicago uses big data to save itself from urban ills. New Scientist, 10 October 2014
A stroll through Ireland’s ghost estates. Slate, 10 August 2014
Scaling up sensor based smart cities proves difficult. Government Technology, June 3rd
Santander: The Smartest Smart City. Governing Mag, May 2014
Asuntojen hinnat nousevat jälleen Dublinissa. Ita-Savo, Finland, 20 March 2014 (syndicated across 10 newspapers).
If MH370 was sabotage, look to the organisation for answers. The Conversation, 20 March 2014.
Irish Bankers Vow This Time It’s Different After Bust: Mortgages. Bloomberg, 28th February 2014
Yearning Buyers in Dublin Find Few Offerings, New York Times, 27 Feb 2014
Irish try to eradicate ghosts of a housing crash. New York Times. 22nd December 2013
Irish ghost estates face demolition on safety grounds, Scotsman, 19 November 2013
Are smartphones the answer to urban loneliness. Atlantic Cities, October 7th 2013
The too-smart city. Boston Globe. 19th May 2013.
Irland behält U2 und verkauft Pink Floyd, um Ziele zu erreichen, Die Welt, 13th May, 2013
Ireland finds success selling toxic assets, May 9th, National Post. 2013
Irish Keep U2, Sell Pink Floyd to Meet Targets, Bloomberg and Washington Post, 8th May 2013
Het Spookt in Ierland, Trends (Belgium), April 25th, 2013
Bot Like Me: Illah Reza Nourbakhsh’s “Robot Futures” LA Review of Books. 14th April.
Wave of foreclosures risks killing Ireland’s housing recovery, Bloomberg Business Week, Financial Post, and San Diego Source, 19 March 2013
Ireland’s Ghost Estates. London Review of Books, January 1st 2013
From dream home to living hell: Life on Ireland’s ‘ghost estates’, Scotsman, Oct 19th 2012
Leave the thinking to us. Times Higher Education, 30th Aug 2012
‘Celtic Tiger’ suffers real-estate hangover. The Vancouver Sun, June 13th 2012.
Ireland nurses its hangover. The Advertiser (Australia), 9th June 2012.
Countryside littered with vacant homes and unpaid loans. Charleston Gazette, June 10th 2012.
Vacant homes from Ireland’s housing bubble litter the landscape, The Plains Dealer, June 9th 2012.
Ireland lives with hangover from building boom, Maine Sunday Telegram, June 10th 2012.
Housing bubble blights Ireland’s pastoral charms, Detroit Free Press, June 10th 2012,
Housing boom left Ireland littered with vacant homes and unpaid loans, June 10th 2012. (syndicated in 12 US newspapers)
Housing boom left Ireland littered with vacant homes and unpaid loans Philippines Times, June 6th, 2012
Irland: „Geistersiedlungen“ als Mahnmale. Die Presse, Tues May 30th
Ireland’s Bad Bank Transforms Debtors Into Landlords: Mortgages. Bloomberg Business Week and San Francisco Chronicle, April 13th
Household tax threat ‘outrageous’, Grantham Journal and Rutland and Stamford Mercury, April 2nd
Guerrilla gardeners visit Irish ghost estates, Toronto Sun, March 30th (syndicated in 7 Canadian newspapers)
Guerrilla gardeners take on Irish ghost estates, Chicago Tribune, March 30th
Death of the Celtic Tiger? The New Zealand Herald, February 17,
Space invaders seek real estate redemption, Sydney Morning Herald, 21st January
Irish Move Into Empty Offices Escalates Bust Legacy Battle. Bloomberg, Jan 18th (syndicated in two US newspapers)
Occupy bad bank. Der Freitag, January 6th 2012.
The Irish squatters taking on empty homes and a bankrupt system. The Guardian. January 4th 2012
Irlande: multiplication des lotissements fantômes, Le Figaro, 25 February 2011
Les fantômes de la bulle immobilière, La Libre 25 February 2011
Irish property crisis could mean 10 years of ‘ghost estates’, 24 Dec. The Scotsman
300,000 true number of empty homes, News.aol.co.uk, 21 January 2010
Silence reigns in Ireland’s new suburbs, Deutsche Welle, 6 March 2010
Financijska kriza pretvorila Irsku u zemlju neuseljenih domova, Suvremena.hr, 11 March 2010
Ireland’s bust leaves ghost houses and zombie hotels Globalpost, 28 March 2010
Bram Stoker and Ireland’s ghost estates, Guardian 8 April 2010
300,000 homes lie empty in Ireland and hotel rates have plummeted, Minnesota Post, 15 April 2010
Van Keltische tijger tot Ierse terrier Ierland neemt geen halve maatregelen om de crisis te boven te komen, Het Financieele Dagblad 15 May 2010
Feature – Ghost estates haunt Ireland after property boom, Fox Business 29 July 2010
Ghost estates haunt Ireland after property boom and bust, Reuters 29 July 2010 (synicated in Calgary Herald, Taipei Times, Montreal Gazette, Washington Post, plus 7 others)
Planning must be built on sustainable foundations, American Chronicle 30 July 2010
Casas fantasma asedian Irlanda tras burbuja inmobiliaria, Economia.terra.com.pe, 21 August 2010 (plus 3 others),
Despite deep debt, Ireland spends to strengthen businesses, Dallas News 24 August 2010
Ghost Estates – die Geistersiedlungen Irlands, CeiberWeiber 11 September 2010
Anglo Irish Rescue Costs Increase After Ghost Towns Spread Across Ireland, Bloomberg 30 September 2010 ,
Explainer: Ireland’s economic anguish, CNN, 1 October 2010
Ghost towns haunt Anglo Irish bailout, South China Morning Post 1 October 2010
Irlandie strasza “osiedla duchow”, Onet.pl 1 October 2010
L’Irlande renfloue a tout prix, Liberation 1 October 2010
Hardy Irish Souls Tiptoe Into Nation’s Ghost Estates, The Wall Street Journal 6 October 2010
Economie – 300.000 maisons inoccupees en Irlande, Le Petit Journal 7 October 2010
Copertina Dublino, Reppubblica.it 11 October 2010
Irish Swap Finance for Food as Economy Returns to Rural roots, Bloomberg Business week 12 October 2010
Ireland’s Unfinished Developments Are ‘Ghost Towns’ Bloomberg BusinessWeek 21 October 2010
Ruinen des Reichtums Das Ende des Wirtschaftsbooms kam schnell in Irland, Berliner Zeitung 8 November 2010
Die Ruinen des Reichtums: Geistersiedlungen und Geisterpferde prägen die Landschaft in Irland heute, Frankfurter Rundschau, 11 Nov 2010
Ireland: The Rise & Crash, The New York Review of Books 11 November 2010
Ieren nemen nog wel de pijn van de crisis, maar het begrip ebt snel weg , Het Financieele Dagblad 12 November 2010
Irland in der Krise: “Der hässlichste Gaul Europas”, Die Presse 23 November 2010
Over 300,000 homes lying empty, Scotsman 25 February 2010
Ghost estates haunt Ireland after property boom and bust, Vancouver Sun, 29 July 2010
Ghost Town, County Mayo The Times of India11 August 2010
Enfoque-Casas fantasma asedian Irlanda tras burbuja inmobiliara Norbolsa.es 21 August 2010
Casas fantasma asedian Irlanda tras burbuja inmobiliara, El Periodico de Mexico 21 August 2010,
Official shares lessons from Ireland’s economic miracle. Daily Mail, October 16, 2008
Create conference builds statewide contacts. Charleston Gazette, Oct 22nd 2008
Creating spaces for everybody. Times Education Supplement (TES), 2004, Nov 5^th.
The Irish News, May 27^th, 2004.
The revenge of geography, The Economist, March 13^th, 2003
European Photography, Winter 2002/03, Cybermaps: more beautiful than art by Gerrit Gohlke, p.7-11
Atlante Del Cyberspazio by Daniele Balit, Arte.ie, April 2002
Charting the virtual world by Sari Kalin, Darwin Magazine, April 2002
Holland Herald (KLM in-flight magazine), Jan 2002, p. 6. (book of the month)
PC Format, January 2002, Break the Net, 22-30.
PC Utilities, January 2002, Editor’s Choice, Atlas of Cyberspace.
Mapping Cyberspace, New York Times, Circuits section, pg F5, 25 Oct. 2001,
Ways to Map Cyberspace, DirectionsMag.com, 25 Oct. 2001,
Publican el primer atlas del ciberespacio, La Tercera, 15 October 2001,
Atlas kyberprostoru by Jan Kapoun, Science World, 12 October 2001
Atlas of Cyberspace, Guardian, 11 Oct. 2001
Atlas of Cyberspce, Globebooks, 9 Oct 2001
Guardian, The Editor supplement, 6 Oct 2001, pp. 21.
Cyberspace gets its own atlas, Silicon.com, 1 Oct. 2001
Atlas of Cyberspace, American Scientist, Oct 2001
Charting Virtual Worlds, Wired News, 29 Sept 2001, .
Atlas of Cyberspace, The Lawyer, 12 Sept. 2001.
Guardian, Online supplement, 6 Sept 2001, Pathfinders. pp. 3.
CBL Source, Sept 2001, http://www.thecblsource.com/Editorial/atlas.htm
Mapping cyberspace, c’t Magazine, no. 4, April 2001, pp. 244
Die Geographie des Internet, GQ, March 2001, pp. 220-222
Der Spiegel, no. 33, 14 August 2000, pp. 161

Newspaper: National

People aren’t quitting, just seeking work-life balance. Irish Independent, September 27, 2022.
Garda use of facial recognition technologies unnecessary and disproportionate, Irish Times, June 2^nd,
An Open Data Team Experiments with a New Way to Tell City Stories. Dublin Inquirer, 13^th Jan, 2021,
Out of office but never off the phone: reasons to create a right to disconnect. Irish Independent, Oct 24th, 2020
Housing talks stall over Green Party’s ‘issues with land agency’ in FF-FG plan. Irish Independent, 28 May, 2020.
“What We’ve Got Here Is State-Sanctioned Surveillance Capitalism” Broadsheet, 24 April 2020,
Why can’t we build apartments like the rest of Europe? Irish Times, 6^th March 2020.
What’s the Quid Pro Quo in Dublin’s Link-Up with Mastercard? Dublin Inquirer, 29^th Jan 2020
Lack of controls over land agency ‘threatens return to days of brown envelope’. Irish Independent, 16^th Oct. 2019
Land development body should be covered by Freedom of Information – ombudsman, Irish Times, Oct 15^th 2019
Fear of ‘difficult’ tenants driving landlords out of market. RTE News, 15^th Oct, 2019
Academic fears State agency could engage in ‘speculative development’, Irish Times, 14^th Oct, 2019
Why the Council Is Helping to Test 5G in the Docklands, Dublin Inquirer, 11 Sept 2019.
Housing crisis requires radical solutions, Irish Times, 26 Sept 2018.
National research priorities. Irish Times, 19^th March 2018.
Interactive Cork area website launched, Irish Examiner, Dec 15^th, 2017
Pretty vacant, Broadsheet.ie, 15^th Sept 2017,
Almost 3m people commute daily, cyclists increase 43%, RTE News website, 31 Aug,
Building the Dublin Dashboard. Dublin.ie, 22^nd August 2017,
The ghost estates that still haunt Ireland. Irish Times, 12^th August 2017.
The human side of smart cities. Sunday Business Post, July 2^nd 2017.
Spatial strategy mistakes of the past will not be repeated – Kenny. RTE News. Feb 2^nd
As Ireland’s smart cities develop, a government report warns of data security needs. The Journal, Dec 9^th.
Bringing Free Public Wifi Back to Dublin City Centre. Dublin Inquirer, Nov 9^th 2016
Is Big Brother on the dark side of the smart city? Irish Times, Oct 20, 2016.
Innovation and security: an awkward relationship. Irish Independent, 19th August 2016.
Joining the EU, not 1916, was the real revolution for Irish women, Irish Independent, 8 August 2016,
Smart cities: a problem of power, processing and security. Silicon Republic 19 May 2016
Technologies behind ‘smart cities’ create privacy challenges. Irish Times, 29^th Jan 2016,
Smart cities need even smarter security, Silicon Republic, 28^th Jan 2016,
We need a smart approach to smart cities, Irish Tech News, 28^th Jan 2016,
Imagine a future where cities are healthy places to live, Irish Times, Nov 4^th 2015,
Do we need a Bill of rights to protect our data? Irish Times. 8 October 2015
25 key people influencing the internet of things, Silicon Republic, 6th October 2015
Towards a Magna Carta for Data. Silicon Republic, 3rd October 2015
Cog Notes: ‘Marital bliss’ in Limerick. Irish Times, 22 Sept 2015,
Towards a magna carta for data. Irish Tech News, 18 Sept 2015,
Dublin conference on Big Data aimed at putting Ireland on global analytics map, Irish Times, Sept 14th 2015
Recovery? Ghosts still haunt abandoned estates, Irish Times, 31 Aug 2015,
Design Matters profile, Irish Times, 29 August 2015, Magazine supplement, p. 27
Banking Inquiry: The survivors tell their tale. Sunday Business Post, July 26th 2015
Funding doubts causing university ‘brain drain’ – RIA president, Irish Times, 29th May 2015
‘Young university’ rankings: DCU up, Maynooth down. Irish Times, 30th April,
Crime fiction: February’s new releases, Irish Times 14th Feb 2015,
These are the challenges faced in making our cities smarter. The Journal. Nov 2014
Dublin gets a smart new dashboard. Council Review 45, November 2014, p. 41.
University Guide 2015, Sunday Times, 28th September.
Maynooth University’s Dublin dash, Irish Independent. 21st Sept 2014
Data site for Dubs. The Sun, p.18, Sept 20th 2014
Everything you wanted to know about Dublin on one site. Irish Times, 19th September 2014
From parking spaces to crime figures: Dublin data at your fingertips. Irish Times, 19th September 2014
Six ways to break down barriers in our housing market and build more homes. Irish Independent 20th August 2014
To Build 25,000 Or To Build 12,500, Broadsheet.ie, 7th August 2014
ESOF 2014: What to expect. RTE Business Blog. 20th June 2014
Why is this house so expensive? TheJournal.ie, 3rd June 2014
The big build-up. Sunday Business Post, p.12, 18th March 2014
It doesn’t set out many concrete actions. Broadsheet.ie, 14th May 2014,
The smart city: plugging in to better urban living. Irish Times, 27th March
Boston study shows benefits of smart cities technology. Irish Times, 26th March
Taoiseach presents medals for major contribution to scientific research: Geographer and physicist honoured in Royal Academy Gold Medal awards, Irish Times 21st February, 2014,
Review of Landscape and Society in Contemporary Society by Brendan McGrath, Irish Times, December 7th,
Demolition will not cost big money. Irish Times, November 19, 2013
Minister will allocate money for demolition of ghost estates, Newstalk, 18 November
State set to pay for demolition of 40 ghost estates. Irish Examiner, 18 November
Ghost estate ‘monuments to skeleton of Celtic Tiger’ to be bulldozed, Breaknews.ie, 18 November
Just 4pc of Ireland is built on – even after the boom. The Independent. 26th October.
Rising prices changes the property game. RTE News Business Blog, August 20th,
Homeowners given seven-day deadline to pay property tax. Irish Independent, 25 July 2013.
How not to pay tax (Phil Hogan take note) RTE News Business Blog, June 14th, 2013
Irish emigrants have headstart in socially networked world, Irish Times, 14 May 2013
Jury still out on NAMA. Irish Examiner, 9th May 2013.
The great ghost estate tax grab; Nothing has changed… so why must we pay now, ask homeowners. Irish Daily Mail, 22nd March 2013
We’re ready to battle this vile new tax, Irish Daily Mail, 8th March 2013
Fall in house prices second highest in EU, The Irish Times, 15th February 2013
New spatial development plan ‘must not be a free-for-all’ Irish Examiner, 14 February 2013
Smartphones heralds end of the affair. Irish Independent, 3rd February 2013
Shatter digs heels in on station closures; Report reveals crime patterns around country. Irish Independent, 30 January 2013
Picture of Ireland: Where are our ghost estates, Irish Times, 26th January 2013
2.3m city project fund; university, Irish Daily Mirror, 25th January 2013, p.2
€2.3m funding for research on city technology, Irish Times, 24th January 2013
Two Irish-based scientists claim major research awards, Irish Times, 24th January 2013
€2m to tech good look at city life, The Irish Star, 24th January 2013
Dublin to be studied in its capacity as a ‘smart city’, The Journal, 24th January 2013
ERC awards two researchers in Ireland with €2.5m grant, Business and Leadership, 24th January 2013,
ERC awards grants to two Irish scientists for smart city and glaucoma research, Silicon Republic, 23rd January 2013
Modern Map Makers. Irish Times, 23rd November, Weekend Review, p. 4 Feature on AIRO
Golden boys still raking it in. Irish Times Oct 27th 2012
One crime a day in villages, Sunday Times, August 19, 2012
Property prices fall by 13.6%, Irish Times, Aug 30 2012
Crime in your area Online interactive tool, Irish Times, 18th Aug 2012
More than 1 in 10 business properties are lying empty, The Journal, 21 Aug 2012
Dublin suburbs top burglary list, Irish Times, 20 Aug 2012
Irish census 2011, FinFacts, 26th July 2012
West Dublin suburbs top burglary black-spot, Irish Times, 20 Aug 2012
Big Phil’s council cuts are based on estimates, Irish Daily Mail, Aug 22nd, p. 4
One crime a day in villages, The Sunday Times, Aug 19th, p. 2.
House price fall ruins hopes of stability in the market. Irish Independent 25 July 2012
House price rise sparks hope of market recovery Irish Independent, June 26th 2012
Almost 70% in North City sector not born in Ireland. Irish Times, May 14, 2012
Ghosts estates of tigers past. Irish Examiner, May 8th, 2012
Community response to ghost estate problem. Irish Examiner 7 May 2012.
Three fifths live in urban areas, Irish Times 26th April
Oversupply of property. Irish Times April 7th, 2012.
Austerity without growth a guarantee of stagnation, Irish Times, April 6th,
The numbers don’t add up on home tax. Irish Daily Mail, April 6th
Services fear as Hogan warns ‘rebel’ counties. Irish Daily Mail, April 3rd
Protest group: Census backs up 1.8 million registration target. Irish Examiner, April 3rd
Higgins: Household Charge threat would discriminate against poorer areas. Irish Examiner, April 2nd.
Household tax threat ‘outrageous’ Belfast Telegraph, April 2nd
Government threats over non-payment of household charge ‘outrageous’. Irish Independent, April 2nd
Government figures ‘underestimate numbers liable for Household Charge’ BreakingNews.ie
Cities suffer amid an exodus to commuter-belt counties. Irish Times, March 30th
Mine of web information puts new power into all our hands, Irish Independent, March 30th
Analysis: House oversupply set to continue, Irish Examiner, March 30
Nearly 15% of homes were vacant on night of census, Irish Examiner, March 30th.
7 sexy graphs and maps from Census 2011, The Journal, March 30th
Census finds 7.1% rise in Irish speakers, Irish Times, 29 March
Divorce, remarriage rates rising significantly, Irish Times, 29 March
Housing stock at 2 million, 29 March, Irish Times, 29 March
Census finds population growing, Irish Times, 29 March
Irish traveller numbers increase by 32%, Irish Times, 29 March
Highlights from census 2011, Irish Times, 29 March
Census reveals 8.2% population growth, Irish Examiner, 29 March
Guerrilla gardeners breathe life into ghost estates, Irish Times, March 29th.
Off message. Sunday Business Post, March 4th.
State to drop tax waivers for ghost estates. The Sunday Times. Feb 12.
Prospects for the property market. Irish Times video. 27 January 2012.
Empty offices refute claims commercial units at bottom, Irish Independent, Feb 2nd, 2012
Report identifies A&E blackspots. BreakingNews.ie Jan 20th
Research flags up A&E blackspots. Irish Independent Jan 20th
Report flags up A&E blackspots. The Examiner Jan 20th
New website reveals travel times to 24-hour emergency hospitals. Silicon Republic, Jan 19th
New mapping tool launched. Irish Times Jan 19th
Online tool calculates travel times to services. Irish Times Jan 20th
Research flags up A&E blackspots, Irish Daily Star 20 Jan 2012
Rural 999 patients in 1hr hospital trip, Irish Daily Mirror 20 Jan 2012
Rural A&E journeys take over one hour, Irish Sun 20 Jan 2012
Cork puts new twist on Occupy movement. Sunday Business Post, 18th January 2012
Stressed market means prices have fallen too far. Sunday Independent, 8th January.
Six reasons why the market will be slow to recover. Irish Times January 5th 2012
Kerry An Taisce AGM told of ghost estates, The Irish Times, 2 February 2011
Novel way for parties to target key voters, Irish Examiner, 4 February 2011
Electoral map system to help candidates find their way, Silicon Republic, 4 February 2011
We need a housing tsar to rebuild the market, The Independent, 8 May 2011
Memories are made of disks, The Sunday Times, 11 September 2011
Five years to clear ghost estates, The Independent, 13 October 2011
Property and politics – This report challenges us all to act, Irish Examiner 30 July 2010
Haunted by past mistakes, Sunday Business Post 1 August 2010
Planning Failure, Sunday Times, 1 August.
Ireland’s ghost estates pose health risks, Business and Leadership 9 August 2010
Seven Days. A glance at the week that was, Irish Times 14 August 2010
Ghost estates, Irish Times 16 August 2010
State’s property leasing scheme ‘an outrageous scam’ Irish Times 16 August 2010
Relaunched – at bargain prices, Irish Times 2 September 2010
Rewriting economic history won’t bring happy ending, Irish Times 24 September 2010
Anglo Irish ‘worst case’ bill may top €30bn, Irish Times 29 September 2010
Legacy of bad planning, Irish Times 5 October 2010
Our economy needs a confident and functioning property market, Irish Independent 17 October 2010
After the boom, Irish go back to their roots, Irish Independent 17 October 2010
A legacy of ghost estates, Irish Times 23 October 2010
An Taisce urges council to ‘dezone’ Dunleer land, Irish Times 25 October 2010
Paralysis by analysis is not the way to sort out the housing debacle, Irish Examiner 28 October 2010
Five years to clear ghost estates Belfast Telegraph, 13 October 2011
Five years to clear ghost estates, Irish Examiner, 13 October 2011
Through a ghostly lens: artist captures half-built houses, Irish Times 25 October 2011,
‘Planning Matters’ Crime rates re-open drug unit debate, Irish Times, 20 August 2011
Residents stranded on ghost estates, Sunday Times, Jan 17th, 2010
More than 300,000 homes ‘lying empty’, say academics Irish Examiner 19 January 2010
Over 300,000 homes empty-study Irish Times 19 January 2010
More than 300,000 homes ‘lying empty’, say academics Irish Independent19 January 2010
300,000 empty homes, research finds RTE Business 19 January 2010
Government in empty homes flip-flop, Irish Independent. 20 January 2010
Government in empty homes flip-flop, Belfast Telegraph, 20 January 2010
Goodbody Stockbrokers: Three years of housing supply exists, Irish Examiner, 21 January 2010
Is home oversupply 40,000? 300,000? Go figure, Irish Times, 21 January 2010
Goodbody Stockbrokers: Three years of housing supply exists, Business and Leadership, 21 January 2010
Anyone buying or selling? And why? Sunday Tribune 24 January 2010
State to rent NAMA properties for social housing, Sunday Business Post, 24 January 2010
‘Ghost estates’ remain after crash, Irish Independent 26 January 2010
Over 600 ghost estates stand as haunting legacy of crash, Irish Independent, 27 January 2010
621 ‘ghost estates’ built across State, The Irish Times 27 January 2010
Ghost Towns Abandoned estates mark splurge of the Celtic Tiger, Irish Daily Mirror, 27 January 2010
600 ‘ghost’ estates across country. Extent of housing crash laid bare, The Star, 27 January 2010
An Irishman’s Diary, Irish Times 30 January 2010
Homes green-lit despite blight of ghost estates, Sunday Tribune, 31 January 2010
The quite and lonely life of a ghost estate , Sunday Independent. 31 January 2010
Half-built homes frozen in time tell how dream died, Sunday Independent, 31 January 2010
Ghost estates must be resuscitated, Sunday Independent, 31 January 2010
New report will show number of empty homes well above 300,000, Irish Times. 4 February 2010
Developers ‘built 170,000 more homes than were needed’, Irish Examiner, 4 March 2010
Homes are where the headaches are, Sunday Business Post, 21 February 2010
Empty housing figures ‘exposed’, Irish Times, 5 March 2010
345,000 homes vacant, says report, Irish Times, 5 March 2010
Don’t blame us for 170,000 house surplus, say builders, Irish Independent, 6 March 2010
All the wrong options have been pursued, Irish Times, 8 March 2010
Developers ‘built 170,000 more homes than were needed’, BreakingNews.ie, 4 March 2010
Unfinished business, Irish Examiner 13 April 2010
Planners to discuss ‘ghost estates’ blight, BreakingNews.ie 15 April 2010
West and midlands first target for wrecking ball, The Independent 15 April 2010
Planners to discuss ‘ghost estates’ Belfast Telegraph 15 April 2010
One-in-five houses are empty, says report, Irish Examiner 15 April 2010
Government draws up plan to tackle ghost estates, Irish Examiner, 15 April 2010
Call for data on housing stock, Irish Times 15 April 2010
Group demands housing market probe, Belfast Telegraph 29 July 2010
Planning must be built on sustainable foundations, Irish Times 30 July 2010
The planning legacy Irish Times 30 July 2010
Effects of reckless planning ‘to last decades’, Irish Times 30 July 2010
11,000 new houses built as 300,000 still lie empty, Irish Independent 30 July 2010
Calls for inquiry into planning system ‘cronyism’, Irish Independent 30 July 2010
Empty estates already coming back to haunt us, Irish Independent 30 July 2010
Building on shifting sands, Irish Independent 30 July 2010
Calls for urgent probe into planning system, Irish Examiner 30 July 2010
One-in-six houses empty for most of year, finds report, Irish Examiner 30 July 2010
Plan of action, Irish Examiner 30 July 2010
The property rollercoaster, Irish Examiner 30 July 2010
Call for inquiry into ‘catastrophic’ bubble, Irish Daily Mirror 30 July 2010
Planning official denies over supply of homes, Irish Examiner 2 August 2010
‘Haunted landscape’ report criticised, Irish Times 3 August 2010
Planning official denies over supply of homes, Irish Examiner 3 August 2010
Toxic impact of building societies, Irish Examiner 06 August 2010
Problems at ‘ghost estates’ highlighted, Irish Times09 August 2010
Mind & Meaning: Stuck in a ‘rurban’ rut, Irish Independent 09 August 2010
Quarter of houses in ghost estates pose serious safety risks, Irish Independent 09 August 2010
Serious health threats plague ‘ghost estates’ Irish Examiner 09 August 2010
Ghost estates – Taxpayer to pay the price, Irish Examiner 09 August 2010
Irish taxpayers to foot bill for ‘ghost’ estates, Belfast Telegraph 09 August 2010
Report highlights ‘ghost estate’ dangers , Sunday Business Post 09 August 2010
Ghost-estate busters, Irish Independent 1 November 2010
A chance to change rules of development, Irish Times 9 November 2010
Money Talks – Ghost estates set to haunt the property market for years to come, Sunday Tribune 14 November 2010
Irish Times 18 November 2010
Database aims to aid better planning, Irish Times 26 November 2010
Why ‘ghost estates’ are still an issue, Irish Times, 2 December 2010 ,
Mortgage lending collapse underlined by new IBF data, Sunday Business Post 5 December 2010
Diaspora could be answer to economic crisis. Irish Post. 11^th Feb 2009
New strategy can enrich relations with diaspora. Irish Times, 27th Jan, 2009
Spatial strategy needs chance to prove itself. Sunday Business Post. May 4^th, 2008, p. 14.
Maynooth maps out its path to success. Sunday Independent, Business Section, May 4^th, 2008, p. 3
Poverty test will target small areas. Irish Times, 9^th Sept.
The Irish Times, p. 10, 21^st October 2002, Conference told of concerns for Irish heritage.
Lost in Cyberspace? Try using a map of the superhighway, Irish Times, Education and Living Supplement, EL13, 11 Dec 2001

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