Darragh Flannery

How long commutes are impacting third-level students 42% of Irish students live at home and spend well in excess of two hours travelling to and from college every day

How long commutes are impacting third-level students. Analysis by @beta1hat.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social & @dflan.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social of new research showing 42% of Irish students spend well over 2 hours travelling to and from college every day www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

09.02.2026 16:07 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

NEW: IEA Conference 2026 – Irish Economic Association

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS: The 39th Annual Irish Economic Association conference will be hosted by @centralbank_ie. We’re delighted to open our call, closing 23 January 2026.

Conference details:

📆 7-8 May 2026
📍 Thurles, Co. Tipperary

👉🏻 More details - bit.ly/IEA2026

26.11.2025 19:53 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward to editing the special issue of the ESR below. Please share widely! @irisheconassoc.bsky.social @isweconomics.bsky.social @esri.ie @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @bthalpin.bsky.social @phonohan.bsky.social
@kevindenny.bsky.social @benelsner.bsky.social

31.10.2025 12:59 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

New paper from ERC researchers Lorraine Gilleece and Aidan Clerkin, along with Darragh Flannery (UL) examines the impact of DEIS at post-primary level.

This is the first quasi-experimental evaluation of DEIS.

The paper is freely available here until 29/06: authors.elsevier.com/a/1l3-O,4Mg0...

12.05.2025 12:14 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations to the winners of our ISWE prizes at the IEA, Bhavya Shrivastava and Lilia Wasserka-Zhurakhovska, as well as Novartis Prize winner Doireann O'Brien and Young Economist Prize Winner Olivia Finan. Pictured with Keynote Speaker John List and Orla Doyle. All female winners! Well done!

09.05.2025 12:37 — 👍 17    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1

Zero-sum thinking is a key mindset that shapes how we view the world. A little thread to highlight our work on its roots with @sahilchinoy.bsky.social,
@nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...

03.12.2024 15:22 — 👍 108    🔁 32    💬 7    📌 5

Playing an Amateur Sport in a Professional Context: Good for Gaelic Players Mental Health? Gaelic games are traditional Irish amateur sports, two of which are Gaelic football and hurling. Although the sports are amateur, the advances that ha...

New IZA discussion paper with and Elish Kelly and Eoin Kenny. We find that the number of years playing on a senior inter-county GAA panel reduces players’ mental health and increases their risk of depression.

www.iza.org/publications...

18.04.2025 09:49 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Spring edition of the ESR is now available. This issue is based upon a special conference in honour of @phonohan.bsky.social. It features 3 papers relating to fiscal, growth and financial sector policy as well as articles in response from a panel of experts and...
www.esr.ie/index.php/es...

17.04.2025 09:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

The Winter 2024 issue of the ESR is now available. It includes papers relating to self-employment, housing market dynamics, research policy and gender differences in media engagement...Happy Festive reading! #EconTwitter #soctwitter esr.ie/index.php/es...

17.12.2024 14:55 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

A reminder that the ESR is inviting papers for a special issue on “Energy, Environment and Climate Change Economics” edited by Dr. Niall Farrell @esri.ie, Dr. Kelly de Bruin @esri.ie and Dr. Jason Harold (UniGalway). Details below, submission deadline of Feb 14th 2025
www.esr.ie/index.php/es...

10.12.2024 10:24 — 👍 4    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0