Research
Research Carried out / Ongoing

• Currently doing research for Ph.D. thesis at Trinity College Dublin on Entrepreneurship in the Gaeltacht.

• Currently doing research for Ph.D. thesis at Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III (France) on Irish government policy on the integration of refugees and asylum-seekers.
• Member of research project entitled Ville et Hospitalité (CNRS/Maison des Sciences de l'Homme), funded by France's Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports et du Logement. This collaborative research project examines the integration of non-nationals and ethnic minorities in European cities.

• Currently doing research for MA in Creative Writing, Lancaster University.

• Currently doing research for Ph.D. thesis at NUI Maynooth on the influence of the Irish language on foreign language learning in Ireland.

• "Fáinne an Lae (1898-1900) and Bernard Doyle", in Welsh, R. & Titley, A. eds. A History of the Irish Book, Oxford University Press. (Accepted for publications 2003)
• "Comhar 1942" in Welsh, R. & Titley, A. eds A History of the Irish Book, Oxford University Press. (Accepted for publications 2003)

• Development of software system to integrate terminology database and course notes.
  
• Development of an Irish language grammar checker.
• Creation of a database of Irish language words for above.

• Currently doing research for Ph.D thesis at Dublin City University on the Irish Language and Socio-Economic Development.

Research visits / Travel

• Study visit organised for students of MSc i nGnó agus i dTeicneolaíocht an Eolais, FIONTAR, to University of Wales, Aberystwyth, in co-operation with Welsh-medium MSc in Entrepreneurship. Trip financed under MENTOR(INTERREG II) scheme.

• Study visit organised for students of MSc i nGnó agus i dTeicneolaíocht an Eolais, FIONTAR, to University of Wales, Aberystwyth, in co-operation with Welsh-medium MSc in Entrepreneurship. Trip financed under MENTOR (INTERREG II) scheme.

• Grant to travel to present paper at conference entitled 'Ville et Hospitalité: La commune et ses minorités', organised by the CNRS/Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Pessac (France), 5-6 April 2001. Grant funded by Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris.

• Attended course on implementation of innovative teaching methodologies. Award granted by Teaching and Learning Committee, DCU, to fund three-week visit to Germany in July 2001.