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Clubbing Criminals: The Hirschfeld Centre And The Emergence Of Queer Club Culture In Dublin, Ann-Marie Hanlon Jul 2022

Clubbing Criminals: The Hirschfeld Centre And The Emergence Of Queer Club Culture In Dublin, Ann-Marie Hanlon

Irish Communication Review

Ireland in the 1970s and 80s was an extremely hostile place for the LGBT community: male homosexuality remained a criminal offence and social, legal and political oppression was the norm. This article documents the emergence of a nascent queer clubbing scene in Dublin in this period and investigates the historical intersection of partying and politics in a DIY translocal music scene defined by the sexual politics of the time. In particular, this research focuses on exploring the social and political importance of Ireland’s first purpose built queer club, Flikkers, which opened in the Hirschfeld Centre, Temple Bar on St. Patrick’s …


Building Services Engineering July/August 2022 Jul 2022

Building Services Engineering July/August 2022

Building Services Engineering

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Engineering Students' Perceptions Of Their Development Of Professional Skills, Caitriona Depaor Phd, Una Beagon Phd, Aimee Byrne Phd, Darren Carthy, Patrick Crean, Louise Lynch, Dervilla Niall May 2022

Engineering Students' Perceptions Of Their Development Of Professional Skills, Caitriona Depaor Phd, Una Beagon Phd, Aimee Byrne Phd, Darren Carthy, Patrick Crean, Louise Lynch, Dervilla Niall

Irish Journal of Academic Practice

Engineers play a central role in addressing the challenges which face society. However, the influence of globalisation, disruptive technological change and complex social problems will greatly affect the way engineers work in the future. As a result, there have been calls to embrace transformational change in engineering education, yet the literature reveals that many reform efforts have fallen short. Industry and society will therefore continue to look to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to better prepare engineering graduates with the new skills needed to face the challenges of the future. Notwithstanding the critical and valued role that technical engineering subjects have …


Building Services Engineering January/February 2022 Jan 2022

Building Services Engineering January/February 2022

Building Services Engineering

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