Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Ageing Research Centre (ARC) comprises an interdisciplinary group of researchers, the aim of which is to conduct excellent research across disciplinary boundaries to address health research priorities that reflect the day-to-day realities of older people’s lives. Consequently, our research in this area is closely aligned with Sustainable Development Goal Three, Good Health and Wellbeing.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Louise Barry
- School of Nursing & Midwifery - Associate Professor
- Ageing Research Centre - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Caoimhe Barry Walsh
- Ageing Research Centre - Assistant Professor
- Health Research Institute - Assistant Professor
- School of Allied Health - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Pauline Boland
- School of Allied Health - Associate Professor
- Ageing Research Centre - Associate Professor
- Health Research Institute - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Exploring communicative responses to collaborative music therapy and speech and language therapy in young children with acquired communication impairments: A case series
Burns, J., O’Connor, R., Woods, B., Lee, E., Little, J., Finn, S., Gill, I. & Moss, H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intermediary practice as a special measure to support vulnerable witnesses in the criminal justice system: an integrative review
Lambert, M., Beardsley, C. & Kearns, Á., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychosocial risk factors for injury in performing artists: A scoping review of screening and assessment instruments
Cahalan, R., Walsh, C. B., Bhriain, O. N., Gallaí, B. D., de Brún, H. F., Pye, M. & Schmieg, R., 24 Feb 2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 2 February, e0322971.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Building the plane while flying it:forging a novel interdisciplinary research space across health and law to promote equal access to justice for all (SDG 18)
Gallagher, A. (Speaker), Kearns, A. (Speaker) & Cusack, A. (Speaker)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Research Ireland New Foundations Research Project- Child Friendly Justice
Gallagher, A. (Organiser), Kearns, A. (Chair), Moran, G. (Organiser), Bradshaw, L. (Member of programme committee) & O Shea, D. (Participant)
8 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Ageing Research Centre (Organisational unit)
Cassidy, I. (Member)
2025Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Prizes
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Education and Health Sciences Faculty (University of Limerick) Individual Teaching Excellence Award winner
Boland, P. (Recipient), 30 Apr 2023
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Student theses
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COTS Computer based RPGs in Chinese Universities: Assessing Their Role in Cultivating Intercultural Communicative Competence
Zhang, Z. (Author), Schrage Frueh, M. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2026Student thesis: Doctoral thesis