In the spring and early summer of 2020, the playing of organised sporting competitions in Ireland and across most of the world was effectively suspended. During those months – between March and June 2020 – Prof. Paul Rouse of the School of History in University College Dublin recorded the weekly lecturers of his long running ‘Sport and Ireland: A History’ module. The recordings were undertaken as a series of interviews with Joe Molloy, the award-winning presenter of ‘Off the Ball’ on Newstalk FM and were broadcast live on radio. 

The recordings are available here now courtesy of ‘Off the Ball’. Thank you to Joe Molloy and Ger Gilroy for facilitating this series and for making it available on historyhub.

This is Episode 1: Sport in Ireland: An historical introduction

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In this episode, Between Love and Coercion: Sexuality in the Holocaust. A lecture by Dr. Anna Hájková from University of Warwick.

This hybrid event took place in UCD School of History on 6 October 2022 and was jointly organised by University College Dublin Centre for War Studies, Holocaust Education Ireland and the UCD History Seminar Series in Gender History.

This talk explores the intersection of queer and Holocaust history through the example of an enforced relationship between two women, a guard and a Jewish woman, in a concentration camp in winter 1945. This coerced relationship raises issues of sexual violence, sexual barter, and homophobia. Based on survivors’ testimonies, postwar trials, and reparation files, Anna Hájková will show how a queer history of the Holocaust allows us to address agency and powerlessness of Holocaust victims.

Anna Hájková - Between Love and Coercion: Sexuality in the Holocaust

Orla Hardiman is Professor of Neurology, Head of the Academic Unit of Neurology and Academic Director of Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, and Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital.

She is a science and medical graduate from UCD, and trained in Neurology in Boston. She is the Director of the National ALS Clinical at the National Neuroscience Centre, Beaumont Hospital Dublin Ireland, where she provides clinical are for over 80% of Irish patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) .

She is the author of over 280 peer reviewed publications and editor of a textbook of Neurodegeneration.   Her research interests include the epidemiology, phenotype, biomarker discovery and genetics of ALS. She is Co- Chair of the European Network for Cure of ALS (ENCALS) and is editor in chief of the journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Frontotemporal Degenerations, and a founder of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland and the Irish Brain Council.   She is the recipient of a number of international honours and awards including the AAN Sheila Essey Award in ALS Research and the International ALS Alliance Forbes Norris Award.

MGA Clinical Influencers

The MGA launched its Podcast Series - MGA Clinical Influencers - in 2022.

During this podcast series, graduates give us a trip down memory lane when describing their time at UCD (and on some occasions in other Schools of Medicine) and as junior doctors.

They discuss their stellar careers in their chosen speciality and highlights and challenges during those careers, how they share their expertise and coach others. On a personal level, they will discuss how they manage a decent work life balance, where that is possible and books for us to enjoy and holiday locations we should be thinking about. Our interviewees have compelling stories to tell that will spark your curiosity about life in the clinical speciality they have chosen and the career path they have travelled.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/mgapodcastseries/

Prof. Orla Hardiman, Professor of Neurology TCD, and Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital

The Origins with Walter Kolch and Frank Gannon, episode 1 of Precisely: A Precision Medicine Podcast from Systems Biology Ireland at University College Dublin.

SBI Director, Prof. Walter Kolch, leads the first episode in this series. Join us as Walter sits down with Prof. Frank Gannon, former Director General of Science Foundation Ireland, former Executive Director of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) and, most recently, the Director and CEO of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia. This informal conversation reflects on the origins of precision medicine from a policy and research perspective in Ireland, noting some of the key developments in the area (e.g. systems and network driven approaches) and also the expanding role of artificial intelligence and its numerous areas for application as it stands now.

Listen to the series on:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-origins-with-walter-kolch-and-frank-gannon/id1706846108?i=1000627549227
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uPqEVoXOTkVRlRyEEPRNO?si=1512496ec04441d8
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/real-smart-media/sets/precisely-a-precision-medicine

Links:
Systems Biology Ireland (ucd.ie) https://www.ucd.ie/sbi/
Scientific Advisory Board | Precision Oncology Ireland https://www.precisiononcology.ie/people/poiboards/scientificadvisoryboard/

Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/sysbioire
https://twitter.com/PrecisionOncIre 
https://twitter.com/gannonqimrb

The Origins with Walter Kolch and Frank Gannon

Dr Ray Power graduated from Medicine at UCD in 1988. After completing his specialist training in General Practice, he worked in Australia both with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the University of Western Australia where he completed an MBA and attained Fellowship from the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. 

A co-founder of Centric Health, Dr Power believes that the doctor-patient relationship is at the core of effective healthcare promoting patient health and wellbeing. He believes the impact of deep and meaningful relationships between patients and their GPs is about prevention and not hyper-intervention, it is moving from a sickness to a wellness model, it is about having the time to hear patients’ concerns and strive to keep them healthy in their own communities.

Dr Power is also an adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the UCD School of Medicine, enabling international academic partnerships.

MGA Clinical Influencers

The MGA launched its Podcast Series - MGA Clinical Influencers - in 2022.

During this podcast series, graduates give us a trip down memory lane when describing their time at UCD (and on some occasions in other Schools of Medicine) and as junior doctors.

They discuss their stellar careers in their chosen speciality and highlights and challenges during those careers, how they share their expertise and coach others. On a personal level, they will discuss how they manage a decent work life balance, where that is possible and books for us to enjoy and holiday locations we should be thinking about. Our interviewees have compelling stories to tell that will spark your curiosity about life in the clinical speciality they have chosen and the career path they have travelled.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/mgapodcastseries/

Dr Ray Power - Co-founder of Centric Health

Dr Gary O’Toole studied Medicine at UCD, graduating in 1996, and completed his internship and basic surgical training in St Vincent’s University Hospital from 1996 – 1999.

His orthopaedic training was on the Irish Specialist Training Programme in Orthopaedic Surgery (1999-2004). He then completed two specialist fellowship training programmes. The first in adult hip and knee reconstruction in the Mater Hospital in Sydney, Australia; the second in orthopaedic oncology in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, USA. He has an interest in adult arthritis (both hip and knee) and knee sports injuries. He also has a keen interest in musculoskeletal cancer (bone and soft tissue tumours).

Gary is also a retired Irish Olympic swimmer – he represented Ireland in the Seoul and Barcelona Games. While studying at UCD, O'Toole won a 200m breaststroke silver medal at the 1989 European Long Course Championships in Bonn. He also won a gold medal at the World University Championships in 1991 when representing UCD. He helped to break 5 National relay records, including Short Course and Longcourse. 

As a prominent member of the Irish Amateur Swimming Association, O'Toole had been approached to make representations on behalf of the victims of the George Gibney scandal. Gibney, who coached O'Toole until he became aware of these allegations, criticised O'Toole publicly during the 1992 Olympics. His complaints were ignored and led to a major investigation into the incidents and ultimately to the disbandment of the IASA, and the creation of Swim Ireland.

MGA Clinical Influencers

The MGA launched its Podcast Series - MGA Clinical Influencers - in 2022.

During this podcast series, graduates give us a trip down memory lane when describing their time at UCD (and on some occasions in other Schools of Medicine) and as junior doctors.

They discuss their stellar careers in their chosen speciality and highlights and challenges during those careers, how they share their expertise and coach others. On a personal level, they will discuss how they manage a decent work life balance, where that is possible and books for us to enjoy and holiday locations we should be thinking about. Our interviewees have compelling stories to tell that will spark your curiosity about life in the clinical speciality they have chosen and the career path they have travelled.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/mgapodcastseries/

Dr Gary O'Toole - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Dennis Slamon serves as Director of Clinical/Translational Research, and as Director of the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre. He is a Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and former Executive Vice Chair for Research for UCLA's Department of Medicine. 

Dr Slamon also serves as Director of the Medical Advisory Board for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance, a fund-raising organisation that promotes advances in colorectal cancer. 

He has won nearly two dozen national research awards honouring his scientific endeavours. He was the pioneering researcher who discovered the significance of HER2 alterations in the natural history of breast cancer. Dr Slamon’s work led to the development of the first specific anti-HER2 medicinal product for human use, trastuzumab (Herceptin).

A 1975 honours graduate of the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr Slamon earned his Ph.D. in cell biology that same year. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, becoming chief resident in 1978. One year later, he became a fellow in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at UCLA, where he has remained and advanced through the academic ranks to his current leadership position.

Dr Slamon was in University College Dublin to receive the highest honour awarded by UCD - the Ulysses Medal.

MGA Clinical Influencers

UCD MGA launched its Podcast Series - MGA Clinical Influencers - in 2022.

During this podcast series, graduates give us a trip down memory lane when describing their time at UCD (and on some occasions in other Schools of Medicine) and as junior doctors.

They discuss their stellar careers in their chosen speciality and highlights and challenges during those careers, how they share their expertise and coach others. On a personal level, they will discuss how they manage a decent work life balance, where that is possible and books for us to enjoy and holiday locations we should be thinking about. Our interviewees have compelling stories to tell that will spark your curiosity about life in the clinical speciality they have chosen and the career path they have travelled.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/mgapodcastseries/

Dr Dennis Slamon - Pioneering Oncologist and winner of the UCD Ulysses Medal

In this episode of the MUSAE podcast, Dr Aoife O'Gorman (UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science) talks to Angelo Cangelosi (Professor of Machine Learning and Robotics at the University of Manchester) and artist Maciej Chmara about creative solutions for our food systems with a particular focus on robotics.

MUSAE is an EU Horizon funded project developing approaches for art-driven innovation. 
The project brings together experts from different disciplines to define an innovative model to integrate artistic collaboration in the European Digital Hubs.

The vision is to enable companies to develop innovative products and services that address key issues in the food system.

The UCD team - Prof Lorraine Brennan and Dr Aoife O Gorman - bring expertise in food and health and are actively involved in mentoring the artists as they develop their future prototypes. 

For more information about MUSAE, please visit: https://musae.starts.eu/

MUSAE - creative solutions for our food systems

Palomitas ('Popcorn' in Spanish) is the podcast where Spanish cinema comes alive. In episode one of the series, Dr Matthew Hilborn (Government of Ireland Research Fellow in Spanish Studies, UCD) and Dr Mary Farrelly (Assistant Professor of Spanish Studies, UCD) discuss La llamada (2017), the film version of the hit Spanish musical, written and directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo.

This podcast has emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland under Grant number R27505.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Palomitas podcast series https://on.soundcloud.com/Pw8RrCQ96ieU2PLW9
00:56 Background to La llamada https://on.soundcloud.com/aL4ZbPekmhgqQ9QL7
05:44 Historical and cultural context to the film https://on.soundcloud.com/v6utjjMZqJRyyvyYA
16:54 Key themes and motifs in the film https://on.soundcloud.com/QYHMdE3vCiJuULaN8
34:52 Cultural significance of La llamada and its global reach https://on.soundcloud.com/pruUGw1PmMx1KRxH9 
41:20 The new auteurship of Los Javis https://on.soundcloud.com/Hgv3Q3gmZPXAxYhn8

Scholarship cited in the episode:

For the books, ask your library - university and/or public - to buy a copy! Trust us: librarians are always eager for requests!

Farrelly, M. (2021). Seen and Unseen: Women, Spirituality and the Gaze on the Spanish Stage and Screen. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies doi.org/10.1080/24741604.2021.1873587

García López, M. (2024). Millennial Screen Cultures in Spain: Queering the Mainstream. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies doi.org/10.1080/24741604.2024.2392416

Wheeler, D. (2018). The Musical in Spain. Hispanic Research Journal doi.org/10.1080/14682737.2018.1444425

Louis, A., Loxham, A. (2024). Mediating Contemporary Transfeminisms and Femininities in Veneno and Ellas. In: Femininity and Feminism in Spanish TV Dramas. Palgrave Macmillan http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64369-9_7

Sánchez Olmos, C. (2023). Exploring transmedia storytelling through original songs in award-winning Spanish films. In: Popular Music in Spanish Cinema https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003194347

1. La llamada (Los Javis, 2017) (with Mary Farrelly)

In episode two, Matthew chats with Dr Fiona Noble (Lecturer in Spanish, Stirling University) about Ocho apellidos vascos (Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, 2014), the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time. Also featuring exclusive one-on-one interviews with Martínez-Lázaro himself, as well as co-scriptwriter Borja Cobeaga.

Timestamps:
01:18 Introduction to Ocho apellidos vascos https://on.soundcloud.com/dFTk93mPkJ8PTeNX6
07:07 Historical & cultural background https://on.soundcloud.com/AUQELFGJBrddQr8f8
17:27 An (un?)conventional romantic comedy https://on.soundcloud.com/Gvmu9S9AnRyFbr1g6
27:21 Humour of regional stereotypes https://on.soundcloud.com/CRsuLDZrrnDhjv41A
33:37 Gender roles https://on.soundcloud.com/PaRtmj1VgUR26UUN8
41:54 Spanish-ness vs Basque-ness https://on.soundcloud.com/5rcpPVy2HqJbHCLJ8
49:09 SpanishTM national identity https://on.soundcloud.com/6pf6a7ypUeFgnTsr7

Scholarship cited in the episode:

For the books, ask your library - university and/or public - to buy a copy! Trust us: librarians are always eager for requests!

Noble, Fiona (2017). ''Marriage itself as theater': The performative politics of marriage in Ocho apellidos vascos'. https://doi.org/10.1386/ijis.30.3.199_1

Noble, Fiona (2020). Subversive Spanish Cinema: The Politics of Performance. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/subversive-spanish-cinema-9781350152472/

Hilborn, Matthew (forthcoming). Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970-2020. Legenda. https://www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Film-Comedy-Spain

Buse, Peter & Triana-Toribio, Núria. 2015. 'Ocho apellidos vascos and the Comedy of Minor Differences'. https://doi.org/10.1080/08831157.2015.1068637

2. Ocho apellidos vascos (Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, 2014) (with Fiona Noble)

Dr Louis St.L O’Dea graduated from UCD Medicine in 1976. 

After finishing Internal Medicine training at McGill University, as well as the required board exams, Dr O’Dea continued his training at Harvard after securing a grant. Then, returning to McGill, he was appointed to faculty in Medicine, Endocrinology, and Obstetrics-Gynaecology.

Dr O’Dea formed a collaborative with the heads of the Radiology/Ultrasound and Ob-Gyn departments to start McGill’s first IVF unit.

Due to several reasons including personal health and 17 years of postgraduate training and practice, Dr O’Dea made a shift to an industry career, moving back to Boston and into biotech.

Recombinant proteins led to Dr O’Dea’s interest in making human and non-human therapeutic proteins by harnessing messenger RNA as a therapeutic itself. He has had several BioPharmaceutical appointments, held positions on many Boards and committees and has been a member of numerous Professional Associations.

He has produced approximately 40 original papers in peer-reviewed journals including NEJM, Am J Physiol, JCEM and Eur Heart J, 11 book chapters and 3 original patents, distributed between his academic and biotech tenures.

MGA Clinical Influencers

UCD MGA launched its Podcast Series - MGA Clinical Influencers - in 2022.

During this podcast series, graduates give us a trip down memory lane when describing their time at UCD (and on some occasions in other Schools of Medicine) and as junior doctors.

They discuss their stellar careers in their chosen speciailty and highlights and challenges during those careers, how they share their expertise and coach others. On a personal level, they will discuss how they manage a decent work life balance, where that is possible and books for us to enjoy and holiday locations we should be thinking about. Our interviewees have compelling stories to tell that will spark your curiosity about life in the clinical speciality they have chosen and the career path they have travelled.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/mgapodcastseries/


Louis St.L O’Dea - Pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industry leader (UCD Class of 1976)

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Louis St.L O’Dea - Pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industry leader (UCD Class of 1976)

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