Magazine articles
Stephen Hawking; a successful scientist never truly dies RTE Brainstorm (13/03/2019) pdf
Investigating the legend of Einstein’s “biggest blunder” Physics Today (October 2018)
Einstein’s Greatest Blunder? Scientific American (February 2017)
Albert Einstein and the Origins of Modern Cosmology Physics Today (February 2017)
Einstein’s steady-state cosmology Physics World (September 2014)
Einstein’s evolving universe PLUS Magazine, University of Cambridge (March 2014)
Superconductor memories Lateral Thoughts, Physics World (April 2011)
E is for energy Lateral Thoughts, Physics World (October 2009)
The downside of technology Lateral Thoughts, Physics World (April 2009)
The last lecture Lateral Thoughts, Physics World (July 2008)
Einstein and the atomic theory The Engineer’s Journal (Oct 2005)
Einstein and the quantum theory The Engineer’s Journal (Sep 2005)
Einstein’s relativity The Engineer’s Journal (Nov 2005)
A relatively simple matter Spin Science magazine (Issue 9, 2005)
Einstein and the quantum theory of light Spin Science magazine (Issue 12, 2005)
Einstein and Brownian motion (I) Spin Science magazine (Issue 13, 2005)
Einstein and Brownian motion (II) Spin Science magazine (Issue 13, 2005)
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Newspaper articles
Big Bang model survives new test
Science Today, The Irish Times, 29/04/2023 pdf
A Happy New Year for Ireland and CERN
Science Today, The Irish Times, 29/12/2022 pdf
Ireland’s growing aviation sector is a cause for concern
Science Today, The Irish Times, 29/09/2022 pdf
One hundred years of the expanding universe
Science Today, The Irish Times, 30/06/2022 pdf
Science Today, The Irish Times, 31/3/2022 pdf
Ethical and moral dilemmas in the time of COVID
Science Today, The Irish Times, 30/12/2021 pdf
Response to COVID-19 and to Climate Crisis: A Remarkable Divergence
Science today, The Irish Times 30/9/2021 pdf
Science today, The Irish Times 29/7/2021 pdf
Science Today, The Irish Times, 29/4/2021 pdf
A Year of Triumph for Modern Science
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/12/20) pdf
COVID-19 is not a matter of opinion or politics
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/10/20) pdf
Decisive government action flattened the curve -it needs to continue.
Science Today, The Irish Times (23/07/20) pdf
Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/04/20) pdf
Why Greta Thunberg Shouldn’t Stay in School
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/10/19) pdf
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/08/19) pdf
Einstein, Eddington and the 1919 eclipse
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/05/19) pdf
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/01/19) pdf
Is science influenced by politics?
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/11/18) pdf
A scientist’s struggle with religion
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/08/18) pdf
Science history matters too much for us to carry on neglecting it
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/05/18) pdf
A message from the first stars
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/03/18) pdf
Nine questions about climate change
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/11/17) pdf
A Question of Trust in Science
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/08/17) pdf
Media and politicians must not be let lie about climate change
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/03/17) pdf
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/12/16) pdf
Trump’s rejection of climate science
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/09/26) pdf
Belgian priest who preached the big bang
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/06/2016) pdf
Gravitational waves: general relativity passes another key test
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/03/2016) pdf
Irish Nobel win highlights slow-burning aspect of science
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/12/2015) pdf
Fred Hoyle: the brilliant man who lost the big bang debate
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/10/2015) pdf
The great injustice of climate change
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/07/2015) pdf
Ireland’s narrow research focus on commercial technology is short-sighted
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/04/2015) Pdf
Hawking film gripping despite a black hole or two
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/02/2015) Pdf
Einstein’s theory of relativity clashes with common sense
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/10/2014)
Fraudulent research results; how common are they?
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/07/2014)
Article on Leaving Cert mathematics, The Irish Times (10/06/2014)
Term is over so the research begins
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/05/2014)
Science isn’t swayed by the fashion of the age
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/01/2014)
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/10/2013)
Earth burns as we chat about the weather
Science Today, The Irish Times (22/08/2013)
No relief as climate change accelerates
Science Today, The Irish Times (14/06/2013)
Labs, lectures and luring young people into science
My Education Week, The Irish Times, 14/05/2013
Why the big bang is a misnomer
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/01/2013)
Don’t expect an evolution in US climate change policy
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/11/2012)
Lost genius who merits a place on the podium
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/08/2012) (Pdf)
Think Tank: Ideas for the 21st Century, The Sunday Times (04/08/2012)
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/03/2012)
Verdict out on neutrino experiment
Science Today, The Irish Times (28/12/2011)
Relativity passes dramatic satellite test
Science Today, The Irish Times (22/09/2011)
One of the great puzzles of science celebrates its centenary
Science Today, The Irish Times (31/03/2011)
Five steps to keep science straight on global warming
Science Today, The Irish Times (30/10/2010)
Should Literacy Include Science?
Science Today, The Irish Times (29/07/2010)
Science Today, The Irish Times (4/3/04)
Science Today, The Irish Times (6/2/03)
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An Irishman’s Diary (The Irish Times)
Schrödinger and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (09/07/2012)
John Tyndall and the greenhouse effect
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (03/08/09)
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (12/5/07)
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (29/6/06)
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (7/4/06)
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (14/3/05)
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (29/3/04)
An Irishman’s Diary, Op-ed page, The Irish Times (3/1/04)
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The Sunday Times
Think Tank: Ideas for the 21st Century, The Sunday Times (04/08/2012)
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Published Letters
Should the return to college be delayed?
Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (15/01/ 2022) pdf
Eunice Foote and the greenhouse effect Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (13/09/ 2021) pdf
Alarm bells are ringing on climate The Sunday Times (22/08/21)
Space tourism Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (17/07/ 2021) pdf
Science and research Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (18/07/ 2020) pdf
Postponing the Leaving Cert Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (14/06/ 2020) pdf 2020
Ireland, Climate change and Bjorn Lomborg Letter to the editor, The Sunday Times, 30/06/2019
Universities and institutes of technology Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (28/06/ 2019) pdf
Schrodinger and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (04/09/ 2018) pdf
Technological universities Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (13/03/ 2018) pdf
Expert opinion Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (12/10/ 2017) pdf
Bias in science Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (20/02/ 2017) pdf
Calmer views on climate change Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (04/11/ 2016) pdf
Politicians and climate change Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (20/08/ 2016)pdf
God and Climate Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (12/05/ 2015)pdf
Einstein in Berlin Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (10/11/ 2015)pdf
Science and engineering Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (07/8/ 2015)pdf
Climate justice Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (14/7/ 2015)pdf
Fraud and scientific research Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (22/6/ 2015)pdf
A solar eclipse Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (24/3/ 2015)pdf
Reporting of climate contrarian views Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (21/4/ 2014)
Hanging around before the big bang Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (11/4/ 2014)
Science, facts and reason Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (17/07/ 2013)
No benefits from global warming Letter to the Editor, The Sunday Times(07/04/ 2013)
Challenges of global warming Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (05/04/ 2013)
Alarm over climate change Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (30/11/ 2012)
Political Decisions Letter to the Editor, Physics World (November, 2012)
Where is the global warming? Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times (19/06/ 2012)
How qualified is your lecturer? Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times(07/03/ 2012)
The neutrino experiment: a trick of the light? The Irish Times (October 4th, 2011)
Global warming? The Irish Times (Dec 31st, 2010)
The Lisbon treaty The Irish Times (Sep 12th, 2009)
Missing the Big Bang party The Irish Times (Sep 13th, 2008)
Luck and genius Physics World (July 2008)
Philosophy of strings Physics World (Nov 2007)
Dark matter Physics World (June 2006)
Asymmetric credit New Scientist (Feb 2008)
Climate change The Irish Times (pending)
Missing the Big Bang party The Irish Times (13/9/08)
Lisbon Treaty The Irish Times (5/6/08)
Irish membership of CernThe Irish Times (22/4/08)
Cold reality of global warming The Irish Times (13/3/08)
Aviation and climate change The Irish Times (1/10/07)
Weather and climate change The Irish Times (24/7/07)
Iraq war The Irish Times (24/2/03)
DNA and relativity The Irish Times(11/12/01)
Einstein’s relativity The Irish Times (4/3/96)
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Podcasts
Contribution to RTE TV 1 Six One News 14/03/2018
My first meeting with Stephen Hawking
RTE Lunchtime Radio 1 14/03/2018
Einstein’s lost theory
BBC R4 (The Digital Human) 27/04/16
Einstein’s lost theory discovered…and it’s wrong
NPR (Morning Edition) March 20th 2014
PLUS Magazine, University of Cambridge, 26/03/2014
RTE Radio 1 (Mooney Goes Wild) 18/1/2013
RTE TV 1 (Six One News) 2/7/2012
The Higgs at last
RE Radio 1 (Drivetime) 2/7/2012
A possible sighting of the Higgs?
RTE TV 1 (Six One News) 2/2/2012
Faster than the speed of light?
RE Radio 1 (Today With Pat Kenny) 18/11/2011)
(Quicktime)
The big bang, the God particle and the Large Hadron Collider
RE Radio 1 (Mooney Show) 26/02/10
The big bang – was Einstein wrong?
RE Radio 1 (Today with Pat Kenny, RTE 1) 9/11/2009
Climate is not Weather
RE Radio 1 (Drivetime) 10/7/2010
You Tube
Faster than the speed of light?
Introduction to cosmology part 1
Introduction to cosmology part 2
Introduction to cosmology part 3
Introduction to cosmology part 4
Introduction to cosmology part 5
Profiles
Labs, lectures and luring young people into science My Education Week, The Irish Times, 14/05/2013
Discover Science and Engineering – Science Ambassador profile
Choosing Science – SPIN Science magazine profile
Speed faster than light may not be flight of fancy Citation in The Irish Times (September 24th, 2011)
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