Academics are often accused of "splitting hairs," but a team at Trinity College Dublin has now devised a machine to do just that. We all have a bad hair day from time to time, and split ends are a common problem. However, the science behind this kind of hair damage is poorly understood, which is why the Trinity team, led by Professor David Taylor, is investigating this knotty problem.
While our tax burden is low by European standards, there are less favourable comparisons with our nearest neighbour in the UK and economic rivals such as Israel
Poet, writer and academic Gerald Dawe, who has died at the age of 72, had 13 collections of his poetry published and was a fellow emeritus and former professor of English at Trinity College Dublin.
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