Tannery Restaurant Townhouse Cookery School

Since Paul and Máire Flynn opened The Tannery in 1997, it has become one of the most original and welcoming experiences in Irish food. What makes it special? There is Paul’s cooking, of course – his fresh Waterford produce, ever-changing menus and mouth-watering focus on flavour. There are cosy chats in the wine bar, warm and welcoming service from expert staff, a bright and buzzy atmosphere at the tables. There is our unique location in the seaside town of Dungarvan, a stone’s throw from the Copper Coast and Comeragh Mountains. But most of all, there is the Tannery’s knack for serving up that most important of ingredients: a great time.https://arrow.tudublin.ie/menus21c/1221/thumbnail.jp

The Olde Post Inn Tasting Menu 2017

The Olde Post inn was built in the 1800s. It opened as a post office in 1884, grocery & residence. It had a number of owners and was for some time derelict before it was renovated into a restaurant with accommodation in early 1990s. It has been run as a restaurant since and was taken over by Gearoid & Tara Lynch in November 2002. Since then it has gone under further refurbishment and been extended to include two Hampton Conservatories. To have a complete dining experience, it is not just about the food or wine it is about the whole package. From the moment that you arrive and are made to feel welcome, been given sincere genuine hospitality right through to a meal which incorporates the very best products to create great but exquisite flavours.https://arrow.tudublin.ie/menus21c/1427/thumbnail.jp

Connectivity and Tourism Flow in Small Island Developing States

Tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) faces unique sustainability challenges, with connectivity emerging as a critical factor. These nations, often situated in remote locations, encounter significant accessibility constraints and limited infrastructure, which restrict tourist flows and adversely affect economic development. The primary aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between connectivity and tourism flows in SIDS, exploring how connectivity, proxied by geographical and cultural-political distance, influences tourism in these regions. Furthermore, the study seeks to determine whether belonging to different SIDS regions or exhibiting varying levels of development helps destinations attract greater tourist flows, by examining several subsamples. A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to contextualise the issues under study and to guide the selection of appropriate variables and methodological approach. The study employs a Panel Gravity Model using data from 1995 to 2021 for 27 SIDS destinations and 123 origin countries to demonstrate the relationship between connectivity and tourism development. Random Effects and Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (PPML) estimators are applied. The findings reveal a clear interdependence between connectivity or the lack thereof, as proxied by time-zone differences, geographical distance, and cultural distance, and tourism flows in SIDS. Moreover, the analysis indicates that both internal and external macroeconomic conditions have a positive effect on tourism flows across the full sample. When the regressions are disaggregated by SIDS regions and income levels, it becomes evident that certain regional and economic factors play distinct roles. Nevertheless, challenges persist, such as high transportation costs and limited access to international markets, which continue to hinder the full realisation of sustainable tourism. Islands that have successfully mitigated these challenges have reaped greater benefits, underscoring the need for tailored strategies adapted to the specific contexts of individual SIDS

The art of deception: an introduction to the Tiger Team (Red Team) online age verification penetration method

This paper outlines a Tiger Team or Red Team methodology. In this context, this refers to attempts to penetrate age verification mechanisms used by the National Lottery to prevent under-age gambling. The methods used to achieve this are discussed along with a brief examination of related ethical dimensions to such research. The strengths and weaknesses of this form of research are discussed, as well as potential future developments in this field

Mundane or Mystical: Journeying from an Islamic Perspective

Within Islam generally, and Sufism in particular, journeying (safar) takes on a great importance. From the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) to the vertical night journey (almiraj), the well-trodden path (shari’ah) to the narrow path (tariqa), there are many kinds of journeying, all of which are ultimately understood as being in the path of Allah (fi sabillillah). Common to all types of journeying is an engagement with Allah’s signs (ayat) ‘on the horizons and within themselves’ so that, correctly understood, this will support the realisation of Truth (Qur’an 41: 53). For this to occur the traveller (salik) can be seen to need to develop a soteriological semiotic that shifts their engagement from the forms of the world to the meaning these forms contain as signs of/from Allah. From an Islamic perspective, this is not considered an ontological shift, for the Truth of Allah alone is an immutable truth, rather it is understood to require an epistemological shift that realigns the traveller’s perception with the Reality that is. A key aspect of understanding, and developing, such a shift comes through a realignment of intention (niyya), as the hadith informs ‘actions are based on intention’ and everyone will receive what they journeyed for according to their intentions. This furnishes the individual with a choice, to journey amongst the mundane or to engage a transformative mystical journey through the world of forms in pursuit of the realisation of Truth

Shedding light on cellular glycolysis pathway kinetics: Combining kinetic, mechanistic modelling approaches with label free microspectroscopic imaging. (Spectralomics)

Cellular metabolism and its intricate biochemical mechanisms which allow the conversion of nutrients into energy to sustain life are well understood, leading to numerous breakthroughs in science and technology, human health and wellbeing. From an industrial perspective the pathway kinetics are significant for monitoring cellular bioprocesses, screening desired metabolite phenotypes in drug discovery processes, etc. An initial review of glycolysis pathway kinetics highlighted the lack of sophisticated approaches to monitor the metabolic pathway kinetics as a function of time in a non-destructive, non-invasive, label-free manner. Fluxomics, a metabolomics based approach providing high-throughput insights, can be considered a gold standard approach, although, being destructive in nature, it is limited to providing a snapshot of metabolic insights. Kinetic glycolysis assays, on the other hand, can provide kinetic insights into the cellular metabolism in a non-destructive and non-invasive manner, although they are also limited, in this case to the pathway end-point kinetics. Vibrational spectroscopy can potentially overcome the limitations of both the approaches, as it can provide high-content insights in a non-destructive, non-invasive and label-free manner and thus its potential to monitor the cellular metabolic kinetics as a function of time was explored in this study. Firstly, the cellular glycolysis pathway kinetics under the Control, Stimulation (using oligomycin drug) and Inhibition (using 2-deoxyglucose drug) conditions were elucidated using the kinetic glycolysis assay to obtain a baseline for the vibrational spectroscopic experiments. The assay reproduced the expected outcome and a simplistic numerical, rate equation based model was developed to simulate the pathway end-point kinetics. The model predicted the kinetics of the cascading steps leading to the end-point kinetics, enabling simulation of the metabolic kinetics beyond the assay’s sensitivity, comparison of the pathway modulations in numeric terms, and provided a better understanding of the cellular metabolic regulation under the modulated conditions compared to the simple assay end-point kinetics. Following the assay, vibrational spectroscopy was used to elucidate the extracellular metabolic kinetics using the same experimental conditions. Since, Raman spectroscopy, sensitive to polarisable molecules, is relatively less sensitive to the water molecules with a dipole movement, it was selected for experimentation over the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Partial least squares regression indicated Raman spectroscopy was sensitive to monitor metabolites in biological range (below 20 mM) and the multivariate curve resolution- alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) method was deemed suitable for datamining spectral fingerprints. The MCR-ALS analysis of the extracellular medium indicated three components were evolving as a function of time in all three metabolic conditions (Control, Stimulation and Inhibition) and evolved in a similar manner with time as observed from the kinetic assay. The resolved components demonstrated the complexity of the interaction between cells and their extracellular medium which was missed in the kinetic assay. Next, 30 cellular spectra for each time point were acquired from a similar experiment in biological and technical replicates for a 3-hour timeframe. A principal components analysis showcased the complexity of the data, as no resolution could be seen among the different metabolic conditions, whereas a small degree of differentiation could be seen among the different timepoints of individual metabolic conditions. Since, MCR-ALS could not accurately resolve the components from the complex dataset, the inbuilt constraints in the toolbox were tested using simulated experimental data. The simulated data indicated that the complex dataset with higher cellular weighting overlaying the metabolic modulations, does not resolve the data quantitively, although the resolved spectral fingerprints are accurate qualitatively. It was deduced that MCR-ALS could not estimate the components evolving in the dataset in the MCR part of the algorithm and thus struggled to datamine the spectral fingerprints. This was overcome by manually providing the initial estimates in the MCR, better enabling qualitative datamining. The time evolutions of the resolved components indicated that, since vibrational spectroscopy is label-free in nature, it also captured the cellular kinetic features not normally affiliated with the glucose metabolism. The cellular spectroscopic analysis augmented the insights from the extracellular experiments

The Unscripting of Broadcasting in Postwar Ireland

This article builds on existing histories of Irish broadcasting by examining the contexts and implementation of postwar reforms initiated by Fianna Fáil politician, Erskine Hamilton Childers. The lifting of script submission requirements and promotion of open debate extended Childers’ efforts to modernize Ireland’s infrastructure and promote civic engagement. Childers viewed Irish radio as a platform for cultivating critical thinking, public debate, and understanding of state institutions—assets he believed Irish citizens needed to compete in the global economy. The article reviews the repressive practices of the early broadcasting service that sought to avoid all controversial content. It also traces a throughline between Childers’ previous national improvements and his broadcasting agenda. It then analyses how Radio Éireann staff effectuated Childers vision by developing programmes such as Talking It Out and What’s On Your Mind?, designed to encourage dialogue and “disputation”. Drawing on internal publications and government debates, this article argues that despite facing resistance, the reforms constituted a significant turning point: Radio Éireann endeavored to facilitate democratic discourse. Challenging subjects and freer exchange were, for the first time, deemed suitable content for broadcast and recognized as having essential benefit for national development

An analysis of Gustav Mahler’s use of the timpani with reference to historical performance practice and contemporary performances of his works.

Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) held important positions in Europe and America in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century as a conductor of operatic and symphonic repertoire. As a composer, his output spans a significant transitional period in classical music, from Romanticism to early Modernism. His life and work represents a revolutionary period of change in many developmental aspects of the modern orchestra. Changing social norms, larger concert halls, and technical developments in instrument-making all combined to alter the presentation and, as a consequence, the reception of classical music during this time. As conductor of some of the finest orchestras in Europe and America, culminating with his role as director of the Vienna Court Opera (1897–1907) and conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1898–1901), Mahler was recognised as a central figure. While there is a vast amount of research on Mahler as a composer, little has been undertaken specifically in relation to his writing for timpani, and his seminal influence on the development of the instrument. This study examines the timpani parts in Mahler\u27s symphonies and other orchestral works and questions how Mahler, both as composer and conductor, directly influenced late nineteenth and early twentieth-century timpani trends. Furthermore, it will examine how these trends have been influenced by performer pedagogues who assumed the role of tradition bearers. Through historical and qualitative research and narrative inquiry, the influence of Mahler’s compositional methods on historical and current timpani performance practice will be investigated and explored and will form a starting point for new and hitherto undiscovered aspects of Mahler’s style

Killing Bali (Part I) A Journey from God’s Paradise to Human Inferno

Tourism is growing and growing fast. Before the pandemic, in 2018, the number of arrivals worldwide reached 1.4 billion arrivals from less than 600 million, twenty years earlier. In many countries, especially in developing ones, tourism is perceived as a unique opportunity, a model of territorial development, possibly a national strategy. In Indonesia, after being elected in 2014, former President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasised the importance of tourism, considered as a strategic sector. It had to become the largest exchange currency contributor to Indonesia’s revenue thus bypassing rubber, coal, oil and gas (Fournié & Dou, 2018). In the collective awareness of tourists, Bali remains the place to go in the archipelago. International visitors praise the beautiful landscapes and paddy fields of Bali; the uniqueness of its Hindu and Buddhist cultures. In 2018, the ‘island of the Gods’ ranked within the twenty best destinations in the Global Destination Cities Index with more than 8 million visitors; fourth in Trip Advisor, ranking just behind Paris, London, and Roma. Such a performance, and the associated revenues, prompted the governmental decision to develop ‘10 new Bali’ across the country. Unfortunately, a closer picture offers a different reality. If foreign visitors fill the pockets of some happy few, tourism appears on its back side as ‘a factory of poverty’ and a destructive force. Bali is a place where the various types of tourism frequently clash. Religious tourism faces mass tourism; nature lovers discover landscapes spoiled by hotels and residences. Drug business and gangs flourish whereas at the same time the authenticity of the local culture vanishes. Worse, at a time when scientific results indicate major changes in weather, agriculture, water availability; tourism may impact the specific identity, destroy the unique character, the networks of complicity and mutual aid that make the cement of the island (Fournié & Dou, 2020). This article intends to revisit the evolution of Bali in the last 100 years. By using Strategic Intelligence, focusing on Bali’s religious and cultural roots, it will aim at proposing a sustainable but most of all resilient model of development. Time is running to stop the killing of Bali and the disappearance of a unique culture, its religious sanctuaries and pilgrimages. Also, the current study will be organised around two articles. The first one (Part I) presented hereinafter will review the history of tourism in Bali and stresses the promises that had been made by political rulers and investors to preserve the essence of the Balinese culture: the Tri Hita Karana (THK). A future article (Part II) will elaborate on the situation as of 2025. And determine in a factual manner if the initial dream has been preserved or in other words if Bali remains as a God’s paradise or has become a Human’s inferno. The combination of both intends to answer the following questions: what was the process that transformed a ‘barbaric island’ into ‘the place to go’ in less than fifty years? Was the development of Bali a positive gift from the Western world to Balinese people? Can we, by using Economic and Strategic Intelligence, forecast what the future of the island will be

Navigating Relationships in Social Care Practice: Student Experiences on Placement in Ireland.

The professionalisation of social care in Ireland has reshaped the sector for workers, educators and students. With the advent of CORU regulation, social care education and practice has changed dramatically, necessitating a focus on the evolution of relational processes. Quality relationships are the cornerstone of effective social care practice and form the basis for developing other essential skills (Morrison, 2015; McSweeney & Williams, 2018; Kaushik et al., 2023).  This concept is firmly embedded within the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers as set out by the Social Care Workers Registration Board (SCWRB). Considering the significance of interpersonal dynamics; education and training programmes need to prepare and support students and agencies in navigating relational uncertainties. Driven by statutory regulation, the shift toward competency-based learning is relatively new in social care education, demanding a demonstration of professional proficiency and accountability. In Ireland, social care students undertake a minimum of 800 hours in supervised practice placement, which is central to education programmes and overall student experience. Using practice placement as a backdrop, this study explores Irish social care students\u27 experiences of navigating relational practice. A sample of fourth year students took part in this research, all of whom had completed two 400-hour block placements in social care settings. Focus group discussions were used to allow for an in-depth examination of student experiences of relational practice. The study confirmed what has been widely reported elsewhere; incorporating placement into education enhances overall learning by making it synergistic and relevant. Drawing upon data from the research, this study highlighted factors which hinder relational practice along with strategies to support students in navigating these relationships. This study explores students lived experience on placement, provokes thought, and contributes to existing knowledge which may have direct relevance for educators, placement supervisors, and policymakers seeking to enhance social care training and supports. Future research could explore this topic on a national scale, examining social care students\u27 experiences across Ireland