I was extremely privileged to be included in the list of academics making an impact in the Sunday Business Post 100 most powerful people in tech in Ireland.

Why are online dating apps so compelling, despite the issues that people have with them?

What is the trad wife trend and how is it related to right-wing ideology and radicalisation?

You’ve probably received a voice note before - but why do people use them, love them, or hate them?

What is the manosphere and how are influencers like Andrew Tate persuading young men that women are at fault for any issues they are experiencing?

The Irish Government are introducing new legislation to hold social media and other communication platforms accountable for their users sending unsolicited graphic images and videos (commonly known as dick pics). I spoke to Ireland AM about why people send these kinds of images, and how those who receive them feel about it…

I spoke to Ireland AM about trolling behaviour online and how trolls behave in the way that they do because of an interaction between personality traits and the online environment.

With online dating so popular, new language and terms have been created to explain new situations people find themselves in now. On Word of Mouth, I talked to Michael Rosen about the language of internet romance. If you want to know what it means to be ghosted, catfished or breadcrumbed then this is for you.

I was invited to be part of a panel discussing romance scams on The Tonight Show. I talked about how scammers operate and how they justify what they do to their victims, why people fall for the scams, as well as red flags to watch out for.

Marcus Hunter-Neill and I was guests on Ireland AM to talk about staying safe while dating online. Some practical tips, and also a little about why online dating is a great way for many people to meet…

I was a guest on The Explainer, a weekly podcast from TheJournal.ie. We talked about the impacts (or lack thereof) of being online on our brains, our wellbeing, and on kids…

Myself and Paul C. Dwyer were guests on Ireland AM to talk about why people fall for online, texting and other phone scams, and how to avoid doing so…

I spoke with Fran McNulty with RTÉ Prime Time on the surge in phone and text scams that we've seen in Ireland recently…

I spoke to Claire Byrne about how daters might feel about dating after the lockdown lifts. Some may be meeting people they have been talking to for some time, and…

I spoke to Lucy Owen on BBC Wales consumer rights programme X-Ray about safety issues in online dating, and recommendations for daters to stay safe…

Prime Time reporter Conor Wilson investigated the effects of the pandemic on single people seeking love, and couple in relationships. I contributed to the piece on what online dating looks…

I worked with Webwise.ie, the ISPCC and the Department of Justice for Safer Internet Day 2021. I delivered a webinar as part of the #BeKindOnline campaign on Safer Internet Day,…

RTÉ journalist Brian O’Connell developed a piece for the Today with Claire Byrne show on online harassment. It included interviews with Linda Hayden from the Victim’s Alliance and the model…

As more people tend to take up online dating at the start of each new year, it’s important to be aware of online dating scams and other difficulties daters experience…

By Fran McNulty, RTÉ Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Correspondent As the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deliveries landed in thousands of homes this week, for some, buyer’s regret has kicked…