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Nicola’s mastery of her subject area, coupled with the warm, empowering and supportive nature of her delivery, meant Nicola was a perfect fit for the Hub and a pleasure to work with. ”
– Fiona Jennings | ISPCC
RTÉ Prime Time | Phone & text scams
I spoke with Fran McNulty with RTÉ Prime Time on the surge in phone and text scams that we've seen in Ireland recently…
Irish Times | Learning online
I spoke to Peter McGuire for a piece in the Irish Times about why we get tired after long video calls, and what we can do to help prevent it…
RTÉ Prime Time | Sex, love and Covid
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…
RTÉ Today with Claire Byrne | Online Harassment
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…
RTÉ News | The Cyberpsychology of Cyber Monday
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…
RTÉ News | TikTok farm pranks
Why might people post videos on TikTok of dangerous behaviour with farm machinery? I spoke to the RTÉ Six One News about the why people might post these kinds of…
RTÉ News | Online dating fraud
€1m scammed as 75 cases of romance fraud reported I spoke to the RTÉ Six One News about the characteristics of victims of online dating fraud and why people might…
BBC News | Mature dating apps
By Dougal Shaw I spoke with Dougal Shaw in the BBC about how older people date online, the differences between them and younger daters, and the differences between men and…
RTÉ News | Momo Hoax
What did we learn amid unfounded fears about Momo? After the viral spread of the Momo Challenge in recent weeks, I talked to Mark O’Flynn in RTÉ about why it…
BBC News | Dating apps
Why we’re giving up on dating apps to find love Swiping right on dating apps is used by millions to find love, but many report feeling frustrated by the process…
RTÉ Prime Time | Sextorted and Shamed
RTÉ Prime Time | Sextorted and Shamed People are falling for online scams where they are tricked into believing the scammers are interested in a relationship, but are actually being…
Irish Times | Online pornography use
The Irish Times sex survey was conducted on irishtimes.com over the course of a week in June 2015. A total of 12,639 participants completed the survey, with 12,134 valid responses…