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My latest media appearances, talks and panel discussion, events, conferences, and publications are featured below. Reach out if you would like me to give a talk.
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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
Sunday Business Post | 100 most powerful people in tech in Ireland
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.
Sunday Independent Profile
Meet the woman who can speak Tinder... and Hinge, Match and Bumble — and can teach you to do the same by Liadán Hynes
‘Maybe this is too broad a question to answer,” I say to Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton apologetically. “But why are men like this?”
I tried my best to answer!
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 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…
Tages-Anzeiger | Interview about aha Festival talk
Alexandra Bröhm Before my talk on online dating at the aha festival in Lucerne, I spoke with Alexandra Bröhm in the Tages-Anzeiger (most subscribed to newspaper in Switzerland) about how…
Das Magazin | Aha Festival piece
Das Magazin is the weekly magazine of Tages-Anzeiger Alongside four other presenters from the aha festival in Lucerne, I wrote a short piece about my talk. See below for the…
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…
Are you googling yourself out of a relationship? | Irish Independent
Tanya Sweeney Doing a quick search on a prospective lover could be seen as wise, but making assumptions on what you find – and letting someone’s online life affect your…
Irish Independent
Article on my research into language and culture in online dating profiles.