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Biography

My research interests lie in the areas of migration, childhood/youth and gender equality, and I have published widely in these areas. I am a Research Associate of ISS21 and coordinator of the ISS21 Migration and Integration Research Cluster.

I joined UCC in 2003, and directed the all-island Narratives of Migration and Return research project  from 2003 to 2005, which involved collecting life narratives of Ireland's recent return migrants. In 2005, I was awarded a Marie Curie Excellence Grant to lead the Migrant Children project from 2005 to 2009 - a team project which explored the experiences of children who migrated to Ireland during the boom years. Between 2013 and 2017, I was Scientific Coordinator in UCC of GENOVATE - an EU action-research project on gender equality in research and innovation.

I completed a PhD on Irish rural youth migration at the University of Liverpool in 1997, and after that took up academic posts in Edge Hill University College (as Lecturer in Urban Policy Studies) and in Queens University Belfast (as Lecturer in Geography). I subsequently took up a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis at NUI Maynooth, during which I conducted research on young farmers, identities and change in rural Ireland.



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Research Interests

My research interests coalesce around the themes of migration/diaspora, childhood/youth, gender, equality, rurality and identities and the use of qualitative research methods such as life-narrative and children-centred methods.

My research has focused in particular on understanding young people’s and migrants' lives and identities within their socio-spatial contexts. Throughout my research career, I have sought to contribute to in-depth understandings of the power relations inherent in and the multiple lived realities of being young or being migrant, in and of contemporary Ireland. 

I have made contributions in the following areas:

• In-depth understandings of the socio-spatial worlds of migrant children and youth;
  
• New conceptualisations of migration decision-making; 
• Critical evaluations of host-newcomer dualisms and of adult-centrism in migration research and policy, with particular emphasis on return migration;
  
• Theoretically-informed approaches to addressing gender inequalities in academia and research
  
• Understandings of rural youth identities in the context of changing rural realities, with particular emphasis on gendered identities and rural masculinities;
  

Between 2005 and 2009, I led a major Marie Curie Excellence team project on migrant children's experiences of moving to and living in 'Celtic Tiger' Ireland, in which we highlighted the importance of children-centred perspectives in migration research. As part of that project, I explored the experiences and identity processes of children who moved to Ireland with their return migrant parent(s), focusing in particular on family and peer dynamics, negotiations of inclusion/exclusion and identities, and on relationships with place. This was set within the context of intergenerational relations within families, in particular child-parent relations, and involved the use of children-centred research methods.

Throughout my research career, I have had a keen interest in issues of equality and gender in academic labour markets, with a particular focus recently on action research on addressing gender inequalities in academic and research careers, while in the past I have conducted research on the casualisation of the academic labour force and on the gendered nature of the discipline of Geography in Ireland. From 2013 to 2017, I was Scientific Coordinator in UCC of GENOVATE, an FP7-funded European project on gender equality in research and innovation.

Through the Glass Ceiling: Career progression for women academics and researchers; Pobal Equality for Women Measure; 2010-2011 (Principal Investigator)
Transnational Childraising Arrangements between Africa and Europe; Norface Migration Programme; 2010-2012 (Team member)
Migrant Children: children's and young people's experiences of immigration and integration in contemporary Irish society; Marie Curie Excellence Project, 2005-2009 (Principal Investigator and Team Lead)
Narratives of Migration and Return in Contemporary Ireland; HEA North-South Project 2003-2005 (Project Coordinator)
Migration and Networks of Care in Europe; Eurocores/ESF 2006-2010 (Team member)



  

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Transforming organisational culture for gender equality in research and innovation.	European Union	01-JAN-13	30-JUN-17	€394,357.00
	Intra-European Irish Commuter Households' Mobility/Immobility Strategies.	European Union	01-MAR-13	30-OCT-14	€191,938.00
	Precarity Amongst Women Migrant Nightworkers in Ireland	Horizon Europe	01-SEP-22	31-AUG-24	€215,534.00
	YOUTH HOME	Horizon 2020	15-JUN-19	31-AUG-20	€184,591.00
	Exploring gender equality in Irish higher education: Qualitative case-study research into the response to and process of Athena SWAN (GendeResearchIreland)	Horizon 2020	01-SEP-18	01-JAN-23	€187,866.00
	H2020 788503: Responsible Research & Innovation Networked Globally	Horizon 2020	01-MAY-18	30-APR-21	€70,193.00
	Children's & young people's experiences of immigration & integration in Irish society	European Union	01-OCT-06	30-SEP-09	€1,226,677.00
	Through the Glass Ceiling.	Government Departments	01-DEC-10	31-DEC-12	€125,823.00

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Publications

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Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	Movement, Mobilities and Journeys (Geographies of Children and Young People 6) Ni Laoire, C., White, A., Skelton, T (Ed.). (2017) Movement, Mobilities and Journeys (Geographies of Children and Young People 6) Singapore: Springer Major Reference Work. [Details]
	(2012)	Transnational Migration and Childhood Tyrrell, N., White, A., Ni Laoire, C. and Carpena-Mendez, F (Ed.). (2012) Transnational Migration and Childhood Transnational Migration and Childhood. London: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]

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Books

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	Migration and Home: IMISCOE Short Reader. Fathi, M. and Ni Laoire, C. (2024) Migration and Home: IMISCOE Short Reader. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.   [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	Childhood and Migration in Europe: portraits of mobility, identity and belonging in contemporary Ireland. Ni Laoire, C., Carpena-Mendez, F., Tyrrell, N. and White, A.; (2011) Childhood and Migration in Europe: portraits of mobility, identity and belonging in contemporary Ireland. UK: Ashgate.   [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Urban home: Young male migrants constructing home in the city' Fathi. M. & Ni Laoire, C. (2023) 'Urban home: Young male migrants constructing home in the city'. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49 (3):813-831 [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'Context matters: Problematizing the policy‐practice interface in the enactment of gender equality action plans in universities' Ni Laoire, C., Linehan, C., Archibong, U., Picardi, I, Uden, M. (2021) 'Context matters: Problematizing the policy‐practice interface in the enactment of gender equality action plans in universities'. Gender Work And Organization, 28 (2):575-593 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Transnational mobility desires and discourses: Young people from return-migrant families negotiate intergenerationality, mobility capital, and place embeddedness' Ni Laoire, C (2020) 'Transnational mobility desires and discourses: Young people from return-migrant families negotiate intergenerationality, mobility capital, and place embeddedness'. Population Space and Place, 26 (6) [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Informality, emotion and gendered career paths: The hidden toll of maternity leave on female academics and researchers' Maxwell, N., Connolly, L., Ni Laoire, C. (2019) 'Informality, emotion and gendered career paths: The hidden toll of maternity leave on female academics and researchers'. Gender Work and Organizations, 26 (2):140-157 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Cross-disciplinary conversation in childhood studies: Views, hopes, experiences, reflections' Alanen, L; Baraldi, C; de Coninck-Smith, N;Ni Laoire, C;Tisdall, K (2018) 'Cross-disciplinary conversation in childhood studies: Views, hopes, experiences, reflections'. Childhood-A Global Journal Of Child Research, 25 :127-141 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Guided Reflection as an organisational learning [and Data Collection] tool in a Gender Equality Change Management Programme' Archibong, A., O’Mullane, M., Kállayová, D., Karodia, N., Ní Laoire, C and Picardi, I (2016) 'Guided Reflection as an organisational learning [and Data Collection] tool in a Gender Equality Change Management Programme'. International Journal of Organizational Diversity, 16 (1):19-34   [Details]
	(2015)	'Making space for ambiguity: the value of multiple and participatory methods in researching diasporic youth identities' Ni Laoire, C. (2015) 'Making space for ambiguity: the value of multiple and participatory methods in researching diasporic youth identities'. Identities: global studies in culture and power, [Details]
	(2015)	'Naming the parts: a case-study of a gender equality initiative with academic women' O Grada, A., Ni Laoire, C., Linehan, C., Boylan, G., Connolly, L. (2015) 'Naming the parts: a case-study of a gender equality initiative with academic women'. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 30 (5):358-378   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2012)	'Children and young people on the move: geographies of child and youth migration' Ni Laoire, C., White, A., Tyrrell, N. and Carpena-Mendez, F. (2012) 'Children and young people on the move: geographies of child and youth migration'. Geography, 97 (3):129-134 [Details]
	(2011)	''Girls just like to be friends with people: gendered experiences of migration among children and young people in returning Irish families' Ni Laoire, C; (2011) ''Girls just like to be friends with people: gendered experiences of migration among children and young people in returning Irish families'. Childrens Geographies, 9 (3-4) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2011)	'Guest editorial: Children¿s roles in transnational migration' White, A., Ní Laoire, C., Tyrrell, N. and Carpena-Méndez, F.; (2011) 'Guest editorial: Children¿s roles in transnational migration'. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 37 (8) [Details]
	(2011)	'Narratives of `innocent Irish childhoods¿: return migration and intergenerational family dynamics' Ni Laoire, C; (2011) 'Narratives of `innocent Irish childhoods¿: return migration and intergenerational family dynamics'. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 37 (8) [Details]
	(2010)	'Introduction: Childhood and migration ¿ mobilities, homes and belongings' Ní Laoire, C; Carpena-Méndez, F; Tyrrell, N; White, A; (2010) 'Introduction: Childhood and migration ¿ mobilities, homes and belongings'. Childhood: Global Journal of Child Research, 17 (2):155-162   [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Using visual methodologies to explore contemporary Irish childhoods' White, A; Ní Laoire, C; Bushin, N; Carpena-Méndez, F; (2010) 'Using visual methodologies to explore contemporary Irish childhoods'. Qualitative Research, 10 (2):143-158   [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Challenging host-newcomer dualisms: Irish return migrants as home-comers or newcomers?' Ni Laoire, C.; (2008) 'Challenging host-newcomer dualisms: Irish return migrants as home-comers or newcomers?'. Translocations: migration and social change, 4 (1):35-50 [Full Text] [Details]
	(2008)	''Settling back'? A biographical and life-course perspective on Ireland's recent return migration' Ni Laoire, C.; (2008) ''Settling back'? A biographical and life-course perspective on Ireland's recent return migration'. Irish Geography, 41 (2):195-210 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2007)	'The 'green green grass of home'? Return migration to rural Ireland' Laoire, CN (2007) 'The 'green green grass of home'? Return migration to rural Ireland'. Journal of Rural Studies, 23 :332-344 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'To name or not to name: reflections on the use of anonymity in an oral archive of migrant life narratives' Ni Laoire, C.; (2007) 'To name or not to name: reflections on the use of anonymity in an oral archive of migrant life narratives'. Social and Cultural Geography, 8 (3):373-393 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2006)	'Overlapping territories: social and cultural geography in Ireland: country report' Linehan, D. and Ni Laoire, C.; (2006) 'Overlapping territories: social and cultural geography in Ireland: country report'. Social & Cultural Geography, 7 (1):127-140 [DOI] [Details]
	(2006)	''Dare the boist'rous main': the role of the Belfast News Letter in the process of emigration from Ulster to North America, 1760-1800' Royle, S. and Ni Laoire, C.; (2006) ''Dare the boist'rous main': the role of the Belfast News Letter in the process of emigration from Ulster to North America, 1760-1800'. The Canadian Geographer, 50 (1):56-73 [Details]
	(2005)	'‘You’re not a man at all!’: Masculinity, responsibility, and staying on the land in contemporary Ireland' Ni Laoire, C.; (2005) '‘You’re not a man at all!’: Masculinity, responsibility, and staying on the land in contemporary Ireland'. Irish Journal of Sociology, 14 (2):94-114 [Details]
	(2005)	'Representing multiple Irish heritage(s): a case study of the Ulster-American Folk Park' Kelly, C. and Ni Laoire, C.; (2005) 'Representing multiple Irish heritage(s): a case study of the Ulster-American Folk Park'. Irish Geography, 38 (1):72-83 [Details]
	(2003)	'Editorial introduction: Locating geographies of diaspora' Ni Laoire, C.; (2003) 'Editorial introduction: Locating geographies of diaspora'. International Journal of Population Geography, 9 (4):275-280 [Details]
	(2003)	''Contracted out': some implications of the casualisation of academic labour in Geography' Ni Laoire, C. and Shelton, N.; (2003) ''Contracted out': some implications of the casualisation of academic labour in Geography'. Area, 35 (1):92-100 [Details]
	(2002)	'Discourses of nation among migrants from Northern Ireland: Irishness, Britishness and the spaces in-between' Ni Laoire, C.; (2002) 'Discourses of nation among migrants from Northern Ireland: Irishness, Britishness and the spaces in-between'. Scottish Geographical Journal, 118 (3):183-200 [Details]
	(2002)	'Young farmers, masculinities and change in rural Ireland' Ni Laoire, C.; (2002) 'Young farmers, masculinities and change in rural Ireland'. Irish Geography, 35 (1):16-27 [Details]
	(2002)	'Editorial: Engendering the human geographies of Ireland' Ni Laoire, C. and Linehan, D.; (2002) 'Editorial: Engendering the human geographies of Ireland'. Irish Geography, 35 (1):1-5 [Details]
	(2001)	'A Matter of Life and Death? Men, Masculinities and Staying ‘Behind’ in Rural Ireland' Ni Laoire, C. (2001) 'A Matter of Life and Death? Men, Masculinities and Staying ‘Behind’ in Rural Ireland'. Sociologia Ruralis, 41 (2):220-236 [DOI] [Details]
	(2001)	'Working at the coalface: contract staff, academic initiation and the RAE' Shelton, N., Ni Laoire, C., Fielding, S., Harvey, D., Pelling, M., Duke-Williams, O.; (2001) 'Working at the coalface: contract staff, academic initiation and the RAE'. Area, 33 (4):434-439 [Details]
	(2000)	'Conceptualising Irish rural youth migration: a biographical approach' Ni Laoire, C.; (2000) 'Conceptualising Irish rural youth migration: a biographical approach'. International Journal of Population Geography, 6 (*):229-243 [Details]

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Journal Volume Edited

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	Walking methods in social research. Maggie O'Neill, Claire Edwards, Caitriona Ni Laoire, Ger Mullally, Mastoureh Fathi (2023) Walking methods in social research. Irish Journal of Sociology: Journal Volume Edited [Details]
	(2022)	Life course justice and learning. Lulle, A., Anghel, R., King, R., Ni Laoire, C. (2022) Life course justice and learning. Journal Volume Edited [Details]
	(2011)	Children’s Roles in Transnational Migration, Special Issue of Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 37(8). White, A., Ni Laoire, C., Tyrrell, N. and Carpena-Mendez, F. (2011) Children’s Roles in Transnational Migration, Special Issue of Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 37(8). Journal Volume Edited [Details]
	(2010)	Children and migration – mobilities, homes and belongings; Special Issue of Childhood: journal of global childhood research 17(2). Ni Laoire, C., Carpena-Mendez, F., Tyrrell, N. and White, A. (2010) Children and migration – mobilities, homes and belongings; Special Issue of Childhood: journal of global childhood research 17(2). Journal Volume Edited [Details]
	(2002)	Engendering the human geographies of Ireland; thematic section of Irish Geography 35(1). Ni Laoire, C. and Linehan, D. (2002) Engendering the human geographies of Ireland; thematic section of Irish Geography 35(1). Journal Volume Edited [Details]
	(2003)	Geographies of Diaspora; Special Issue of Interntional Journal of Population Geography 9(4). Ni Laoire, C. (2003) Geographies of Diaspora; Special Issue of Interntional Journal of Population Geography 9(4). Journal Volume Edited [Details]

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Young people, intergenerationality and the familial reproduction of transnational migrations and im/mobilities' Ni Laoire, Caitriona (2023) 'Young people, intergenerationality and the familial reproduction of transnational migrations and im/mobilities' In: J. Waters & B. Yeoh (eds). Handbook on Migration and the Family. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.   [Details]
	(2017)	'Migrant children, global consumer culture and multiple belongings: children's experiences of migrating to Ireland' White, A., Tyrrell, N., Carpena-Mendez, F., Ni Laoire, C. (2017) 'Migrant children, global consumer culture and multiple belongings: children's experiences of migrating to Ireland' In: Ni Laoire, C., White, A. and Skelton, T (eds). Movement, Mobilities and Journeys (Geographies of Children and Young People 6). Singapore: Springer Major Reference Work. [Details]
	(2016)	'Introduction to Movement, Mobilities, and Journeys in Geographies of Children and Young People' White, A. and Ni Laoire, C. (2016) 'Introduction to Movement, Mobilities, and Journeys in Geographies of Children and Young People' In: Ni Laoire, C., White, A., Skelton, T (eds). Geographies of Children and Young People Vol. 6: Movement, Mobilities and Journeys. Signapore: Springer. [Details]
	(2016)	'Migration and the Life-Course in Rural Settings' Ni Laoire, C. and Stockdale, A. (2016) 'Migration and the Life-Course in Rural Settings' In: Shucksmith, M. and Brown, D. L (eds). Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies. London: Routledge.   [Details]
	(2014)	'Children, Cousins and Clans: the role of extended family and kinship in the lives of children in returning Irish migrant families' Ni Laoire, C. (2014) 'Children, Cousins and Clans: the role of extended family and kinship in the lives of children in returning Irish migrant families' In: Linda Connolly (eds). The 'Irish' Family. London: Routledge. [Details]
	(2013)	'Return migration and narratives of innocent Irish childhoods' Ni Laoire, C. (2013) 'Return migration and narratives of innocent Irish childhoods' In: R. Reynolds, C. Coe, D. Boehm, J. Dreby, H. Rae-Espinoza, J. Meredith Hess (eds). Emerging Perspectives on Children in Migratory Circumstances. Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University Department of Culture and Communications.   [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	''Girls just like to be friends with people': gendered experiences of migration among children in returning Irish migrant families' Ni Laoire, C (2013) ''Girls just like to be friends with people': gendered experiences of migration among children in returning Irish migrant families' In: Diverse Spaces of Childhood and Youth: gender and sociocultural differences. London: Routledge.   [Details]
	(2013)	'Children’s words, children’s worlds: exploring the experiences of migrant children in Ireland' White, A., Carpena-Mendez, F., Ni Laoire, C., Tyrrell, N. (2013) 'Children’s words, children’s worlds: exploring the experiences of migrant children in Ireland' In: Ireland in a Global World: Migrations. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
	(2011)	'Children of the diaspora: coming home to 'my own country'?' Ni Laoire, C., Carpena-Mendez, F., Tyrrell, N., White, A. (2011) 'Children of the diaspora: coming home to 'my own country'?' In: Childhood and Migration in Europe: portraits of mobility, identity and belonging in contemporary Europe. Farnham, Uk: Ashgate. [Full Text] [Details]
	(2011)	'Return migrants and boundaries of belonging' Ni Laoire, C; (2011) 'Return migrants and boundaries of belonging' In: Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation: Ireland in Europe and the world. Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]
	(2006)	'Rooted and routed masculinities among the rural youth of North Cork and Upper Swaledale' Ni Laoire, C., Fielding, S.; (2006) 'Rooted and routed masculinities among the rural youth of North Cork and Upper Swaledale' In: Country Boys: Masculinity and Rural Life. [Details]
	(2004)	'Winners and losers? Rural restructuring, economic status and masculine identities among young farmers in south-west Ireland' Ni Laoire, C.; (2004) 'Winners and losers? Rural restructuring, economic status and masculine identities among young farmers in south-west Ireland' In: Geographies of Rural Cultures and Societies. [Details]
	(2000)	'Life histories and the study of rural youth migration' Ni Laoire, C.; (2000) 'Life histories and the study of rural youth migration' In: Ethnography and Rural Research. [Details]
	(1999)	'Gender issues in Irish rural outmigration' Ni Laoire, C.; (1999) 'Gender issues in Irish rural outmigration' In: Migration and Gender in the Developed World. [Details]

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Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2005)	'Narratives of migration and return: reflections on the process of developing an all-island oral archive' Coakley, L. and Ni Laoire, C.; (2005) 'Narratives of migration and return: reflections on the process of developing an all-island oral archive' Chimera: UCC Geographical Journal, 20 :*-*. [Details]
	(2003)	''Do not send my dear babies here to starve': St. John's Island in 1772' Royle, S. and Ni Laoire, C.; (2003) ''Do not send my dear babies here to starve': St. John's Island in 1772' The Island Magazine, 53 :12-15. [Details]
	(2002)	'DesBrisay's settlers' Royle, S. and Ni Laoire, C.; (2002) 'DesBrisay's settlers' The Island Magazine, 51 :19-23. [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Age, Income and Food in Ireland: A study of the socio-economic influences of food expenditure amongst community-dwelling older people in Ireland. Bantry White, E., Ni Laoire, C., Wills, T., O'Connor, E., Cusack, S. & Huan, Y.; (2011) Age, Income and Food in Ireland: A study of the socio-economic influences of food expenditure amongst community-dwelling older people in Ireland. Centre for Ageing Research and Developments in Ireland, Belfast. [Details]
	(2012)	Through glass ceiling: Career progression programme and strategy for female academics and researchers. O'Grada, A., Ni Laoire, C., Linehan, C. Connolly, L., & Boylan, G. (2012) Through glass ceiling: Career progression programme and strategy for female academics and researchers. ISS21, Cork. [Details]

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Book Reviews

	Year	Publication
	(2007)	Rural racism. Laoire, CN (2007) Rural racism. OXFORD: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]

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Unpublished Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2003)	Life after Farming: the experiences, needs and resources of farmers in early retirement in Limerick. Ni Laoire, C. and Doody, M.; (2003) Life after Farming: the experiences, needs and resources of farmers in early retirement in Limerick. Unpublished Reports [Details]
	(2009)	Tell me about yourself: migrant children's experiences of moving to and living in Ireland. Ni Laoire, C., Bushin, N., Carpena-Mendez., F., White, A.; (2009) Tell me about yourself: migrant children's experiences of moving to and living in Ireland. University College Cork: Unpublished Reports [Full Text] [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2017	UCC Research Team of the Year	University College Cork
	2011	UCC Staff Recognition Award for Leadership	President's Office, University College Cork
	2005	Marie Curie Excellence Grant	EU Framework 6 Marie Curie Programme
	2001	National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, NUI Maynooth	National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NUI Maynooth)
	2002	Newbigin Prize of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for best paper published in Scottish Geographical Journal in 2002	Royal Scottish Geographical Society
	1993	University of Liverpool PhD Studentship	University of Liverpool

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	Migration and Time: IMISCOE Annual Conference, E. Hogan & C. Ni Laoire (2022) “The Glucksman is like home”Exploring place attachment in young asylum-seekers’ experiences of art-making. [Oral Presentation], Migration and Time: IMISCOE Annual Conference, Onlinw , 29-JUN-22 - 01-JUL-22. [Details]
	(2022)	SAI Annual Conference, C. Ni Laoire & M. Fathi (2022) Home, bordering and everyday life: young male migrants in Cork city negotiate the structural im/possibilities of home. [Oral Presentation], SAI Annual Conference, TUS Limerick . [Details]
	(2021)	RGS-IBG Annual Conference, Fathi, M & Ni Laoire, C. (2021) Uneven structural possibilities of home: young male migrants negotiating intersectional bordering and home. [Oral Presentation], RGS-IBG Annual Conference, Online , 30-AUG-21 - 02-SEP-21. [Details]
	(2020)	IMISCOE Annual Conference, Fathi, M., Ni Laoire, C. (2020) City, home and belonging: Young refugees’ urban home-making practices in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], IMISCOE Annual Conference, Online , 01-JUL-20 - 02-JUL-20. [Details]
	(2019)	Gender studies and research in 2019: Centenary achievements and perspectives, Gaffney, C., Ni Laoire, C., and Linehan, C. (2019) Implementing and integrating gender equality into responsible research and innovation (RRI). [Oral Presentation], Gender studies and research in 2019: Centenary achievements and perspectives, Vilnius Lithuania , 21-NOV-19 - 23-NOV-19. [Details]
	(2018)	2nd International Conference of Geographies of Migrations and Mobilities, Ni Laoire, C. (2018) Navigating mobility, immobility and uncertainty: narratives of transnational mobility among young people from return-migrant backgrounds. [Oral Presentation], 2nd International Conference of Geographies of Migrations and Mobilities, Plymouth University , 12-JUL-18 - 13-JUL-18. [Details]
	(2017)	Fifth International Conference of Geographies of Children, Youth and Families, Ni Laoire, C. (2017) Coping with crisis: the role of transnational mobilities in the lives of young people in return-migrant families. [Oral Presentation], Fifth International Conference of Geographies of Children, Youth and Families, University of Loughborough , 25-SEP-17 - 27-SEP-17. [Details]
	(2017)	Annual Conference of Irish Geographers, Ni Laoire, C. (2017) Young people, return mobilities and spaces of austerity: the reproduction of intergenerational transnational families. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of Irish Geographers, Cork , 06-MAY-17. [Details]
	(2016)	GENOVATE International Conference Towards 2020: Learning From GENOVATE’s Implementation of Organisational Change for Gender Equality in Research & Innovation, Ni Laoire, C., Field, S.M., Maxwell, N. (2016) Reflections on experiences of promoting a gender equality action plan at UCC. [Oral Presentation], GENOVATE International Conference Towards 2020: Learning From GENOVATE’s Implementation of Organisational Change for Gender Equality in Research & Innovation, Brussels , 02-NOV-16 - 03-NOV-16. [Details]
	(2016)	Geary Institute Seminar Series, Ni Laoire, C. (2016) Home-to-work? A critical analysis of socio-political discourses of return migration in contemporary Ireland. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Geary Institute Seminar Series, University College Dublin , 08-MAR-16 - 08-MAR-16. [Details]
	(2016)	Making Diversity Interventions Count Annual Conference, Ni Laoire, C. with GENOVATE consortium (2016) Implementing actions for gender equality in academic and research careers: a contextualised approach. [Oral Presentation], Making Diversity Interventions Count Annual Conference, University of Bradford , 01-JUN-16 - 01-JUN-16. [Details]
	(2014)	Crisis, Mobility and New Forms of Migration, Ralph, D. and Ni Laoire, C. (2014) Re-visiting return migration – exploring post-crisis settlement and mobility experiences among Ireland’s Celtic Tiger return migrants. [Oral Presentation], Crisis, Mobility and New Forms of Migration, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2014)	Uncertain Journeys ESRC Symposium: Theorising Migration: Perspectives from research with unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum, Ni Laoire, C. (2014) Migrant children as social actors: reflections from research with children in return-migrant families. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Uncertain Journeys ESRC Symposium: Theorising Migration: Perspectives from research with unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum, Royal Holloway University of London , 26-JUN-14 - 26-JUN-14. [Details]
	(2014)	University of Bangor Athena Swan Seminar, Ni Laoire, C., O'Grada, A. et al (2014) Promoting Gender Equality in Academic Research: Empowerment, structural change and sustainability. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], University of Bangor Athena Swan Seminar, University of Bangor , 28-MAR-14 - 28-MAR-14. [Details]
	(2013)	Annual Conference of Irish Geographers, Ni Laoire, C. (2013) Migration, Family and Belonging: the role of extended family in children’s experiences of return migration. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of Irish Geographers, NUI Galway . [Details]
	(2013)	CYRI Seminar Series, Ni Laoire, C. (2013) Young People, Identities and Citizenship in Contemporary Ireland: reflections on multi-method research with young migrants. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], CYRI Seminar Series, Children and Youth Research Institute, Anglia University . [Details]
	(2013)	Global Childhoods Seminar, Ni Laoire, C., White, A., Tyrrell, N. and Carpena-Mendez, F. (2013) Fitting in? Dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in migrant children’s friendships and peer relations. [Oral Presentation], Global Childhoods Seminar, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2013)	Transnational Families: Multi-Sited, Mixed-Method and Comparative Research Approaches, Ni Laoire, C., Grassi, M. and Poeze, M. (2013) Family friendly? European Immigration Regimes in Comparative Context. [Oral Presentation], Transnational Families: Multi-Sited, Mixed-Method and Comparative Research Approaches, Maastricht University , 27-MAR-13 - 29-MAR-13. [Details]
	(2012)	ESRC Research Methods Festival, Ni Laoire, C. (2012) Making space for ambiguity: the value of multiple and participatory methods in research with young migrants. [Invited Oral Presentation], ESRC Research Methods Festival, University of Oxford , 05-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12. [Details]
	(2011)	SANPAD Thematic International Conference on Xenophobia, Migration and Conflict, Ni Laoire, C.; (2011) Challenging host-newcomer dualisms: migration, return and ethno-national discourses of belonging and not-belonging in the Irish context. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], SANPAD Thematic International Conference on Xenophobia, Migration and Conflict, The Hague , 10-MAY-11 - 12-MAY-11. [Details]
	(2011)	ESRC Seminar: Diasporic and Transnational Youth Identities, Ni Laoire, C; (2011) Young migrants, diaspora and belonging: articulating multiple identities. [Invited Oral Presentation], ESRC Seminar: Diasporic and Transnational Youth Identities, South Bank University, London , 08-APR-11 - 08-APR-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Norface Transnational Migration Conference, White, A. and Ni Laoire, C. (2011) Paradoxes of belonging: citizenship regimes and the socio-spatial worlds of African/Irish and returning-Irish migrant children in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Norface Transnational Migration Conference, London , 11-APR-11 - 05-APR-11. [Details]
	(2009)	Second International Conference on Geographies of Children, Youth and Families, Ni Laoire, C. (2009) Girls just like to be friends with people: gendered experiences of migration among children in returning Irish families. [Oral Presentation], Second International Conference on Geographies of Children, Youth and Families, Barcelona , 20-JUL-09 - 20-JUL-09. [Details]
	(2009)	Re-making Migration Theory, White, A., Ni Laoire, C., Tyrrell, N., Carpena-Mendez, F. (2009) Children and migration: challenging the adult-centrism of migration studies. [Oral Presentation], Re-making Migration Theory, Brighton , 05-MAY-09 - 05-MAY-09. [Details]
	(2008)	Transnational Families, Children and the Migration-Development Nexus Workshop, Ni Laoire, C.; (2008) Workshop. [Invited Oral Presentation], Transnational Families, Children and the Migration-Development Nexus Workshop, University of Amsterdam , 08-DEC-08 - 10-DEC-08. [Details]
	(2008)	Children and Migration: mobilities, homes and belongings, Ni Laoire, C., Bushin, N., White, A., Carpena-Mendez, F.; (2008) International conference on children and migration. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Children and Migration: mobilities, homes and belongings, University College Cork , 09-APR-08 - 11-APR-08. [Details]
	(2008)	Who is Afraid of Mobility? Cultural consequences of migration and mobility, Ni Laoire, C.; (2008) EUNIC/Europalia Conference. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Who is Afraid of Mobility? Cultural consequences of migration and mobility, Brussels , 23-JAN-08 - 23-JAN-08. [Details]
	(2007)	Conference of the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers, Ni Laoire, C.; (2007) Conference of the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers, USA. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Conference of the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers, Boston , 07-APR-07 - 08-APR-06. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	ISS21 Board	Deputy Director	/
	ISS21 Migration and Integration Research Cluster	Cluster Convenor	/

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	1997	University of Liverpool	PhD	Geography
	1992	University College Cork	Master of Arts	European Studies
	1989	University College Cork	BA	European Studies
	2001	Edge Hill College	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed.	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	Gaeilge	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
	Castillano	Fluent	Functional	Functional

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Member of Board of Vincentian Refugee Centre, Dublin, 2001-03
	Member of Board of Nasc, Irish Immigrant Support Centre, Cork, 2006-08
	UCC academic representative on Athena SWAN National Committee, 2014 to present
	UCC/Community representative on Board of Management of Glasheen Girls National School, 2012 to 2016

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Population Space And Place	Referee	-
	Journal Of Rural Studies	Referee	-
	Childrens Geographies	Referee	-
	Area	Referee	-
	Geoforum	Referee	-
	Geojournal	Referee	-
	Social And Cultural Geography	Referee	-
	Irish Geography	Referee	-
	Irish Journal Of Sociology	Referee	-
	Rural Sociology	Referee	-
	Childhood: Global Journal Of Child Research	Referee	-
	Youth Studies Ireland	Referee	-

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Other Activities

	Description
	External reviewer for : European Science Foundation, Palgrave Macmillan, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, National University of Ireland
	External PhD Examiner at University of Limerick, Swansea University, Trinity College Dublin and Charles Sturt University

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Current research students (all co-supervisions):
Agnes Phelan (DSocSc)
Yasmin Kutub (DSocSc)
Eileen Williamson (DSocSc)
John Hastings (PhD Occupational Sciences)
Dr. Fiona Kelleher, 'Growing up in the revanchist city: place, teenagers and urban identities' (Co-supervisor Denis Linehan); PhD Geography, conferred 2014