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From Nerves to Networking: Presenting my PhD Work on the International Stage – Mairéad Grogan.
Attending my first international conference was one of the most rewarding milestones of my PhD journey so far. In early September 2025, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Kaunas, Lithuania, to take part […]
The Nature and Prevalence of Injury in Hyrox Training and Competition – PESS intern, Sean Mc keon.
What was your role during the internship? (Key responsibilities and tasks…) During my eight week PESS internship, I continued the research and write up of my Final Year Project, The Nature and Prevalence of […]
The Road to designing integrated neuromuscular training programs for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Dr. Mark Lyons
Integrative neuromuscular training (INT) combines motor competence and strength development to boost athletic performance, but its specific components and effects on children and adolescents are not well understood. Three predetermined principles (INT exercise categories, INT progression modalities, […]
ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF GUIDELINES-BASED PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE EXERCISE TRAINING COMPARED TO A LOW-INTENSITY SHAM ATTENTION-CONTROL ON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AMONG YOUNG ADULT WOMEN WITH ANALOGUE GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER: DESIGN AND METHODS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Two previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from our group have demonstrated promising therapeutic effects of lower-body resistance exercise training (RET), and, progressive, fully-body, moderate-to-high-intensity, World Health Organization and American College of Sports Medicine guidelines-based RET […]
School Uniform Survey for Principals and School Management – Dr. William Hughes
The University of Limerick, in collaboration with an international research team, is conducting a study on the role of school uniforms as a barrier or enabler to engaging in physical activity. Our international team is […]
Are we getting through to them? And in what way?” Communicating physical activity with adolescents.
Adolescents’ have low health literacy and limited knowledge, awareness, and beliefs about physical activity- factors that are critical for developing lifelong healthy behaviours. However, the relationship between these constructs are not well understood. Firstly, this […]
Communicating physical activity messages with adolescents: what works?
Physical activity messages are educational or persuasive material relayed to an individual or group of people with the aim of increasing physical activity levels. This scoping review outlines the communication process, methods of evaluating physical […]
Adolescent Time Use and Cardiometabolic Health: A Cross-Sectional Compositional Analysis to Explore Associations Between 24-Hour Activity Behaviours and Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Health
This study pioneers the use of compositional data analysis (CoDA) to examine how adolescents’ 24-hour activity behaviors—sleep, sedentary time, standing, light-intensity physical activity (LIPA), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)—collectively influence cardiometabolic health. Using device-based measures […]
New research into athlete and coach experiences of Para Sport in Ireland
Congratulations to PESS postgraduate researcher Alan Dineen, Project Lead Sean Healy and all staff members who contributed to the research supporting the official launch of Gateways & Pathways: Athlete and Coach Experiences of Para Sport […]
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