The rocky road of science communication in Ireland
Trench, Brian
(2017)
The rocky road of science communication in Ireland.
In: Trench, Brian, Murphy, PadraigORCID: 0000-0001-6268-6579 and Fahy, Declan, (eds.)
Little Country, Big Talk - science communication in Ireland.
Celsius, Dublin & Pantaneto Press, Luton, Dublin, Ireland, Luton, GB, pp. 1-25.
ISBN 978-0-9929411-4-7
Twenty years ago, science communication in Ireland was barely a recognisable phenomenon. That began to change in the mid-1990s and science communication is now a well-recognised field of professional practice and of voluntary effort, involving state agencies, government departments, academic societies, higher education institutions and many more. A broadly similar process has been under way across scores of countries in all continents. The analyses and reflections collected here are elements of a case study of the rapid evolution of science communication in one country among many.