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New research centre to focus on trafficking, child safety and cyberbullying

The RCSI launched its CyberPsychology Research Centre this week.

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF Surgeons in Ireland has opened a new cyber-psychology research centre to focus on key areas of child safety online, cyberbullying and human trafficking.

It will also investigate the impact of technology on leadership, while liaising with the European Commission, the White House, MIT, Harvard, Columbia University, Interpol, the gardaí, Scotland Yard, LAPD and the Australian Federal Police.

“The CyberPsychology Research Centre has been established to provide analysis, insight and leadership in understanding the benefits, risks and applications of current and emerging human-technology interfaces,” explained Professor Ciarán O’Boyle, Director of the RCSI Institute of Leadership.

According to the college, the centre will work with a range of international collaborators and serve as Ireland’s centre of excellence on cyber-psychology research.

“Robust law enforcement is informed by robust research; effective partnership between frontline police investigators and academics can only be a positive thing,” said Interpol’s assistant director Michael Moran.

“This centre is welcomed by global law enforcement agencies as a resource to aid appropriate and informed policy development, training and response. The launch of the centre formalises a productive partnership that will undoubtedly continue to grow and deliver results.”

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    Mute Tomás Ó Broin
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 7:20 PM

    Headline should read. . . “French experts hired to rule out Arafat poison theory do their jobs and rule out poison theory”.

    I wonder which payed Israeli blogger turns up on The Journal first tonight.

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    Mute Jason Bourne
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 7:28 PM

    Exactly.

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    Mute Richard Keogh
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 7:56 PM

    I’m pro Israel, they certainly don’t pay me and I would be most indignant if they offered. Unlike those who push Pallywood propaganda – I wonder how much the terrorists in Hamas pay them – I deal in facts. The independent French team said no, the Russians found nothing, the Swiss found a possibility. There was no reason for Israel to kill Arafat, his corruption was keeping the Palestinians split.

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    Mute Karl Power
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:01 PM

    Clown.

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    Mute Karl Power
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:04 PM

    That Comment was meant for Tomas, anyone not sympathetic to his way of thinking is a paid agent of Israel, idiot!

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    Mute richardmccarthy
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:08 PM

    Im waiting for someone to blame Alan Shatter,he’s the one that usually gets it in the neck from every anti Jewish commentator.

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    Mute Anti_Social_Network
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:18 PM

    Are you inciting anti semtic comments then?

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    Mute Little Jim
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:22 PM

    You can get paid Richard, it’s no secret.

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    Mute Kris O Kay Kay
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:43 PM

    But…But…it had to have been those sneaky jews…who else can we blame….

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    Mute Fled Bricrenn
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:50 PM

    Hamas is the democratically elected government of Palestine, no matter how much this grinds on Israel gears.

    Total number of Israelis killed by rocket, mortar or anti-tank fire from Gaza since 2006: 47
    (Source: Wikipedia. This is disputed; another source says 26)
    Number of Palestinians in Gaza killed by Israeli fire from April 1st 2006 to July 21st 2012: 2,879
    (Source: United Nations)

    Terrorism??? Palestinians have had their lands stolen, farm lands burned to a crisp, their trees felled, their homes bulldozed to the ground, their children imprisoned, tortured and murdered, schools bombed, women in labor prevented from going to hospital, access to clean water restricted and aid severely restricted . . . the list goes on. And that’s all before we get into the apartheid system in Israel itself. Is this not terrorism? If not why not?

    The fact you are not a payed blogger Richard doesn’t belie the fact they have an army of payed bloggers.

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    Mute Enola Straight
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 9:31 PM

    Who cares? Good riddance.

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    Mute Paddy O Farrell
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 9:37 PM

    One election doesn`t make a democracy.

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    Mute Brian Hicks
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 9:55 PM

    Kris…

    Can’t blame those sneaky Jews? That’s OK, clock has started on the 1st commenter that will blame the warmongering Americans. Tick….tick….tick….

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    Mute Avina Laaf
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 10:11 PM

    That may all be true Fled, but what does it have to do with this thread?

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    Mute Fled Bricrenn
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 10:28 PM

    I was responding to Richard.

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    Mute Mel McDermott
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    Dec 4th 2013, 1:11 PM

    Do all Palestine Solidarity activists go to a special school where they learn things like spelling ‘paid’ as ‘payed’? I mean, if we can’t get small things like this right, what hope is there for credibility on big things like outrageous allegations of Israeli ‘genocide’, ‘apartheid’ etc?

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    Mute Montys Moonshine
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 6:58 PM

    An autopsy was not held by request of his wife?? Sure what in the jaysus does she expect so? Women

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    Mute Paddy O Farrell
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:49 PM

    Who cares how the old paedophile died?

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    Mute Jeremy Kyle
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 8:55 PM

    The journal back-pedaling again. “I thought it woz the pesky Joos wot done it”. Check your facts in future. Very sloppy journalism with a strong whiff of anti-semitism.

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    Mute YOjwLMwW
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    Dec 4th 2013, 12:13 AM

    Israel wasn’t responsible = only 24 comments. A rather disappointing result for thejournal.ie, usually they get a few hundred comments, especially for a front page article on Israel/Palestine.

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    Mute Avina Laaf
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    Dec 4th 2013, 1:04 AM

    Its not what the IPSC numbskulls wanted to hear.
    Can you imagine the faux outrage (and self-indulgent and barely-concealed triumphalism) if the headline had read “France confirms Arafat was poisoned with polonium”?

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    Mute Anti_Social_Network
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 7:46 PM

    not like that nation to lie is it

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    Mute Timmay Timeo
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 7:16 PM

    French experts rule out Arafat poisoning..when they realise he is already dead

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    Mute Mark Andrew Salmon
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 9:23 PM

    The Swiss said poisoning was possible, I don’t recall then commenting on probability?

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    Mute Golden Bryan
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 10:53 PM

    “French experts?”

    A joke, no?

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    Mute Mac Mock
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 7:48 PM

    Why was my comment on my opinion that the last paragraph seems pointless deleted ?

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