Catherine Kelly

TU Dublin

Catherine Kelly is an associate lecturer within the Humanities Department of TU Dublin. She is currently studying for her doctorate in social science with Maynooth University and is also Deputy Chief Executive Officer of WALK, a community and voluntary organisation ...

In simplistic terms, cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling that we experience when we identify a gap between what we believe is right and an act we have committed.

Why you should never dig a bigger hole to defend your mistakes

Fundamentally, it is how we respond to cognitive dissonance that determines whether we evolve and grow emotionally or whether we remain static and reactionary.

Psychology • 08 Sep

"Life has taught us that keeping family pets can have an incredibly positive impact on our lives." Photo: Getty Images

The physical and emotional benefits of living with a dog

Our four-legged friends teach us patience, understanding, generosity and kindness

Dogs • 27 Aug

Your weighing scales is not a health advisor. Photo: Getty Images

Are your bathroom scales weighing heavily on your mind?

What it says on the scales is not always an accurate reflection of your health status

Health • 01 Jul

There are countless benefits to including walk and talk meetings as part of your weekly schedule. Photo: Getty Images

5 reasons why businesses should consider walk and talk meetings

While these meetings are not a complex conundrum, walk and talk meetings must be bound by a set of guidelines to ensure that they are ...

Health and Fitness • 09 Apr

"We have the power to become the master of our own destiny."

Here are 5 secret steps to living a more meaningful life

We need to let go of negativity, live in the moment and savour life's rich pleasures

Psychology • 28 Jan

Enough is Enough campaigners protest about the removal of services for people with disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic

How we should mark International Day of People with Disabilities

It's time for people with disabilities to stop living in the shadows of others

Society • 02 Dec 20

"Like all toxic relationships, Trump sets his sights on destroying people and his toxicity has spread like a pandemic across the world."

It's time to end our toxic relationship with Donald Trump

Can America break free from the narcissistic relationship it has with the outgoing US president?

Donald Trump • 09 Nov 20

A woman walks past a store in Dublin the day before Ireland begins a second national lockdown. Photo: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images

How 6 more weeks of lockdown will test the nation's unity

It may be hard to persuade an exhausted and sceptical public with little trust in government to follow public health directives

Lockdown • 22 Oct 20

The bridge connecting Lifford in Co Donegal with Strabane in Northern Ireland

Why county lockdowns won't work without changes in our behaviour

The response to the current pandemic requires massive action from governments, industry and citizens to reduce the spread of infection

Ireland • 01 Oct 20

Ireland's EU Commissioner Phil Hogan who attended the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner (and won a George Foreman grill on the night)

Golfgate: why some people in power believe they are above the law

When we view power as dominance, it is often just a hop, skip and jump away from developing an attitude of entitlement

Psychology • 24 Aug 20

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