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Luas extension to Bray via UCD emerges as preferred option for Eastern Bypass corridor

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A transport assessment for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council shows the proposed line would run via UCD and Sandyford, creating a direct link between key residential, employment, and commercial hubs Luas tram (Image: Getty Images) A proposed new Luas line connecting Dublin city centre to Bray has emerged as the preferred option for the Dublin Eastern … Read more

Genetic mutation that results in vision loss named after Irish poet

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Researchers from the University College Dublin (UCD) Conway Institute have described a genetic mutation that causes major visual problems in zebrafish. Writing in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, scientists described how zebrafish with a mutation in the emc1 gene had severe visual impairments. Zebrafish with this genetic abnormality had a thinner … Read more