Identification of the Breach of Short-Term Rental Regulations in Irish Rent Pressure Zones

The housing crisis in Ireland has rapidly grown in recent years. To make a more significant profit, many landlords are no longer renting out their houses under long-term tenancies but under short-term tenancies. Regulating rentals in Rent Pressure Zones with the highest and rising rents is becoming a tricky issue. In this paper, we develop a breach identifier to check short-term rentals located in Rent Pressure Zones with potential breaches only using publicly available data from Airbnb (an online marketplace focused on short-term home-stays) and Irish government websites. First, we use a Residual Neural Network to filter out outdoor landscape photos that negatively impact identifying whether an owner has multiple rentals in a Rent Pressure Zone. Second, a Siamese Neural Network is used to compare the similarity of indoor photos to determine if multiple rental posts correspond to the same residence. Next, we use the Haversine algorithm to locate short-term rentals within a circle centered on the coordinate of a permit. Short-term rentals with a permit will not be restricted. Finally, we improve the occupancy estimation model combined with sentiment analysis, which may provide higher accuracy.

爱尔兰岛高比例新能源电力系统运行经验与启示

随着全球能源转型步伐的加快,世界各国电力系统均大力发展以风电和光伏发电为主的新能源。爱尔兰岛电力系统为岛屿独立同步电网,具有新能源渗透率高、与外部电网交互功率小等特点。经过长期摸索与发展,爱尔兰岛高比例新能源电力系统运行水平处于世界前列,其先进经验对我国新型电力系统建设具有重要借鉴意义。介绍了爱尔兰岛电力工业的概况,分析了爱尔兰岛电力系统的运行情况,探究了爱尔兰岛电力公司为保证高比例新能源电力系统安全高效运行采取的措施,最后总结其对我国新型电力系统建设的经验与启示。

科尔姆·托宾《布鲁克林》中的反怀旧书写

自20世纪60年代以来,当代爱尔兰流散文学不断拷问、修正和改变着跨民族与全球化语境下的认同观念和价值取向,体现出强烈的除旧布新意识。爱尔兰流散叙事逐渐跳出陈旧的民族主义话语和受害者叙事模式,以一种更加诚恳和个人化的态度面对创痛的移民史及其在当下的延续。从当代爱尔兰跨国流散叙事的新趋向出发,论析当代爱尔兰作家科尔姆·托宾的小说《布鲁克林》中反怀旧创作的思想内涵和现实意义,把握作家对20世纪上半叶爱尔兰社会文化症候的诊断,进而探究后民族时代流散作家以双向思维重新定义爱尔兰性的探索与努力。

十九世纪中叶美国移民的来源、特点及影响——以1845年至1854年为限

十九世纪中叶特别是1845年至1854年间的爱尔兰裔与德裔移民潮是美国历史上的第一次大规模移民潮。英国的经济与宗教迫害、饥荒所带来的贫困问题是这一时期爱尔兰人移民的主要原因,土地稀缺、人地矛盾的激化是德国人移民的主要原因,贫困是这些移民的最大特点。因为贫困、信仰等问题这些移民不被接纳,引发了一系列的连锁反应,排外主义在此时到达了第一次高潮,对美国的政治格局产生了深远的影响。

世界主义的都市想象:乔伊斯——另类的爱尔兰文艺复兴者

在爱尔兰文艺复兴运动的版图中,詹姆斯·乔伊斯无疑是最为另类的一位作家,他甚至不被认为归属于这个群体。乔伊斯几乎背离了爱尔兰文艺复兴运动中“去英国化”最基本的两个要求:复兴爱尔兰语与凯尔特文化。语言上,乔伊斯颠覆了英语传统的使用规则和权威,实现了多语言杂交的文学书写。此外,乔伊斯抓住了都市日常生活的现代性经验,用世界主义的视野建构异质的、混杂的、无边界的“非真正的”爱尔兰现代性。

盖尔语文学的民族认同叙事建构

爱尔兰文学发端于盖尔语文学。盖尔语文学中的盖尔语、口述传统和文学原型是爱尔兰历史文化传统中的重要传承。盖尔语作为爱尔兰的民族语言是民族认同的核心要素,在民族认同中发挥着重要的语言建构作用。盖尔语文学的口述传统叙述并传承了爱尔兰的历史、宗教与文化认同。盖尔语文学中爱斯琳诗歌所承载的爱尔兰女性文学原型在爱尔兰文学史上建构起民族认同的想象的共同体。盖尔语文学作为民族文化重要内涵的体现,在民族语言、历史文化认同以及文学原型的叙事传承中建构爱尔兰民族认同。

An Appraisal of Adaptation Measures to Climate Variability by Smallholder Irish Potato Farmers in South Western Uganda

Climate change and variability are a reality and have had marked effects on both human and ecological systems. Adaptation to such effects either directly or indirectly is viewed as a novel way of reducing the spread of the associated risks. The study was conducted in Rubanda District with a general aim of evaluating the effectiveness of adaptation measures to climate variability used by smallholder Irish potatoes farmers. Specifically, we sought to appraise small-holder Irish potato farmers’ perceptions about the effectiveness of climate variability adaptation measures and implications on Irish potato productivity. We undertook a cross-sectional study to collect data from total of 197 farmers using a structured questionnaire. Other participatory methods such as focus group discussions and key informant interview were also used to complement the household survey. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 23 to generate descriptive statistics as well as relationships between the adaptation measures and the productivity of the Irish potatoes using a Cobb-Douglas production function. The Cobb-Douglas model revealed that the use of fertilizers was significantly and positively associated with productivity of Irish potato (P < 0.001). Furthermore, Smallholder Irish potato farmers perceived the use of technology, terracing, early planting and application of fertilizers as the most effective climate variability adaptation measures. The study recommends that measures that are cost-effective, efficient and coherent should be promoted to offset the impacts of climate variability which would include the adoption of improved potato varieties and use of fertilizers with proper management of erosion. Off-season planting of Irish potatoes in the wetlands should be discouraged by the local administration and the National Environment Management Authority. This calls for a collective action involving the agricultural practitioners and inline civil society organizations to ensure that farmers have access to such inputs.

Irish Water and Scottish Water: A Comparison

Rising costs of production and the need for capital investment in the public water supply network in Ireland, has placed a strong emphasis on the need for water conservation and tackling the current high levels of leakage (Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, 2015) [1]. Consequently, Irish Water which is Ireland’s national water utility has had to consider various business models and supply frameworks to demonstrate value for money. This has included those successfully implemented by Scottish Water. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare both national utility providers in terms of structure and financial performance. The results of this study showed that both utility providers differed significantly. The Utility has, indeed, tried to achieve “too much too soon” (O’Leary, 2018 [2];Donegal Now, 2016) [3]. Therefore, the initial results of this study suggest that, continuing to consider Scottish Water as the benchmark may generate unrealistic targets and expectations which in all probability may not be achieved.

Rewriting of the Irish Identity and Pastoral: A Case Study on The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh,a descendant of Irish,is engaged in the creation of dramatic works in the UK,and his unique growth experience has a profound influence on his dramatic works.His first play,The Beauty Queen of Leenane,explores the ambivalence status of characters,embodies the vague time image,the rewriting of the Irish western pastoral and the hybrid language of English and Irish,which is the embodiment of McDonagh’s dual national identity and his rewriting of the Irish national identity.

The Construction of Irish Cultural Identity in Yeats’s Poetry

W.B.Yeats(1865-1939),Noble Prize winner for literature in 1923,is an influential Irish poet,playwright and critic.This paper will discuss that Yeats is devoted to seek and construct Irish cultural identity in his poetry because of the Irish cultural and identity crisis as well as his own identity anxiety.Yeats endeavours to establish a distinctly Irish cultural identity through reviving Irish traditional folklore,myths and legends,hybridising English language,and absorbing oriental culture in his poetry.

The Irish Border Issue in Brexit

After a long period of obsolescence,the Irish border issue has reemerged in the context of Brexit,and any solution will affect not only the UK’s national unity,but also the Northern Ireland peace process and UK-EU economic and trade relations.Back-and-forth negotiations brought about the Draft Withdrawal Agreement,which included the"backstop"arrangement for the Irish border.This agreement soon suffered strong opposition in the UK Parliament,while the EU refused to make any substantive concessions.Trapping Brexit into the"Britain-drag",the Irish border issue has become Brexit’s bottleneck.While the border issue carries sensitivity and complexity in itself,another even more important reason that is so significant is that it has become clear that the UK and the EU are not on the same track when it comes to interest defining and policy selection,never mind the tangled mentalities of Brexit.The Brexit dilemma,when combined with the Irish border issue,has cast a spotlight on the West’s political and social fragmentation,as well as the dysfunction of its parliamentary democracy.No matter how the withdrawal deal is settled in the future,the UK and the EU are likely to be persecuted by the Irish border issue for a long time to come.

Zhou Jue Meets Irish Guests

President Zhou Jue of the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) met with the visiting del-egation of Fianna Fail, the Republican Party of Ireland in Beijing on July 23. Headed by Ms. Mary Hanafin, Government Chief

赵太侔与国剧论

国剧运动是20世纪中国戏剧史上的重要戏剧事件,赵太侔的《国剧》一文是国剧整体观研究的核心,他认为建设国剧要从民族性和世界性两方面入手,并高度评价了中国戏曲“程式化”的艺术价值。赵太侔的国剧观影响深远,此后叶崇智、顾颉刚等人结合其观点展开了一系列讨论,但这些内容以往很容易被研究者忽略。总体而言,以赵太侔为首的这批学者的文章指明了建设国剧的方向,即应从探究民间史、民族审美、民族语言等方面着手,深入内地、深入民众,从而发展和建设民族戏剧。他们共同为民族戏剧发声,为提升西方对中国戏曲美学价值和艺术手法的认知水平、促进东西方戏剧的共融与发展作出了一定的贡献。

论“爱尔兰范例”中奥斯卡·王尔德的缺席

法国研究者帕斯卡尔·卡萨诺瓦在专著《文学世界共和国》中着重强调了对作家在世界文学中所处位置的考察。在“爱尔兰范例”中,她未将奥斯卡·王尔德列入其中,这代表了学界近一个世纪以来对王尔德研究的地理定位:他主要被看作一位“英国唯美主义运动”的干将,而非“英裔爱尔兰或爱尔兰作家”。这一定义忽视了其与爱尔兰本土环境及文化遗产之间的关系。本文试图改变解释王尔德的范式以及人们的阅读视角,将王尔德还原到爱尔兰文化语境中,讨论其所继承的民族口头传统,阐述复杂身份认同对二元对立的消解,证明其在爱尔兰伟大作家的传统中——包括乔伊斯、贝克特、叶芝、萧伯纳等人——特殊的地位。

爱尔兰学校数字化:发展历程与战略要点

在推进数字技术与教育的融合方面,爱尔兰从教师专业发展、学校数字规划、课程改革、基础设施优化、技术支持、数字技术与教育的生态系统构建等方面推动教育数字化变革走向深度融合和创新。爱尔兰《到2027年的学校数字战略》从深化数字技术与教育教学的融合,优化数字基础设施的建设及其支持服务,发挥社会合力促进数字技术融入教育生态系统这三个维度探析了爱尔兰未来教育数字化建设的举措。该战略具有以学习者为中心、赋权学校自主实践、发展数字教育生态系统三大特点。

在浪漫与写实之间:沈雁冰对爱尔兰戏剧的译介

20世纪20年代前后,爱尔兰戏剧文学作为西方现代文学的一个典型“样本”,经由沈雁冰的译介而首次进入国人的期待视野。但由于当时时代的认知局限和社会启蒙过程中知识分子所承载的历史使命,译介者对新浪漫主义的“前沿性”的认同或偏好往往受制于当时中国知识分子族群的文化集体意识。由此,虽然沈雁冰在介绍爱尔兰戏剧时强调其新浪漫主义特质,但其文学观始终在浪漫主义与写实主义之间摇摆。这并非完全是对西方文学认知不足之表征,而更多地暴露出当时中国社会对西方文学的现代性的期待视野与新浪漫主义文学本身的反思现代性的视界之间的错位,也从一个侧面折射出在中国本土化语境中模仿和借鉴西方民族文学的艰难性和曲折性。

评爱尔兰文学的源头

古代凯尔特人以典型的强健风格,形成了一种地方文化,一度在古代欧洲文明中扮演重要角色。凯尔特神话传说是爱尔兰文学的源头,具时代感、地域性、文化特色,成为爱尔兰岛曾被入侵的历史印记,揭示出人性的光与暗,展示了人类潜意识的共性特征,构建了古凯尔特人在“绿岛”生存的自由范围和精神空间的要素,形成了古凯尔特人在爱尔兰岛自我认同和集体记忆的依据,折射出古凯尔特人的生命力、凝聚力、美好愿望,成为爱尔兰文化的核心内容。