Power, Discourse and Society Research Cluster is as an interdisciplinary endeavour, providing a platform for researchers working within ethnomusicology, sociology, sociolinguistics, education, political science, and social geography to come together to advance their shared interest in the critical analysis of public discourses in all forms, and the elucidation of their social meaning, signi cance and material impacts. See www.ul.ie/pds/ for recent events, publications and an associated book series.