Mary's research interests are ecosocial welfare, gender, care and social security, globalisation and welfare states, and power and civil society.
An active advocate for social justice and gender equality, she was appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (2013–2017) and is currently a member of the Council of State in Ireland.
Creating an Ecosocial Future
Policy Press, May 2023
The Irish Welfare State in the 21st Century: Challenges and Changes
Edited with Fiona Dukelow, Palgrave, 2016
