Aoife Ryan-Christensen

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Aoife Ryan-Christensen is assistant editor of RTÉ Brainstorm

Prices "simply can't keep increasing at the pace at which they did last year because people can't afford it. It's as simple as that." Photo: Getty Images

Is the Irish housing bubble about to burst?

Property prices in Ireland and across Europe are falling for the first time in around a decade

Housing • 27 Apr 23

'Authenticity and plausibility is what makes AI generated images and text, like that created by the AI-powered Chat GPT, work so well'. Photo: Getty Images

Why it's so easy to fall for fake AI images

We can learn a lot about AI from viral images of Donald Trump being arrested and a fashionable Pope Francis that fooled us all

Artificial Intelligence • 31 Mar 23

You'd need to plant around 6,000 Croke Parks to get to the Government's target of trees planted on land where there weren't any before. Photo: Getty Images

What's going wrong with Ireland's forests?

We should be planting millions of trees every year so why are we consistently falling short of our targets?

Environment • 21 Mar 23

"The vacant space left when monuments are destroyed tells its own story and creates its own history." Photo: Getty Images

The ups and downs of monuments

Debates around removing public monuments reveal the relationship that exists between history, memory and politics

History • 09 Mar 23

Reviewed: Fling by Joseph Murray - TikTok creator writes rom-com

"Name one thing that can be gained from technology", said Greg Kinnear in the 1998 romcom classic You've Got Mail. If Joseph Murray's debut novel Fling were to rise to the challenge decades later, it would answer: true love.

Books • 26 Feb 23

Scotland's longest serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation on February 15th 2023. Photo: Getty Images

What makes a good political resignation speech?

There's an art to writing memorable speeches, especially when it's a matter of saying goodbye

Politics • 16 Feb 23

'A mild winter and a rush to fill gas stores means we didn't see the shortages we feared'. Photo: Getty Images

How will Irish energy costs and supply change in the next year?

The Ukraine war and the ongoing energy crisis has been felt in our pockets because of how the global energy market operates

Energy • 09 Feb 23

Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) "Neptune" is pictured behind a container painted with a map showing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline Photo: Getty Images

What's the outlook on energy for Europe?

A year on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, volatility continues to be key theme shaping the energy landscape

Energy • 03 Feb 23

"The next time you successfully get through a task on your to-do list, make sure you say "now that goat has been shaved!" meaning you've accomplished it or solved the problem."

14 baffling Danish expressions & how to use them

If it's lashing rain, a Dane won't say 'it's raining cats and dogs', but that 'it's raining cobbler's apprentices'

Language • 27 Jan 23

Electric cars in Ireland: on the road, but some distance to go

Ireland has seen a sharp rise in the number of new electric cars being registered, but we still have a long way to go

Electric Cars • 20 Jan 23