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    Aoife Ryan-Christensen is assistant editor of RTÉ Brainstorm

    "Not having moved out of home yet, because you've never left, is called 'failure to launch' which sounds pretty harsh". Photo: Getty Images

    Why are young Irish people living at home longer?

    Leaving home is a big step in becoming an adult, but the factors influencing when a young adult leaves home are many and varied

    Society • 14 Oct 22
    "Clean air is much more important than clean surfaces if we want to combat Covid" Photo: Getty Images

    What should we be doing before the next Covid surge?

    As we prepare to spend more time indoors this winter and kids return to school, we are likely to see another Covid-19 wave in Ireland

    Health • 11 Oct 22
    "We have an idea of what the rest of the world expects an Irish person to sound like and it's the cartoon on the box of Lucky Charms"

    Why are Irish accents always so bad on screen?

    The list of bad Irish accents on screen is so long that you'd think it's the hardest accent of all to master

    Culture • 06 Oct 22
    Elton John, ELO or Evanescence; there are multiple factors that influence your taste in music Photo: Getty Images

    Why you love your favourite song

    When it comes to our taste in music, the soundtrack of our lives is curated by neuroscience and environment

    Music • 19 Apr 23
    "At the moment, it feels like a ticking time bomb. You're kind of waiting to see how bad is it going to get?" Photo: Getty Images

    How is the cost of living crisis impacting on our mental health?

    Aside from the financial implications, the ongoing cost of living crisis is also having a psychological impact on us

    Mental Health • 22 Sep 22
    "We're spending about €1million every hour in Ireland on importing oil, gas and coal" Image: Getty Images

    7 energy saving measures Ireland could take right now

    Germany has introduced national energy saving rules and Ireland can learn from them in the face of a serious energy crisis

    Cost of Living • 07 Sep 22
    The HSE will be carrying out a pilot programme of anonymous drug testing at the Electric Picnic festival, the first of its kind in Ireland.

    What do we know about drug testing at the Electric Picnic?

    Drug testing at music festivals has been used as a harm reduction strategy, so what have others countries learned from it?

    Health • 16 Nov 22
    'There is a recognition that Ireland's health information services need radical transformation' Photo: Getty Images

    The public want electronic health records, so what's the delay?

    Health authorities face many challenges in delivering an integrated digital health system in Ireland

    Health • 24 Aug 22
    Festival fit - how All Together Now returned in triumph

    Festival fit - how All Together Now returned in triumph

    Festivals • 17 Aug 22
    Google's data centre in Dublin: 'They're very much central to our modern technology, our modern economy'. Photo: Google

    The rise and rise of data centres in Ireland

    Data centres in Ireland are now consuming more metered electricity than all of our rural homes put together

    Energy • 17 Aug 22
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