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More Irish women drive to work than men. Here's why

Reversing the trend of people choosing their car will be key in the fight against climate change - and will require big decisions

"The increased frequency and spread of wildfires is directly linked to climate change and exposure to wildfire smoke significantly impacts respiratory health"

Will climate change increase the risk of asthma?

Flooding in Galway after Storm Erik in February 2019. Photo: Pat McGrath

We need to talk about how we adapt to climate change

"In the past there was a strong bias against forestry in Ireland"

Can we plant 22 million trees a year?

Charles Stewart Parnell surveys Dublin's O'Connell Street: "no man has the right to fix the boundary to the march of a nation"

The latest Parnell revival

"Despite their popularity with media producers, images of polar bears may not be an effective way to engage the public with climate change"

No more polar bears: the impact of climate change visuals

Fireman Sam: "there has been a huge pushback against limiting representation for male and female characters"

How Fireman Sam made one fire brigade see red

'Thunberg's trans-Atlantic journey...helped to shine a light on the uncomfortable realities of human-induced global warming'

The Greta effect

A key aspect of developing robust responses to climate change is the need to encourage innovation in technologies and techniques

Why policy changes are key to encouraging climate innovation

An Iranian patrol in the Strait of Hormuz in July

The road to a possible war between the US and Iran

"While the alternative land uses outlined here may not be suitable for everyone, a discussion around land use is timely"

6 alternative ways for Irish farmers to use their land

More Brainstorm

Covering Climate Now.

'Thunberg's trans-Atlantic journey...helped to shine a light on the uncomfortable realities of human-induced global warming'

The Greta effect

"Despite their popularity with media producers, images of polar bears may not be an effective way to engage the public with climate change"

No more polar bears: the impact of climate change visuals

"While the alternative land uses outlined here may not be suitable for everyone, a discussion around land use is timely"

6 alternative ways for Irish farmers to use their land

"In the past there was a strong bias against forestry in Ireland"

Can we plant 22 million trees a year?

A model walks the runway during the Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week in February 2019. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

The battle between fast fashion and sustainable fashion

Lana Del Rey: "call her Doris Doomsday" Photo: Darren Gerrish/BFC/Getty Images

Songs for the end of the world: pop music and ...

Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion group block the road junction at London's Oxford Circus in April 2019

Can climate activism save us from Post-Truth?

Podcasts.

A cyclist in Oslo, a city slowly but surely reducing the number of cars in its city centre. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell/AFP/Getty Images

Reclaiming the streets from the car

"We inherited our emphasis on State secrecy from the British, but we enthusiastically embraced it"

Why does the State have so many secrets on its citizens?

What happens when the drugs don't work?

Is it time to give nuclear power a chance?

Why risky play is good for kids

Ideas.

"Research shows that strength training has been linked to reducing an individual's injury risk and enhancing bone strength and health."

So you want to know about strength and conditioning...

Strength And Conditioning

Anyone seeking to improve their fitness, health and wellbeing will benefit from applying the principles of strength and conditioning

"Humans are irrational and emotional, making us hard to predict"

Just why is it so hard to predict the future?

"In 2017 alone, rosé sales in the United States jumped 53% and the trend continues, partly driven by millennials." Photo: Vincenzo Landino/Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/02rhSkQndPw

In the pink: why millennials are opting for rosé wine

The Laois hurlers are the latest underdogs in Irish sport following their win over Dublin at the weekend

Why are sports fans so fascinated by underdogs?

"Ideally, we should evaluate new information objectively. But in reality, we tend to be biased towards our existing beliefs"

Why do we continually fall for fake stories and false claims?

Ireland.

"It seems that these young people are neither Irish in Ireland nor African in Africa"

The mixed race Irish kids who feel like outsiders

"The originality of Black Spot lies in its extensive use of imagery from the popular repository of Celtic mythology, cleverly reworked for the 21st century"

How Celtic history is ripe for use in modern TV and film

The science of earthquakes in Ireland

What did the "lord of blood-vengeance" do in medieval Ireland?

Medieval Ireland

¡Viva Irlanda! Remembering the history of the Irish in Argentina

Editor's Choice.

James Joyce: portrait of the artist as a young cattleman

What did James Joyce have to say about the Irish beef industry?

France's Djibril Sidibé and Kylian Mbappe get in the mood for Sunday's World Cup final. Photo: Franck Fife/AFP/ Getty Images

How music helps footballers become pitch perfect

Bruce Springsteen onstage in 1978. Photo: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Law, literature and Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen