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5 reasons why greyhounds make great family pets

They're easy to live with, low-maintenance and happy to be left alone to sleep

Hey bud, two metres please

How do tiny organisms like bacteria communicate?

How we deal with traumatic events

A red kite in flight. Photo: Andrew Kelly

Ireland's hidden problem with wildlife crime

'Not everyone is pleased about the prospect of revealing their personal information to strangers'

Why are some people giving false contact tracing details?

GPT-3: 'you type some text to it and it responds with text'

Is GPT-3 the big leap forward for AI?

Charles Browne measures Tom Connelly on Inis Mór in 1892 while Alfred Haddon notes the data. Photo: courtesy of the Board of Trinity College Dublin

The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls

"Yes, unfortunately, jobs will be lost, but new opportunities exist for creative, innovative, professional chefs." Photo: Getty Images

What next for professional chefs after the lockdown?

'Both Kevin and Sadie are described as restless and easily bored, so it is ironic that their youthful defiance involves them embracing the most expected institution of all: marriage' Photo: Getty Images

Normal people: Kevin and Sadie's teenage love story

'If senior management, councillors and TDs made a genuine effort to understand what it is that the arts are providing to the community, they would have a greater appreciation of the value of it'

What are local authorities doing to help artists and the arts?

'While it may sound strange to smell your partner's clothing, these behaviours are surprisingly common'. Photo: Shutterstock

The smelly truth about our romantic relationships

More Brainstorm

Ideas.

Suits you sir: Tony Stark consults his wardrobe

How to build an Iron Man suit

Science and Technology

The new temporary public toilet on Dublin's Wolfe Tone Square. Photo: Dublin City Council North City Centre @DCCnorthcity

The jacks are back: why it's time for more public loos

What Parasite tells us about life in modern Korea

Why the fox has moved into our cities

Why do we dream?

Sport.

"Swimmers think they have nothing to say but as they speak a rich voice emerges from the water, echoing the depth of their own place connection"

The joys of outdoor swimming

The future of the Olympics?

Is it time to bring Gaelic games back to the ...

John McEnroe and the most famous four-word catchphrase in the civilized world of tennis: "you cannot be serious!"

9 times your favourite sports stars lost their cool

Researchers found that appetite and food intake were increased after swimming in both males and females. Photo: Getty Images

Why does swimming make you hungry?

The most famous goal in Gaelic football history: Seamus Darby takes off for a jig after his goal against Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland final

Why are GAA goal celebrations so low-key?

Is running a marathon under two hours humanly possible?

How sport uses science in the pursuit of medals, wins ...

Thomas Conneff: "in 1891, he reduced the American mile record to 4 minutes 21 seconds and ran it in 4 minutes 17.8 seconds two years later"

'The little Irish wonder': Ireland's greatest unknown athlete

Podcasts.

Irish bogs: more than just turf

The inside story of the Irish bog

Incoming: we can tell a lot about weather patterns from what happened before

What's the science behind the weather forecast?

Reclaiming the streets from the car

The hairy history of beards

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

Ireland.

Coming soon to Oranmore and Bearna. Photo: Getty Images

The maths of public transport in Galway

Public Transport

Tuam Mother and Baby Home survivor Teresa O'Sullivan as a baby

What the Tuam Oral History Project tells us about Ireland's ...

Protestors at a Black Lives Matter rally outside the US Embassy in Dublin in June

Why being Irish matters when it comes to dealing with ...

'There's a big difference between returning for a funeral or to see family and visiting for a holiday'

When you can't go home: Irish citizens abroad and the ...

Garth Brooks at Croke Park in 2014: he really should have called Jim Gavin about the drive for five

The summer Garth Brooks didn't come to town

A woman IRA volunteer on active service in west Belfast with an AR18 assault rifle. Photo: Colman Doyle Collection/National Library of Ireland

The story behind an iconic Troubles' photo

Northern Ireland

Irish playwright and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, Lady Gregory. Photo: George C. Beresford/Beresford/Getty Images

Why Lady Gregory is one of Ireland's greatest cultural figures

Work & careers.

"People often feel uncomfortable if others know their salary"

How much are you paid?

"Expertise does not automatically go hand in hand with the ability to share one's knowledge"

Are you good at sharing what you know with your co-workers?

My boss is a psychopath: why bad people get good jobs

Are you suffering from Zoom fatigue?

What's next for the 9 to 5 world of the workplace?

History.

John Hume addresses a meeting in Derry following violence at the Apprentice Boy Parade, August 1969. Photo: Mirrorpix via Getty Images

John Hume: the Derry boy who went global

La mort de Cèsar (The Death of Julius Caesar) by Vincenzo Camuccini (1806). Photo: Wikipedia/Creative Commons

Did climate change in Alaska help end the ancient Roman ...

A Sheela-na-gig found at Balleen, Co Kilkenny

Sheela-na-Gigs: Ireland's mysterious medieval genital carvings

A solitary coral on Fanore beach, Co Clare. Photo: Anthea Lacchia

The strange creatures that lived in Ireland millions of years ...

Deirdre O'Connell, pictured at the funeral of her husband Luke Kelly in 1984. Photo: Independent News And Media/ Getty Images

How Deirdre O'Connell changed Irish culture

Clashes occur between unionist shipyard workers and striking republicans on York Street, Belfast in September 1920. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

'A carnival of terrorism': the story of the Belfast riots ...

"Ó Riada's work has led to a generic Celtic sound that continues to influence scoring practices in international film"

More than Mise Éire: the film and TV music of ...

Editor's Choice.

"The attention to privacy and data protection in the design of the tracker function is welcome, but it is the least we should expect"

Why have over a million Irish people downloaded the Covid-19 app?

Covid Tracker App

A hawthorn tree at Kylemore Lough in Connemara. Photo: Getty Images

Death, sex, superstition and fear: the hawthorn tree in Ireland

"This is what makes the current situation so very different and potentially hugely problematic"

'People usually leave Ireland when a crisis hits our economy'