How 42% of us have abandoned the alarm clock during lockdown New research shows that the pandemic has had major impacts on our sleep patterns Brainstorm • 23 Feb 21
How 42% of us have abandoned the alarm clock during lockdown New research shows that the pandemic has had major impacts on our sleep patterns Brainstorm • 23 Feb 21
How should Ireland commemorate Covid-19? Commemorating Covid-19 will be a complex task given that it will be difficult to commemorate something we might all want to forget Commemorations • 22 Feb 21
How should Ireland commemorate Covid-19? Commemorating Covid-19 will be a complex task given that it will be difficult to commemorate something we might all want to forget Commemorations • 22 Feb 21
'The loneliness epidemic has been in Ireland long before Covid' Many older people in Ireland can go days, weeks or even months with no social contact whatsoever Society • 19 Feb 21
'The loneliness epidemic has been in Ireland long before Covid' Many older people in Ireland can go days, weeks or even months with no social contact whatsoever Society • 19 Feb 21
How antibodies help the immune system fight Covid-19 Convalescent plasma donated by patients who've recovered from Covid-19 can be used to treat others Immune System • 15 Feb 21
How antibodies help the immune system fight Covid-19 Convalescent plasma donated by patients who've recovered from Covid-19 can be used to treat others Immune System • 15 Feb 21
How experts train people to get their sense of smell back Smell training is a therapy which is recommended for those who've lost their sense of smell due to Covid-19 Coronavirus • 12 Feb 21
How experts train people to get their sense of smell back Smell training is a therapy which is recommended for those who've lost their sense of smell due to Covid-19 Coronavirus • 12 Feb 21
3 questions to ask about the effectiveness of your Covid mask Here's why you should think about what mask you wear and how you wear it Face masks • 10 Feb 21
3 questions to ask about the effectiveness of your Covid mask Here's why you should think about what mask you wear and how you wear it Face masks • 10 Feb 21
Who is most at risk from 'long Covid'? Research into the causes and treatments of long Covid will be needed long after the outbreak itself has subsided. Health • 10 Feb 21
Who is most at risk from 'long Covid'? Research into the causes and treatments of long Covid will be needed long after the outbreak itself has subsided. Health • 10 Feb 21
Why global access to vaccines is essential to end the pandemic Failure to provide global access to Covid vaccines risks fresh outbreaks through travel or the emergence of new variants Vaccines • 08 Feb 21
Why global access to vaccines is essential to end the pandemic Failure to provide global access to Covid vaccines risks fresh outbreaks through travel or the emergence of new variants Vaccines • 08 Feb 21
Why did TikTok sea shanties go viral during the lockdown? Life under lockdown during the pandemic mirrors the experience of spending months at sea Sea Shanties • 05 Feb 21
Why did TikTok sea shanties go viral during the lockdown? Life under lockdown during the pandemic mirrors the experience of spending months at sea Sea Shanties • 05 Feb 21
What do poets have to say about isolation and quarantine? While pandemic-era poetry uncovers the vulnerabilities of humanity, it also reminds us that disasters do end Poetry • 04 Feb 21
What do poets have to say about isolation and quarantine? While pandemic-era poetry uncovers the vulnerabilities of humanity, it also reminds us that disasters do end Poetry • 04 Feb 21
Why 61% of us are willing to share personal data to save lives A new study has found that Irish attitudes to privacy and the Covid-19 tracker app have changed during the pandemic Privacy • 03 Feb 21
Why 61% of us are willing to share personal data to save lives A new study has found that Irish attitudes to privacy and the Covid-19 tracker app have changed during the pandemic Privacy • 03 Feb 21
Will Covid-19 really become less deadly with time? The emergence of new variants have cast doubt on the belief that Covid-19 will slowly fade away to obscurity Coronavirus • 03 Feb 21
Will Covid-19 really become less deadly with time? The emergence of new variants have cast doubt on the belief that Covid-19 will slowly fade away to obscurity Coronavirus • 03 Feb 21
Covid-19's major psychological toll on Irish healthcare workers New research finds Irish frontline healthcare workers are reporting high rates of anxiety, stress and depression because of the pandemic Health • 28 Jan 21
Covid-19's major psychological toll on Irish healthcare workers New research finds Irish frontline healthcare workers are reporting high rates of anxiety, stress and depression because of the pandemic Health • 28 Jan 21
Why are viruses such challenging foes? Despite the huge advances made in the development of new medicines, our arsenal of effective anti-viral drugs remains limited Health • 22 Jan 21
Why are viruses such challenging foes? Despite the huge advances made in the development of new medicines, our arsenal of effective anti-viral drugs remains limited Health • 22 Jan 21
The struggle between facts and values around Covid-19 People feel differently in their moral response to the same issue regardless of scientific facts Coronavirus • 15 Jan 21
The struggle between facts and values around Covid-19 People feel differently in their moral response to the same issue regardless of scientific facts Coronavirus • 15 Jan 21
What can Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine tell us about Covid? It's worth looking at Jenner's approach to smallpox as a way of understanding the meaning of our current pandemic History • 13 Jan 21
What can Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine tell us about Covid? It's worth looking at Jenner's approach to smallpox as a way of understanding the meaning of our current pandemic History • 13 Jan 21
How to make homeschooling work for parents The best way to survive another stressful period of homeschooling is to prioritise family care over the curriculum Homeschooling • 13 Jan 21
How to make homeschooling work for parents The best way to survive another stressful period of homeschooling is to prioritise family care over the curriculum Homeschooling • 13 Jan 21
What's actually in the Covid-19 vaccine? Here's a guide to the full list of ingredients in the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and what each one does Vaccines • 11 Jan 21
What's actually in the Covid-19 vaccine? Here's a guide to the full list of ingredients in the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and what each one does Vaccines • 11 Jan 21
Is 2021 the year we finally say goodbye to the office? Working from home became the norm for many in 2020 and we are unlikely to go back to the way things were Work and Careers • 05 Jan 21
Is 2021 the year we finally say goodbye to the office? Working from home became the norm for many in 2020 and we are unlikely to go back to the way things were Work and Careers • 05 Jan 21
What could we learn from a health impact assessment of Covid-19? It would allow us to assess the consequences of policies, projects and programmes on population health Policy • 05 Jan 21
What could we learn from a health impact assessment of Covid-19? It would allow us to assess the consequences of policies, projects and programmes on population health Policy • 05 Jan 21
Are we protecting older people to within an inch of their lives? A rethink of how we approach ageing is necessary because an one-size-fits-all approach is ageist and demotivating Health • 04 Jan 21
Are we protecting older people to within an inch of their lives? A rethink of how we approach ageing is necessary because an one-size-fits-all approach is ageist and demotivating Health • 04 Jan 21
Why do so many people believe Covid-19 conspiracy theories? Conspiracy theories have been widespread during this pandemic and pose a significant risk to health Psychology • 05 Jan 21
Why do so many people believe Covid-19 conspiracy theories? Conspiracy theories have been widespread during this pandemic and pose a significant risk to health Psychology • 05 Jan 21
Will rural businesses survive the pandemic? Covid-19 and measures to contain the spread of the virus have significant impacts on rural economies Business • 18 Dec 20
Will rural businesses survive the pandemic? Covid-19 and measures to contain the spread of the virus have significant impacts on rural economies Business • 18 Dec 20
How Irish churches are celebrating Christmas during a pandemic Over-flowing churches will not be part of an Irish Christmas this year, but virtual forms of religion have proved hugely popular Christmas • 16 Dec 20
How Irish churches are celebrating Christmas during a pandemic Over-flowing churches will not be part of an Irish Christmas this year, but virtual forms of religion have proved hugely popular Christmas • 16 Dec 20
How will Mayo and Dublin players deal with no fans at Croke Park? You have to look at just how different 2020 was overall when gauging the impact on performance of playing in empty stadiums Sport • 17 Dec 20
How will Mayo and Dublin players deal with no fans at Croke Park? You have to look at just how different 2020 was overall when gauging the impact on performance of playing in empty stadiums Sport • 17 Dec 20
