What the return to the classroom means for students Many students have had their courses disrupted, but those studying science have reasons to be optimistic about the future Education • 28 Oct 20
What the return to the classroom means for students Many students have had their courses disrupted, but those studying science have reasons to be optimistic about the future Education • 28 Oct 20
How Covid-19 has had a big impact on young adults' mental health A new study has found that time spent on social media was a strong predictor of mental health during the pandemic Health • 01 Oct 20
How Covid-19 has had a big impact on young adults' mental health A new study has found that time spent on social media was a strong predictor of mental health during the pandemic Health • 01 Oct 20
What can Ireland do to achieve zero Covid-19? We need to be clear about what this virus elimination approach is, how we get there and how we stay there Public Health • 25 Aug 20
What can Ireland do to achieve zero Covid-19? We need to be clear about what this virus elimination approach is, how we get there and how we stay there Public Health • 25 Aug 20
How will students deal with public transport and Covid-19 risks? The public transport system and Covid-19 restrictions will have a huge affect on the return of students to classes Transport • 24 Aug 20
How will students deal with public transport and Covid-19 risks? The public transport system and Covid-19 restrictions will have a huge affect on the return of students to classes Transport • 24 Aug 20
The pandemic is changing our brains - here's how to fix it Stress, anxiety, depression, worry, isolation and loneliness brought about by the pandemic and lockdown can change our brain chemistry Coronavirus • 20 Aug 20
The pandemic is changing our brains - here's how to fix it Stress, anxiety, depression, worry, isolation and loneliness brought about by the pandemic and lockdown can change our brain chemistry Coronavirus • 20 Aug 20
What happens if we can't produce a viable Covid-19 vaccine? Without a vaccine, the virus could become permanently present in the population like the coronaviruses that cause colds Coronavirus • 18 Aug 20
What happens if we can't produce a viable Covid-19 vaccine? Without a vaccine, the virus could become permanently present in the population like the coronaviruses that cause colds Coronavirus • 18 Aug 20
'Every day feels like a Friday': family life during lockdown Many families don't want to return to the pre-Covid slog of long commutes and 10 hour work days with no time to spend with kids Parenting • 14 Aug 20
'Every day feels like a Friday': family life during lockdown Many families don't want to return to the pre-Covid slog of long commutes and 10 hour work days with no time to spend with kids Parenting • 14 Aug 20
What next for professional chefs after the lockdown? With over 26,000 chefs in the industry in Ireland, how does a professional chef deal with a time of uncertainty? Food • 12 Aug 20
What next for professional chefs after the lockdown? With over 26,000 chefs in the industry in Ireland, how does a professional chef deal with a time of uncertainty? Food • 12 Aug 20
Why are some people giving false contact tracing details? Concerns about privacy and personal information means some customers are giving false contact information to bars and restaurants Privacy • 12 Aug 20
Why are some people giving false contact tracing details? Concerns about privacy and personal information means some customers are giving false contact information to bars and restaurants Privacy • 12 Aug 20
Does my cat have coronavirus? Researchers who found a single infected case among hundreds screened believe infection in cats is 'relatively uncommon' Coronavirus • 10 Aug 20
Does my cat have coronavirus? Researchers who found a single infected case among hundreds screened believe infection in cats is 'relatively uncommon' Coronavirus • 10 Aug 20
How to sell positive messages to deal with climate change The communications and narratives around climate change have to become embedded across the country in the same way as Covid-19 Climate Change • 04 Aug 20
How to sell positive messages to deal with climate change The communications and narratives around climate change have to become embedded across the country in the same way as Covid-19 Climate Change • 04 Aug 20
What Ireland has to say about unemployment during the pandemic New research looks at how Irish people experienced work-disruption and unemployment during the recent lockdown Ireland • 30 Jul 20
What Ireland has to say about unemployment during the pandemic New research looks at how Irish people experienced work-disruption and unemployment during the recent lockdown Ireland • 30 Jul 20
How would you cope with cocooning in prison? Many who were cocooned in prison during the Covid-19 lockdown experienced isolation at another level Coronavirus • 29 Jul 20
How would you cope with cocooning in prison? Many who were cocooned in prison during the Covid-19 lockdown experienced isolation at another level Coronavirus • 29 Jul 20
How bacteria and viruses travel the world on highways in the sky The skies above our heads are teeming with disease-causing microbes which are being transported around the planet Biology • 28 Jul 20
How bacteria and viruses travel the world on highways in the sky The skies above our heads are teeming with disease-causing microbes which are being transported around the planet Biology • 28 Jul 20
When you can't go home: Irish citizens abroad and the lockdown Thousands of Irish emigrants have had to recalibrate their relationship with home since the introduction of travel restrictions Ireland • 29 Jul 20
When you can't go home: Irish citizens abroad and the lockdown Thousands of Irish emigrants have had to recalibrate their relationship with home since the introduction of travel restrictions Ireland • 29 Jul 20
What's the legal effect of Covid-19 payment breaks on mortgages? Payment breaks and deferrals have been facilitated by lenders, but the financial consequences are ultimately borne by borrowers Mortgages • 27 Jul 20
What's the legal effect of Covid-19 payment breaks on mortgages? Payment breaks and deferrals have been facilitated by lenders, but the financial consequences are ultimately borne by borrowers Mortgages • 27 Jul 20
Does your homemade face mask work? Given the wide variety of face coverings that people are now wearing, how do we know which is most effective? Face masks • 27 Jul 20
Does your homemade face mask work? Given the wide variety of face coverings that people are now wearing, how do we know which is most effective? Face masks • 27 Jul 20
How the UK made a mess of responding and reacting to the pandemic The UK government needs to learn from multiple misjudgements during the pandemic and ensure these are not repeated Politics • 22 Jul 20
How the UK made a mess of responding and reacting to the pandemic The UK government needs to learn from multiple misjudgements during the pandemic and ensure these are not repeated Politics • 22 Jul 20
The inside story of the 'highly promising' Covid-19 vaccine How the new coronavirus vaccine was developed over the last few months at the University of Oxford - and how it works Coronavirus • 22 Jul 20
The inside story of the 'highly promising' Covid-19 vaccine How the new coronavirus vaccine was developed over the last few months at the University of Oxford - and how it works Coronavirus • 22 Jul 20
Why have over a million Irish people downloaded the Covid-19 app? Social and community bonds in Ireland remain strong and people see the app as an individual and collective response to the pandemic Covid Tracker App • 20 Jul 20
Why have over a million Irish people downloaded the Covid-19 app? Social and community bonds in Ireland remain strong and people see the app as an individual and collective response to the pandemic Covid Tracker App • 20 Jul 20
How your cheap t-shirt may have caused Leicester's lockdown Workplace exploitation in Leicester's fast fashion industry may be responsible for the new pandemic lockdown in the city Coronavirus • 14 Jul 20
How your cheap t-shirt may have caused Leicester's lockdown Workplace exploitation in Leicester's fast fashion industry may be responsible for the new pandemic lockdown in the city Coronavirus • 14 Jul 20
Here's what we know so far about Covid-19's effects on the brain Will coronavirus be associated with a large epidemic of future brain illness in patients? Coronavirus • 10 Jul 20
Here's what we know so far about Covid-19's effects on the brain Will coronavirus be associated with a large epidemic of future brain illness in patients? Coronavirus • 10 Jul 20
How our food habits changed during the pandemic The lockdown brought massive changes to our daily lives and especially our eating and food habits Food • 07 Jul 20
How our food habits changed during the pandemic The lockdown brought massive changes to our daily lives and especially our eating and food habits Food • 07 Jul 20
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine What's going on with the search for a vaccine - and what does Ireland need to do to increase its research in this area? Coronavirus • 06 Jul 20
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine What's going on with the search for a vaccine - and what does Ireland need to do to increase its research in this area? Coronavirus • 06 Jul 20
How patents will affect pandemic vaccines and treatments Patents can have many unforeseen consequences for the provision of urgent medicines and tests needed to fight Covid-19 Patents • 03 Jul 20
How patents will affect pandemic vaccines and treatments Patents can have many unforeseen consequences for the provision of urgent medicines and tests needed to fight Covid-19 Patents • 03 Jul 20
