What The Traitors tells us about psychology, deception and trust The Traitors makes for captivating TV, with a wide array of human behaviour on display, ripe for analysing from the couch The Traitors Ireland • 07 Sep 25
What The Traitors tells us about psychology, deception and trust The Traitors makes for captivating TV, with a wide array of human behaviour on display, ripe for analysing from the couch The Traitors Ireland • 07 Sep 25
Why Sally Rooney is stirring debate over free speech in Denmark Danish outcry at Sally Rooney and Kneecap shows a very different approach to Palestine outside Ireland Sally Rooney • 04 Sep 25
Why Sally Rooney is stirring debate over free speech in Denmark Danish outcry at Sally Rooney and Kneecap shows a very different approach to Palestine outside Ireland Sally Rooney • 04 Sep 25
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism 'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism' Kneecap • 29 Aug 25
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism 'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism' Kneecap • 29 Aug 25
The environmental cost of dumping your tent at Electric Picnic Most of the tents abandoned at music festivals like the Electric Picnic end up in landfill Environment • 29 Aug 25
The environmental cost of dumping your tent at Electric Picnic Most of the tents abandoned at music festivals like the Electric Picnic end up in landfill Environment • 29 Aug 25
How CMAT's songwriting is subtly disrupting streaming models CMAT's songwriting techniques and 'Bertie bridges' are a creative disruption of Spotify's belligerent optimisation strategies CMAT • 27 Aug 25
How CMAT's songwriting is subtly disrupting streaming models CMAT's songwriting techniques and 'Bertie bridges' are a creative disruption of Spotify's belligerent optimisation strategies CMAT • 27 Aug 25
'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935 Dance halls • 26 Aug 25
'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935 Dance halls • 26 Aug 25
30 years on, who really won the Battle of Britpop? Back in August 1995, there was only one question that occupied music fans: Blur or Oasis - and which side were you on? Britpop • 23 Aug 25
30 years on, who really won the Battle of Britpop? Back in August 1995, there was only one question that occupied music fans: Blur or Oasis - and which side were you on? Britpop • 23 Aug 25
Ráiméis! 15 slang words as Gaeilge to use this week Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over Gaeilge • 12 Sep 25
Ráiméis! 15 slang words as Gaeilge to use this week Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over Gaeilge • 12 Sep 25
Why do some people get no enjoyment whatsoever from music? Up to 10% of us have music anhedonia, which means experiencing no physiological effects at all from listening to music Psychology • 19 Aug 25
Why do some people get no enjoyment whatsoever from music? Up to 10% of us have music anhedonia, which means experiencing no physiological effects at all from listening to music Psychology • 19 Aug 25
Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships Heritage Week • 17 Aug 25
Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships Heritage Week • 17 Aug 25
A musical analysis of two massive hits in the Oasis canon Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger owe their power to pedal notes, a piano ostinato, The Beatles and Pachelbel's Canon in D Oasis • 14 Aug 25
A musical analysis of two massive hits in the Oasis canon Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger owe their power to pedal notes, a piano ostinato, The Beatles and Pachelbel's Canon in D Oasis • 14 Aug 25
A short history of cats on screen Our feline friends have featured on the big and small screen many, many times Cats • 07 Aug 25
A short history of cats on screen Our feline friends have featured on the big and small screen many, many times Cats • 07 Aug 25
Why don't boys dance? Despite Irish dancing's progress, it's still a predominantly female activity, with boys and men largely choosing to opt out Irish Dancing • 11 Aug 25
Why don't boys dance? Despite Irish dancing's progress, it's still a predominantly female activity, with boys and men largely choosing to opt out Irish Dancing • 11 Aug 25
What's behind the enduring popularity of the Fleadh Cheoil? Grassroots efforts and a folk revival have made the Fleadh Cheoil the 'cultural magnet' it is today Culture • 03 Aug 25
What's behind the enduring popularity of the Fleadh Cheoil? Grassroots efforts and a folk revival have made the Fleadh Cheoil the 'cultural magnet' it is today Culture • 03 Aug 25
Jane Austen wrote six novels. Here's how we rank them As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written work Books • 31 Jul 25
Jane Austen wrote six novels. Here's how we rank them As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written work Books • 31 Jul 25
Are you heading to the Fleadh? The story of the very first Fleadh The organisers of the 1951 festival could scarcely have imagined the behemoth that will attract over 600,000 people to Wexford this year History • 31 Jul 25
Are you heading to the Fleadh? The story of the very first Fleadh The organisers of the 1951 festival could scarcely have imagined the behemoth that will attract over 600,000 people to Wexford this year History • 31 Jul 25
How the GAA has influenced Ireland's pop culture Gaelic games have become embedded in popular culture in ways that we may not even consciously realise GAA • 22 Jul 25
How the GAA has influenced Ireland's pop culture Gaelic games have become embedded in popular culture in ways that we may not even consciously realise GAA • 22 Jul 25
6 highlights from the Galway Arts Festival back pages An oral history of the festival sees artists discussing events which have since become favourites among audiences who saw them live Culture • 15 Jul 25
6 highlights from the Galway Arts Festival back pages An oral history of the festival sees artists discussing events which have since become favourites among audiences who saw them live Culture • 15 Jul 25
A decade by decade guide to Bob Dylan's best narrative songs Here are seven songs which show the master storyteller's narrative strengths and abilities Bob Dylan • 10 Jul 25
A decade by decade guide to Bob Dylan's best narrative songs Here are seven songs which show the master storyteller's narrative strengths and abilities Bob Dylan • 10 Jul 25
Why Willie Clancy Week is the highlight of trad music calendar All roads lead to Miltown Malbay as hundreds of musicians head to this year's Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy • 31 Jul 25
Why Willie Clancy Week is the highlight of trad music calendar All roads lead to Miltown Malbay as hundreds of musicians head to this year's Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy • 31 Jul 25
Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing? Researchers have found that videogames enable us to fulfil some of our psychological needs Gaming • 02 Jul 25
Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing? Researchers have found that videogames enable us to fulfil some of our psychological needs Gaming • 02 Jul 25
How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family wb yeats • 27 Jun 25
How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family wb yeats • 27 Jun 25
How the Hirschfeld Centre transformed Ireland's gay scene The opening of the Hirschfeld Centre in 1979 helped to bring Irish gay and lesbian individuals together like never before History • 27 Jun 25
How the Hirschfeld Centre transformed Ireland's gay scene The opening of the Hirschfeld Centre in 1979 helped to bring Irish gay and lesbian individuals together like never before History • 27 Jun 25
How Sally Rooney came to be the 'voice of a generation' Why do Rooney's books particularly resonate with people in their 20s and 30s - and who were the literary voices of previous generations? Sally Rooney • 27 Jun 25
How Sally Rooney came to be the 'voice of a generation' Why do Rooney's books particularly resonate with people in their 20s and 30s - and who were the literary voices of previous generations? Sally Rooney • 27 Jun 25
What happened to the singing games Irish kids used to play? The skipping ropes, rhymes and stories which were the social media of Ireland's playgrounds are disappearing, but not without a fight Culture • 25 Jun 25
What happened to the singing games Irish kids used to play? The skipping ropes, rhymes and stories which were the social media of Ireland's playgrounds are disappearing, but not without a fight Culture • 25 Jun 25
