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Irish hockey players celebrate a win in the 2018 Hockey World Cup quarter-final. Photo: Craig Mercer/Sportsfile

More women, less coverage: a question of sports and the media

Sport • 19 Oct

Armenian soliders and supporters gathering before setting off for Nagorno-Karabakh as tensions rise between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. Photo: Malik Baghdasaryan/EPA/EFE

What's next in Europe's new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

International • 14 Oct

"Children certainly don't have a problem with being out in all weathers" Photo: Getty Images

5 reasons why outdoor learning is a good idea for primary schools

Schools • 13 Oct

"The significant increase in testing numbers within the school aged population is a reflection of understandable parental, teacher, child and societal anxiety."

Have reopened creches and schools impacted on Covid-19 rates?

Coronavirus • 05 Oct

Cian Healy is attended to by team-doctor Dr Eanna Falvey at the Ireland v South Africa game in 2012. Photo: Ray McManus/ Sportsfile

9 things to know about concussion in sport

Sport • 30 Sep

Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Beheading Holofernes (1620). Image: National Gallery

How artist Artemisia Gentileschi created her own #MeToo moment

visual arts • 29 Sep

"I was out of control even though I was totally controlling every aspect of my life"

Why anorexia means living in 'mental, physical & emotional hell'

Health • 23 Sep

3,483km done: Sam Bennett wins the final stage of the Tour de France 2020 ahead of Mads Pedersen and Peter Sagan

How does cycling 3,483km in 21 days affect your body?

Cycling • 23 Sep

Fire service personnel respond after flooding in Clifden, Co Galway earlier this month. Photo: Galway Fire Service

The problems with Irish water

Irish Water • 22 Sep

Loughcrew in north Co Meath, where "the unique rock art of the back stone is lit magnificently on the mornings at Equinox"

Autumn Equinox: a time of equal night and day

Folklore • 21 Sep

"Having been deliberately written into Irish legislation in 1998, gifted children were deliberately written out of Irish legislation in 2004". Photo: Getty Images

Why is the Irish government denying gifted children their rights?

Gifted children • 26 Aug

'Females reported significantly poorer mental health during the pandemic than males'

How Covid-19 has had a big impact on young adults' mental health

Health • 01 Oct

'History-related games like Assassin's Creed do not solely represent historical scenarios or serve as resources, but can also reinforce historical thinking'

Could teachers use video games to teach history?

Video Games • 24 Aug

'Instead of blaming older adults' online behaviour on cognitive decline, we can take a constructive view where education becomes the remedy' Photo: Getty Images

Why do so many older adults share and believe fake news?

Fake News • 17 Aug

'Border crime writing often questions the role of the state in regulating big business and preventing crime and finds it wanting'

Why borders are perfect locations for crime fiction and drama

Crime Fiction • 06 Aug

Any shy voters in there?

Putting a poll in the field: the rise and fall of opinion polls

Opinion Polls • 28 Jul

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 of 1920

History • 27 Jul

"We are not the only animals that create rhythm, but we are the only animals who can do entrainment"

Groove is in the heart: just what exactly is rhythm?

Music • 21 Jul

Is the future of work going to be your sofa?

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

Work & careers • 01 Oct

You only sing when you're winning: fans have been replaced by cardboard cutouts in the stand and artificial crowd noise on TV broadcasts

C'mon feel the noise: football fans and artificial crowd noise

Sport • 09 Jul

Is running a marathon under two hours humanly possible?

How sport uses science in the pursuit of medals, wins and records

Podcast • 15 Jul

"If the majority of students in a classroom are from a specific race/ethnicity, it tacitly or explicitly creates dominance and power imbalance"

How bullying due to race or ethnicity occurs in Irish schools

Bullying • 24 Jun

"Children and teenagers with special needs acknowledge that mental health has been negatively impacted by social distancing and their inability to socialise with their peers"

How has Covid-19 affected children with special needs?

Health • 23 Jun

The Wexford Gaelic football team who won the delayed 1918 All-Ireland football final against Tipperary. Photo: GAA

How sport returned in Ireland after the 1918 flu pandemic

Sport • 17 Jun

"Will we see a return to overcrowded beaches this bank holiday weekend with little social distancing and people escaping to holiday homes beyond the 5km limit?"

How to stop people going to crowded beaches this Bank Holiday

Coronavirus • 01 Jun

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