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"There is no excuse to going back to business as usual." Photo: Getty Images

4 ways to fix the office and avoid 'business as usual'

Work and Careers • 21 Jan

Mark Zuckerberg on the Gant family farm in Blanchardville, Wisconsin in April 2017

How the Donald Trump years have changed Facebook

Facebook • 19 Jan

Bord na Móna built houses for its employees in nine developments across the Midlands and the West.

Building homes for employees: what we can learn from an old idea

Work and Careers • 19 Jan

Maurice McCabe: "the final bill was not disclosed, but significant legal costs were likely involved given the 11 sets of High Court proceedings that had to be dealt with."

How much money does whistleblowing cost people who speak out?

Work and Careers • 18 Jan

"Standing on Grattan Bridge in Dublin's city centre, it's 2km to either the Royal or the Grand Canal, Docklands or the Phoenix Park." Photo: Getty Images

4 steps to make Dublin a better walking city

Walking • 15 Jan

Made in Ireland (until 1990): Faber-Castell's Columbus pencils. Photo: product shot

The high cost of outsourcing manufacturing

Business • 14 Jan

"81% of respondents said that they would be interested in finding out more about a career in the public sector and 37% found a career in the public sector attractive"

How civil service careers can attract millennials and Gen Z

Work and Careers • 14 Jan

"The general public's concerns about flooding have increased for many over the last 10 years, and a large majority of people expect the problem to get worse in the coming decades" Photo: RTÉ

Would you buy a house with a 10% chance of flooding every year?

Housing • 11 Jan

The vaccine, but what's actually inside that little vial? Photo: Getty Images

What's actually in the Covid-19 vaccine?

Vaccines • 11 Jan

Supporters of US President Donald Trump inside the US Capitol yesterday. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

How the US Capitol riots put democracy under attack

United States • 07 Jan

"While men are at increased risk of severe infection, that women seem to be more affected by long Covid may reflect their different or changing hormone status". Photo: fizkes/ Shutterstock

Who is most at risk from 'long Covid'?

Health • 06 Jan

"We have learned a lot about working from home during an emergency and what practices can help us, but we have also learned about its drawbacks". Photo: Getty Images

Is 2021 the year we finally say goodbye to the office?

Work and Careers • 05 Jan

"The custom was that women made social calls to the homes of their friends and neighbours and enjoyed tea and the last of the Christmas cake". Photo: George Marks/Getty Images

The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan

Ireland • 06 Jan

"This year's projects not only have significant scientific merit, but also have a place in social discourse in Ireland"

The important role of the Young Scientist Exhibition

Young Scientist Exhibition • 04 Jan

"One simple explanation is the need for warmth at night during the winter: the birds need to gather together at warmer sites and roost in close proximity just to stay alive." Photo: Menno Schaefer/ Shutterstock

The science behind starlings' spectacular acrobatics

Starlings • 28 Dec 20

Arklow's Main Street in 1992. Photo: RTÉ Archives

Will rural businesses survive the pandemic?

Business • 18 Dec 20

Is the Volkswagen ID.3 on your 2021 list?

Your essential guide to buying an electric car in 2021

Electric Cars • 17 Dec 20

Larne port: "consumers in Northern Ireland may not be as badly affected by Brexit as often thought"

Deal or no deal, is there a Brexit win for Northern Ireland?

Brexit • 14 Dec 20

Holyhead dockers move cargo from railway vans to the hold of a waiting ferry bound for Ireland in 1938. Photo: SSPL/Getty Images

How Ireland and Britain ended up in an Economic War in the 1930s

History • 11 Dec 20

STOP THE COUNT!

One for sorrow, two for joy: why we count magpies

Folklore • 10 Dec 20

"If Covid-19 has taught us anything, it is that we cannot put off long-term problem"

Why Covid-19 is the right time to increase carbon taxes

Energy • 04 Dec 20

How Topshop fell behind the times

Retail • 02 Dec 20

"This year, Christmas has come earlier to many homes, with reports of decorations being put up as early as Halloween." Photo: Getty Images

Why arguments about when Christmas starts are as old as the hills

Christmas • 30 Nov 20

A Popa langur, photographed in early 2020. Photo: Aung Ko Lin, Fauna & Flora International

Meet the world's newest monkey species

Monkeys • 27 Nov 20

"Failed tech projects are legion because these projects go wrong in all businesses and in all countries"

Why Ireland needs to appoint a Chief Software Officer

technology • 23 Nov 20

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