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"Airborne transmission is very important indoors, particularly in poorly ventilated spaces where levels of the virus can spread throughout the room and build up over time". Photo: Getty Images

Why airborne transmission of Covid-19 will increase this winter

Coronavirus • 15 Oct

What new tax measures could be introduced to help the hard-hit hospitality sector?

How Government tax policies could shape the look of Budget 2021

budget 2021 • 12 Oct

"There has been considerable pushback to the idea that we can do without supervisors and managers, but the last six months has been a trial run of how well employees and organisations get along without close supervision."

How the end of the office may also mean the end of your boss

Work & careers • 12 Oct

"The Minister for Finance has the weight of the past, and not just expectations of the future, on his shoulders"

A history of Irish budgets

budget 2021 • 12 Oct

"Although Excel is popular and commonly used for analysis, it has several limitations that make it unsuitable for large amounts of data and more sophisticated analyses." Photo: PixieMe/ Shutterstock

Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count Covid cases

Coronavirus • 08 Oct

"Survey respondents consistently said that threats of fines, arrest, and quarantine are least likely to persuade them to practice self-isolation or social distancing"

What should the Government do to combat Covid fatigue?

Coronavirus • 07 Oct

"If he gets a bad dose, he will look every bit and more of his 74 years"

How will Trump's Covid diagnosis affect the election outcome?

US presidential election • 02 Oct

"When work, life and other responsibilities are thrown together in the same space, where is the balance?"

How working from home is affecting mental health and wellbeing

The Next Normal • 01 Oct

"Many office workers probably gave little thought to their comfortable desk chair, monitor at eye level, external keyboard and so on before Covid"

Are the wrong chairs and desks causing injuries for home workers?

Working from Home • 28 Sep

'Excess mortality for the Covid-19 period is almost 40% higher than that recorded for the 'severe' flu season of 2017/18'

Just a 'bad flu'? How death notices debunk that Covid-19 myth

Coronavirus • 28 Sep

"Working from home in Ireland, especially during winter, will be at a significant cost. Irish homes already use 7% more energy and emit 58% more CO2 than the average EU homes."

How can we reduce heating bills for those working from home?

Energy • 24 Sep

The bridge connecting Lifford in Co Donegal with Strabane in Northern Ireland

Why county lockdowns won't work without changes in our behaviour

Ireland • 01 Oct

"The science around the source, spread and control of the virus is evolving and advice on face mask use has been shifting"

All you need to know about wearing face masks in public

Coronavirus • 01 Sep

If those walls could talk...

A short history of unparliamentary behaviour in Dáil Eireann

History • 02 Sep

Inside the Ludgate digital hub in west Cork, one of hundreds of such centres around Ireland

How digital hubs could replace working from home - and the office

Work & careers • 31 Aug

Keeping an eye out for that virus... Photo: Getty Images

Can you catch Covid-19 from pets, livestock or wildlife?

Brainstorm • 31 Aug

"Economic factors are likely to be playing a role in the very large shift to electric vehicles". Photo: Shutterstock

Is Covid-19 having a positive effect on electric car sales?

Electric Cars • 31 Aug

With an accelerated move to online banking due to the pandemic, the challenge of remote credit decision-making for consumers will likely increase

Do consumer warnings on financial products work?

Financial Services • 27 Aug

Marty Cooper: "We knew that this was going to be a big deal, but we weren't certain it was going to happen in our lifetime"

The man who invented the mobile phone

History • 19 Aug

Brewing up a storm: 'storminess in Ireland has varied over decades, centuries and millennia, posing challenges to human populations and altering ecosystems' Photo: Met Eireann

Why have we seen so many storms in recent years?

Weather • 19 Aug

'Moville Clothing went from making courtroom attire and clerical wear to producing hospital uniforms and scrubs'

'See around corners': how business should respond to Covid-19

Business • 18 Aug

"We can't yet be sure that any vaccine will permanently prevent people from catching Covid-19 and enable the disease to be gradually eradicated or at least contained to limited outbreaks"

What happens if we can't produce a viable Covid-19 vaccine?

Coronavirus • 18 Aug

"Yes, unfortunately, jobs will be lost, but new opportunities exist for creative, innovative, professional chefs." Photo: Getty Images

What next for professional chefs after the lockdown?

Food • 12 Aug

GPT-3: 'you type some text to it and it responds with text'

Is GPT-3 the big leap forward for AI?

technology • 12 Aug

An aerial view of ruined structures in Beirut after Tuesday's explosion. Photo: Getty Images

What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Beirut?

Beirut • 10 Aug

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