Is it a cold or flu? How to tell winter symptoms apart While there is some overlap, there are a few key symptoms to help you distinguish between a cold and a flu Health • 11 Dec
Is it a cold or flu? How to tell winter symptoms apart While there is some overlap, there are a few key symptoms to help you distinguish between a cold and a flu Health • 11 Dec
How confident can you really be in what you're buying? Consumers now navigate a marketplace where trends, novelty and online influence mean safety and quality can slip as speed and low costs dominate Consumer Affairs • 11 Dec
How confident can you really be in what you're buying? Consumers now navigate a marketplace where trends, novelty and online influence mean safety and quality can slip as speed and low costs dominate Consumer Affairs • 11 Dec
How to reinvent Christmas jumpers as icons for Irish craft Instead of being just another fast fashion product, Irish Christmas jumpers could highlight our long association with wool and knitting Christmas Jumper • 10 Dec
How to reinvent Christmas jumpers as icons for Irish craft Instead of being just another fast fashion product, Irish Christmas jumpers could highlight our long association with wool and knitting Christmas Jumper • 10 Dec
Can willpower help you resist Christmas overspending? Research shows that planning and setting intentions prevents impulsive responses, even at this time of year Christmas • 10 Dec
Can willpower help you resist Christmas overspending? Research shows that planning and setting intentions prevents impulsive responses, even at this time of year Christmas • 10 Dec
Have you got the flu? The key issues around this season's flu Whether you have already had a flu jab or are thinking about getting one, here are some questions you may have Health • 09 Dec
Have you got the flu? The key issues around this season's flu Whether you have already had a flu jab or are thinking about getting one, here are some questions you may have Health • 09 Dec
How inflation is measured in Ireland The Consumer Price Index is the official measure of inflation - here's what the CPI does and doesn't measure, how it's calculated and what it means Inflation • 05 Dec
How inflation is measured in Ireland The Consumer Price Index is the official measure of inflation - here's what the CPI does and doesn't measure, how it's calculated and what it means Inflation • 05 Dec
Cyber Monday? Why our brains love a bargain Using a variety of strategies, retailers work hard to help customers get their dopamine hit Psychology • 30 Nov
Cyber Monday? Why our brains love a bargain Using a variety of strategies, retailers work hard to help customers get their dopamine hit Psychology • 30 Nov
'Cash is here to stay': why cash is king in emergency planning Governments are increasingly advising people to keep cash on hand for emergencies which may severely impair electronic payments systems Cash • 29 Nov
'Cash is here to stay': why cash is king in emergency planning Governments are increasingly advising people to keep cash on hand for emergencies which may severely impair electronic payments systems Cash • 29 Nov
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis ChatGPT • 28 Nov
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis ChatGPT • 28 Nov
Do you feel €50 is the new €20 when you go grocery shopping? Key macroeconomic indicators may be positive, but the cost of living continues to be the biggest priority for much of the population Economics • 27 Nov
Do you feel €50 is the new €20 when you go grocery shopping? Key macroeconomic indicators may be positive, but the cost of living continues to be the biggest priority for much of the population Economics • 27 Nov
Why have so many people stopped posting on social media? Time spent on social media platforms peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline, especially among teens and twentysomethings Social Media • 27 Nov
Why have so many people stopped posting on social media? Time spent on social media platforms peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline, especially among teens and twentysomethings Social Media • 27 Nov
Why we fall for Black Friday scams - and what we can do about it Consumers are caught by scams which use urgency triggers, confirmation bias and trust signals to create a false sense of security and scarcity Shopping • 26 Nov
Why we fall for Black Friday scams - and what we can do about it Consumers are caught by scams which use urgency triggers, confirmation bias and trust signals to create a false sense of security and scarcity Shopping • 26 Nov
Why do we find Black Friday sales and offers so irresistible? Part of the appeal is how the adverts tap into the psychology of how we value and spend money Black Friday • 25 Nov
Why do we find Black Friday sales and offers so irresistible? Part of the appeal is how the adverts tap into the psychology of how we value and spend money Black Friday • 25 Nov
Should you take advice from a billionaire businessman? It seems a billionaire with a microphone will often give advice that might not necessarily deserve the attention it gets Business • 25 Nov
Should you take advice from a billionaire businessman? It seems a billionaire with a microphone will often give advice that might not necessarily deserve the attention it gets Business • 25 Nov
Why are food prices on the rise again? Inflation means you need €108.80 to buy the same goods you could have purchased with €100 three years ago Cost of Living • 20 Nov
Why are food prices on the rise again? Inflation means you need €108.80 to buy the same goods you could have purchased with €100 three years ago Cost of Living • 20 Nov
Will there be enough turkeys for Christmas in Ireland this year? Yes, there will be turkeys in the shops despite bird flu outbreaks, but you may pay slightly more than in past years due to rising production costs Christmas • 19 Nov
Will there be enough turkeys for Christmas in Ireland this year? Yes, there will be turkeys in the shops despite bird flu outbreaks, but you may pay slightly more than in past years due to rising production costs Christmas • 19 Nov
Do Irish personal insolvency laws need to be reviewed? The DJ Carey court case highlights how personal insolvency laws and debt write-offs don't operate in the same way for all debtors Personal Insolvency • 18 Nov
Do Irish personal insolvency laws need to be reviewed? The DJ Carey court case highlights how personal insolvency laws and debt write-offs don't operate in the same way for all debtors Personal Insolvency • 18 Nov
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town, but the good times didn't last Ballyshannon • 18 Nov
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town, but the good times didn't last Ballyshannon • 18 Nov
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 17 Nov
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 17 Nov
How a new approach to Irish timber could help deliver homes Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need? Housing • 13 Nov
How a new approach to Irish timber could help deliver homes Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need? Housing • 13 Nov
Why has Greece introduced a 13 hour working day? The push to extend working hours is part of a broader trend to normalise long hours, low pay and little rest in the name of flexibility and growth Work and careers • 14 Nov
Why has Greece introduced a 13 hour working day? The push to extend working hours is part of a broader trend to normalise long hours, low pay and little rest in the name of flexibility and growth Work and careers • 14 Nov
Why Ireland could lead in a new multi-trillion euro industry The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy Plastics • 12 Nov
Why Ireland could lead in a new multi-trillion euro industry The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy Plastics • 12 Nov
Will EU let big businesses off the corporate responsibility hook? The European Parliament is set to vote this week on reducing the scope of a directive on human rights and environmental due diligence Corporate Social Responsibility • 12 Nov
Will EU let big businesses off the corporate responsibility hook? The European Parliament is set to vote this week on reducing the scope of a directive on human rights and environmental due diligence Corporate Social Responsibility • 12 Nov
What would we need in an Irish city in 2050? If we want a future where care, creativity and connection define how we live, then we need to design for those values now Futureville Ireland • 11 Nov
What would we need in an Irish city in 2050? If we want a future where care, creativity and connection define how we live, then we need to design for those values now Futureville Ireland • 11 Nov
What if your smartwatch could sing your health data to you? The next step for wearable tech isn't a shinier screen or another sensor, but rethinking how we experience our own health data Health • 10 Nov
What if your smartwatch could sing your health data to you? The next step for wearable tech isn't a shinier screen or another sensor, but rethinking how we experience our own health data Health • 10 Nov
