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"These words are used to create an ideological firewall against meaningful public debate on how the financial system could be organised to promote socially and environmentally sustainable development of people, households and society"

Why words matter when it comes to human rights and housing

Housing / 7 hrs

Coming soon to Oranmore and Bearna. Photo: Getty Images

The maths of public transport in Galway

Public Transport / 13 Feb

Many large animals, such as Bowhead whales, have multiple copies of protective genes to beat the DNA errors which can cause cancer and tumours. Photo: Getty Images

Why do some animals live longer than others?

animals / 03 Feb

"Coronaviruses are common in nature and are a broad family of viruses that exist mainly in animal populations with only six coronaviruses are known to ever have infected humans"

How science is dealing with the outbreak of coronavirus

Coronavirus / 29 Jan

"Rents in Ireland are the highest in the EU, relative to house prices and are beginning to match the exclusive districts of New York and London."

3 questions to ask your would-be TD about housing

Election 2020 / 27 Jan

"All couples argue, but it is a question of how couples argue and resolve differences". Photo: Getty Images

7 myths about domestic violence

Domestic Violence / 23 Jan

"When they met people they were unfamiliar with, most of the babies were able to match the language they used to the language of the person."

How your bilingual baby's brain handles two languages

Children / 23 Jan

"Eviction is not one of life's ups and downs; it is a mark of punishment inflicted by society through State institutions and the legal system"

The significant human rights issues around evictions in Ireland

Evictions / 16 Jan

"Campaign groups campaign groups such as An Dream Dearg are nonetheless disappointed that the deal does not amount to a standalone Irish language act"

What's the real deal with Stormont's Irish language proposals?

irish language / 15 Jan

Is this a post-flooding future for Dublin?

How can we deal with rising sea levels and increased flood risk?

Climate Change / 14 Jan

"A catastrophic epidemic or intentional release of deadly species is one of the few disasters that could derail world development"

A new weapon against global pandemics and biothreat agents

Research / 22 Jan

"Toys such as Smart Toy Bear using voice or image recognition connect to the cloud which allows children's conversations and images to be analysed, processed and acted on"

The bear is listening: the high cost of smart toys

Children / 17 Dec 19

"No-one has ever captured the Irish better than James Joyce"

What James Joyce's bones and house tell us about Irish culture

James Joyce / 06 Dec 19

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump meet at the White House in March 2018. Photo: AP

US policy change on Israeli settlements makes peace more remote

Israel / 29 Nov 19

"Migraine causes 29-62.8 million years lived with disability globally"

What are the connections between stress and migraine?

Health / 25 Nov 19

Lana Del Rey: "call her Doris Doomsday" Photo: Darren Gerrish/BFC/Getty Images

Songs for the end of the world: pop music and climate change

Climate Change / 22 Nov 19

KBC's Johan Thijs: "what is still an annoying thing is the whole tracker mortgage stuff"

Are banks and bankers capable of changing their tune?

Banking / 22 Nov 19

Demonstrators gather on a street in Santiago during anti-government protests. Photo: Alberto Vald/EPA-EFE

What's behind the massive protests in Chile?

Chile / 20 Nov 19

"Income from commercial rates, totalling €1.5bn, far outweighs the Local Property Tax yield of about €500m"

Is it time to reset property taxes and commercial rates?

Economics / 18 Nov 19

Distant reading allows us to analyse hundreds or thousands of texts that no individual could read within the span of a lifetime Photo: Getty Images

What is distant reading?

Literature / 14 Nov 19

The future is green: "biofuel production from carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide can help to reduce air pollution and generate valuable chemicals." Photo: Getty Images

Can greenhouse gases and carbon monoxide be turned into biofuels?

Energy / 11 Nov 19

"In my opinion, it is not they who succeeded, but it is more likely us who have failed"

What is driving protests against new direct provision centres?

Ireland / 06 Nov 19

"This cultural marginalisation represents a mutual loss for both the country and this ethnic minority" Photo: National Library of Ireland

Travellers' culture is 'ignored, rejected and marginalised'

Ireland / 23 Oct 19

"Leaving a violent home can put migrant women alone in the asylum system if they want to be allowed to stay in the country". Photo: Getty Images

How Ireland's asylum system commits violence against women

Society / 22 Oct 19

"Ireland's Central Bank has improved much since the 2008 crisis and is one of the few Irish public bodies making whistleblower information available"

What I learned about Irish banking culture from whistleblowers

Banking / 21 Oct 19

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