4 ways to support someone who is experiencing domestic abuse One in three women will experience domestic abuse so how should you respond if your friend, relative or colleague confides in you? Society • 20 Sep
What's needed to reduce the high level of reoffending in Ireland? With 6 in 10 of those released from prison reoffending within three years, it's clear the justice system alone can't solve this issue Crime • 18 Sep
How to be a good listener You will know when you are truly listening when you start to genuinely want to hear and understand the other person Psychology • 25 Aug
Is it last orders for the Irish pub? The demise of many original Irish pubs with unique histories, shopfronts and interiors is a threat to a distinctive part of Irish heritage Pubs • 25 Aug
Why do some of us pick up accents so quickly? A linguistics expert says speaking is acting and it's a performance every time we open our mouths Accents • 24 Aug
How is living at home as adults impacting young Irish people? The latest Eurostat figures showed 68% of Irish adults aged between 25 and 29 were still living at home Housing Crisis • 22 Aug
Why do people migrate? The simple narratives used to explain migration rarely align with the complicated truth and messiness of human beings Society • 17 Aug
What does it really mean to be asexual? Asexuality is commonly defined as an absence of sexual attraction towards other people, but it's not quite as simple as that Society • 27 Jul
How did the marriage bar affect Irish women? The impact of Ireland's marriage bar on the affected women's professional lives and careers is still felt to this day Marriage Bar • 18 Jul
More than 'lovely girls': the Housewife of the Year competition A dismissal of the competition from today's vantage point ignores the otherwise unmarked lives of Irish women in those decades History • 17 Sep
Why France is in flames again The French government appear unwilling to examine how its police force operates and why it regularly acts with such violence France • 04 Jul
Why can't the State be honest with us about patient safety? The need for legislation on patient safety shows the lack of an open approach to how the State deals with people seeking healthcare Health • 20 Jun
Why is society so surprised by older people having sex? You'll find few positive depictions of old age sexuality yet research confirms the importance of active sex lives to this cohort Sexuality • 16 Jun
Why Irish people love making connections when we meet strangers The Irish connection grid means we're always striving to find a link to make the world smaller Society • 09 Jun
What is financial abuse? There is relatively little understanding of the destructive nature of this kind of abuse compared to other forms of relationship abuse Financial abuse • 02 Jun
What Love Island tells us about contemporary society The TV series shows us how we value ourselves and each other - and how modern relationships look and work Love Island • 31 May
Why you should be suspicious of men with deep voices How vocal tone and pitch signal a person's characteristics Psychology • 29 May
Could multiple health warnings on alcohol ads be effective? Alcohol advertising in Ireland is set to feature multiple health warnings, but we still don't know enough about how they work best Health • 17 May
Why Paul Mescal's mullet is more than just a haircut A hair historian explains how the medieval popularity of mullet-like hairstyles chronicled a world of new global connections Fashion • 09 May
What we can learn from the microbiome of Irish Travellers Aside from confirming the distinctiveness of Irish Travellers, the microbiome findings also highlight important public health policy lessons Health • 03 May
What we can learn from the Aka people about caring for each other This 'small-scale' society is present for one another in many spheres of life, but our way of thinking constructs social relations as if they were … Society • 21 Apr
Why men benefit more than women from 'overconfidence' at work Men are 19% more likely to self-assess their abilities higher than they actually are – and this difference can actually affect career outcomes for men … Work and careers • 21 Apr
The truth about reading someone's body language Most of us are familiar with the stereotypes, but to read body language accurately you need to know where to look Psychology • 13 Apr
The changing role of religious personnel in Irish women's prisons Religious personnel were once pivotal in the operation of criminal justice in prisons, but the role has undergone a striking evolution Prisons • 28 Apr
Where have all the Patricks gone? The changing fortunes of a name When today's Irish parents consider names for their babies, they appear to be avoiding names of the past like Patrick Ireland • 31 Mar
