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A Garda check point in Dublin on the first day of new Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions in the capital. Photo: Rollingnews.ie

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

Ireland • 21 Sep

Gulliver at rest in the Liffey in 1988 as part of Dublin's Millennium celebrations. Photo: Dublin City Photographic Collection, Dublin City Council

How literary locations help us understand the world we inhabit

Culture • 04 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

Do we worry unduly about children's diets? Photo: Getty Images

Does what we eat as children affect our future health?

Podcast • 27 Aug

Dublin Bus capacity is currently 37 passengers per double decker bus

How will students deal with public transport and Covid-19 risks?

Transport • 24 Aug

Ireland's EU Commissioner Phil Hogan who attended the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner (and won a George Foreman grill on the night)

Golfgate: why some people in power believe they are above the law

Psychology • 24 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

"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

The most famous goal in Gaelic football history: Seamus Darby takes off for a jig after his goal against Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland final

Why are GAA goal celebrations so low-key?

"The approximate number of butcher shops in Ireland fell from 1,300 in 2003 to 800 in 2019"

Meet the Irish craft butcher

Food and Drink • 15 Jul

"As evident from the queues outside every supermarket, popping to the shop was no longer an easy option to pick up a quick snack"

How our food habits changed during the pandemic

Food • 07 Jul

"Instead of using one supercomputer to do one big job, distributed computing uses thousands of regular computers and citizen scientists to do one small job each."

How citizen scientists and video games are taking on Covid-19

Citizen science • 02 Jul

"With high numbers of Covid-19 reported in Ireland among younger people, what is available to encourage them to wear masks?"

All over your face: the fashion industry and face masks

Fashion • 10 Aug

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp who oversaw the club's first league title win since 1990

The winner takes it all: when losing streaks come to an end

Sport • 26 Jun

"By 1909, the London Great Central Parcels Office complained that it didn't have enough room in their "cold storage safe" for all the poorly labelled turkeys, which got lost in transit." Photo: Getty Images

How the Irish became food delivery pioneers in the 19th century

History • 03 Jul

Enjoying breakfast at the James Joyce Centre on Bloomsday 2019

What Leopold Bloom's food diary tells us about Bloomsday

Bloomsday • 16 Jun

"Recent development at Ireland's sites, including Sceilg Mhichíl, reveal both the diverse challenges and rewards of managing, preserving and protecting world heritage". Photo: Getty Images

What's the role of World Heritage Sites today?

World Heritage Sites • 25 May

Teacher Rebekka Hjorth holds an outdoor lesson with her class in Randers, Denmark. Photo: Bo Amstrup/EPA -EFE

How to reopen schools in a child-friendly way

Children • 21 May

The new normal: "what's stopping us from switching off? Could it be guilt?"

The downsides of working from home

Work & careers • 08 May

What will the Irish pub look like in an age of social distancing, temperature checks, hand sanitisers and face masks?

What's next for the Irish pub?

Pubs • 08 Sep

The late great RTÉ broadcaster Bill O'Herlihy during Italia '90

Why nostalgia is part and parcel of how we relate to sport

Sport • 30 Apr

The Ireland team during the playing of the national anthem ahead of the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and France in 2019. Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images

Answering Ireland's call: Is it time for a new national anthem?

National Anthem • 28 May

Taking off: "the Wright brothers' eureka moment, when they first took flight at Kittyhawk in 1903, was the result of both dedication and curiosity"

How great collaborations have made a mark on the world

Innovation • 28 Apr

John McEnroe and the most famous four-word catchphrase in the civilized world of tennis: "you cannot be serious!"

9 times your favourite sports stars lost their cool

Sport • 20 Apr

Bulmers' award-winning North Cider or South Cider? advert on Dublin's Loopline Bridge. Photo: Bulmers/Young Advertising/ICAD

When global brands try to woo local markets

Brands • 17 Apr

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