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"110,000 people experiencing poverty are in employment". Photo: Getty Images

4 questions to ask your election candidate about poverty

Election 2020 / 9 hrs

Dev Patel in The Personal History of David Copperfeld

How David Copperfield tells the story of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens / 27 Jan

"Irish culture is proudly child-friendly, yet children appear to be a very low priority in the political agendas of many mainstream parties"

Why free childcare in Ireland should be an election issue

Election 2020 / 24 Jan

"Even the Taoiseach regrettably refers to us as a climate laggard"

4 climate change questions to ask general election candidates

Election 2020 / 22 Jan

"Brexit is not simply about the technicalities of the UK exit from the EU and it has also stirred discussion of constitutional change"

Why Ireland's general election is important for the UK's future

Election 2020 / 20 Jan

A visitor views a painting of Niccolo Machiavelli by Cristofano dell'Altissimo at Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze in Florence. Photo: Laura Lezza/Getty Images

Why Machiavelli still matters today

Machiavelli / 14 Jan

"We would do much better in this area if we could only see the pollution directly as we travelled in towns and cities"

Can we win the global war against air pollution?

Air pollution / 10 Jan

Some happy customers disembark from the Viking Splash Tour

How blood-thirsty Vikings became the stars of Irish tourism

Culture / 09 Jan

"Research shows that adolescents may find it more challenging to regulate their psychological and biological responses to stress in a manner that supports good health outcomes"

6 tips for teens to manage stress

Health / 08 Jan

"Young people targeted by out-of-town dealers are typically aged between 14 and 17". Photo: Getty Images

How out-of-town drug dealers exploit vulnerable people in Ireland

Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) with cat in The Godfather. The cat was a stray Francis Ford Coppola found on the lot at Paramount Studios.

A short history of cats on screen

Cats / 19 Dec 19

"The art of making chocolate is now a science, one that chocolatiers experiment on all over the world". Photo: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images

The science (and chemistry) that makes chocolate so addictive

Chocolate / 16 Dec 19

"Ethos is our perception of the speaker's character. Are they trustworthy? Are they genuine? Do they know what they're talking about?"

Why social media doesn't do nuance

Social Media / 13 Dec 19

"Descriptions of the dead water phenomenon can be traced back to the early seafarers of antiquity, for whom it must have been a very frightening and mysterious experience indeed." Photo: Getty Images

How to mathematically solve a mystery of the deep-blue sea

Maths / 12 Dec 19

Your new Tesla has arrived

Your essential guide to buying an electric car in 2020

Electric Cars / 28 Jan

Migrants queuing for Spanish Red Cross services after their arrival at the Port of Malaga in December 2018. Photo: Getty Images

How the law itself is killing migrants at sea

law / 11 Dec 19

When all your pals on the 12 Pubs procession decide to dress the same. Photo: Kena Betancur AFP/Getty Images

The quasi-religious rites and rituals of the 12 Pubs

12 Pubs of Christmas / 12 Dec 19

"The protesters, or at least the radical protesters who ended up under arrest, notably including those who used violence, were overwhelmingly young." Photo: Oliver Haynes/SOPA Images/ LightRocket via Getty Images

The real reasons for Hong Kong's riots? Education and opportunity

Hong Kong / 08 Dec 19

"Disability hate crime is little talked about within Ireland and appears peripheral in hate crime campaigns"

Why debates about hate crime need to pay attention to disability

Hate Crime / 05 Dec 19

"The issue of this charge is amplified in the medical card population in Ireland because those who are socio-economically disadvantaged and aged over 70 years of age are overrepresented"

How prescription charges for medical cardholders affect patients

Health / 04 Dec 19

A piece of the Berlin Wall outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Photo: Orjan F. Ellingvag/Dagens Naringsliv/Corbis via Getty Images

Ronald Reagan and the fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall / 04 Dec 19

A view of the Sir Henrys@UCC Library exhibition. Photo: Tomás Tyner

How to turn the story of a music venue into cultural heritage

Culture / 03 Dec 19

Prioritisation of climate change as a political issue appears to have been in response to growing concern amongst young people

What's preventing more youth involvement in civic society?

Activism / 21 Nov 19

"Organisations that are resilient tend to have high job performance and organisational commitment, leading to lower turnover."

How workplace resilience impacts individuals, teams and firms

Work & careers / 20 Nov 19

The absolute value of the earth's gravity was measured in the Crawford Observatory 50 years ago. Photo: UCC

How Cork keeps Ireland's feet on the ground

Geology / 15 Nov 19

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