Why we need to stop objecting to wind farms While objections are valuable and necessary safeguards, they should be a last resort when full engagement and negotiation has failed Energy • 13 Jul 21
How to turn Cork into a healthy city Here are six things we learned from Cork's Healthy Cities project about what needs to be done Health • 12 Jul 21
What's in a name? Why 'global warming' became 'climate change' The technical and scientific jargon around climate change may have evolved, but the problems and challenges remain Climate Change • 25 Aug 21
The Irish quarry showing us life on Earth 360 million years ago Cousins of the common woodlice were crawling around on Irish land as long as 360 million years ago Brainstorm • 02 Jul 21
Remembering the Nazi war crime trials at Nuremberg 75 years on The Nuremberg trials told the story of the full horrors of Nazi war crimes in concentration and death camps History • 15 Jun 21
How democracy came under attack Disinformation campaigns, conspiracy theories, denial of science and distrust of government distort the truth and makes democracy impossible Democracy • 11 Jun 21
The story of Irish convicts sent 3,000 miles from home to Bermuda The island of Bermuda is well known for its sun and sand, but it also has a little-known connection to Ireland History • 09 Jun 21
What did we learn about ourselves during the pandemic? 'If there is one lesson I hope we will learn about ourselves during this pandemic, it is what it means to be human again' Philosophy • 02 Jun 21
How partnerships are key to solving climate change issues New knowledge partnerships involving a range of actors are required to address future sustainability challenges Climate Change • 01 Jun 21
How anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have much in common Both prejudices have a long history of seeking to position Jews and Muslims as threatening outsiders religion • 27 May 21
How the pandemic increased prenatal distress for pregnant women Women's self-reported distress has increased significantly above that of women pregnant before the pandemic Health • 26 May 21
I run a small business - should I be worried about cybersecurity? With attacks on the rise, small businesses are vulnerable to some of the same cyber threats as large businesses Cybersecurity • 17 May 21
How Lee Dunne challenged the depiction of working-class mothers Out of Lee Dunne's work, Goodbye to the Hill tends to receive the most attention, but his lesser-known 1970 novel Does your Mother? deserves recognition … Lee Dunne • 12 Apr 21
The far-reaching effects the Vikings had when they settled down We think of Vikings are travellers and explorers but when they settled down, they brought a number of changes in landscape and society which had … vikings • 07 Apr 21
The role of young masculinities in men's violence against women We need a lot more than classes in schools if we are going to prevent violence against women and engage men in this process Society • 16 Mar 21
Human dominance of Earth has come at a steep cost to our planet In an incredibly short period of time, we have endangered a world that took billions of years to evolve Earth • 12 Mar 21
The Cork actor, Knight Rider and the popemobile Besides a stellar acting career on stage and screen, Edward Mulhare is also a link between KITT and the popemobile Culture • 28 May 21
Why the Davy story is Groundhog Day for the financial sector Can anything can be done to prevent this type of opportunistic conduct and misbehaviour in banking and finance? Banking • 09 Mar 21
'Right now, the UK and the EU are not in a good place' There is clearly no trust between the UK and the EU when it comes to Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol Northern Ireland • 04 Mar 21
Why Ireland needs a diverse banking system Lessons from Ireland and Europe show the importance of discernibly different bank types Banking • 01 Mar 21
Moneylending in Ireland: '€70m in interest payments annually' There are many reasons why people continue to use moneylenders despite exorbitant interest rates moneylending • 24 Feb 21
Daft Punk's farewell is a fitting conclusion to their reign As composers, producers and filmmakers, Daft Punk pursued a meticulously considered vision for 28 years Music • 24 Feb 21
Can Super Mario save Italy? Everyone seems to agree that incoming prime minister Mario Draghi's mission is to save Italy, but save it from what exactly? Italy • 15 Feb 21
Why Irish literature needs to let the navvies into the Big House It's timely to re-assess the contribution agricultural labourers have made to Irish literature both directly and indirectly Literature • 05 Feb 21
How Brexit shows the vital importance of Ireland's seas and ports Brexit potentially recasts Irish port towns and their environs as central rather than peripheral to the country's future Brexit • 01 Feb 21
