Could VR headsets help measure the likelihood to commit crimes? Researchers are using VR headsets to better understand how low levels of self-control can contribute to youth offending Crime • 28 Nov 25
Could VR headsets help measure the likelihood to commit crimes? Researchers are using VR headsets to better understand how low levels of self-control can contribute to youth offending Crime • 28 Nov 25
'A land of milk and honey': why St Bede had the hots for Ireland The father of English history was an admirer of Medieval Ireland's history and culture - and especially Irish missionaries History • 26 Nov 25
'A land of milk and honey': why St Bede had the hots for Ireland The father of English history was an admirer of Medieval Ireland's history and culture - and especially Irish missionaries History • 26 Nov 25
Here's what elite GAA players really think about problem gambling New research finds that problem gambling is six times more likely among intercounty GAA players than the rest of the population GAA • 25 Nov 25
Here's what elite GAA players really think about problem gambling New research finds that problem gambling is six times more likely among intercounty GAA players than the rest of the population GAA • 25 Nov 25
Should you take advice from a billionaire businessman? It seems a billionaire with a microphone will often give advice that might not necessarily deserve the attention it gets Business • 25 Nov 25
Should you take advice from a billionaire businessman? It seems a billionaire with a microphone will often give advice that might not necessarily deserve the attention it gets Business • 25 Nov 25
Dr ChatGPT will see you now: how AI could be bad for your health Can we trust AI with our health, our hearts or our sanity? Not yet at least, not without supervision Health • 24 Nov 25
Dr ChatGPT will see you now: how AI could be bad for your health Can we trust AI with our health, our hearts or our sanity? Not yet at least, not without supervision Health • 24 Nov 25
What are the adverse effects of obesity and weight-loss drugs? The potential disadvantages of drugs increasingly used by patients to achieve greater weight loss are often not highlighted Health • 19 Nov 25
What are the adverse effects of obesity and weight-loss drugs? The potential disadvantages of drugs increasingly used by patients to achieve greater weight loss are often not highlighted Health • 19 Nov 25
Ní thuigim: does AI even understand Gaeilge? We designed the Irish grammar test to end all Irish grammar tests to answer this question. The results were not great Gaeilge • 20 Nov 25
Ní thuigim: does AI even understand Gaeilge? We designed the Irish grammar test to end all Irish grammar tests to answer this question. The results were not great Gaeilge • 20 Nov 25
Why you should eat your dinner earlier in winter Paying attention to the timing of when you eat may be just as important for your health as what you eat at this time of year Health • 19 Nov 25
Why you should eat your dinner earlier in winter Paying attention to the timing of when you eat may be just as important for your health as what you eat at this time of year Health • 19 Nov 25
Do Irish personal insolvency laws need to be reviewed? The DJ Carey court case highlights how personal insolvency laws and debt write-offs don't operate in the same way for all debtors Personal Insolvency • 18 Nov 25
Do Irish personal insolvency laws need to be reviewed? The DJ Carey court case highlights how personal insolvency laws and debt write-offs don't operate in the same way for all debtors Personal Insolvency • 18 Nov 25
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 17 Nov 25
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 17 Nov 25
English or Irish? Caught between Anglo rule and Gaelic tradition By the mid-13th century, the "English-Irish" had already begun to be assimilated in the native culture History • 07 Nov 25
English or Irish? Caught between Anglo rule and Gaelic tradition By the mid-13th century, the "English-Irish" had already begun to be assimilated in the native culture History • 07 Nov 25
Shh! Sex and surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster The stories of sex and surveillance captured in church records reveal much about how communities attempted to monitor one another's behaviour History • 05 Nov 25
Shh! Sex and surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster The stories of sex and surveillance captured in church records reveal much about how communities attempted to monitor one another's behaviour History • 05 Nov 25
Your Gen Z colleagues have the right idea about work-life balance Gen Z are a generation who have quickly realised work should not be the centre of your life and does not define your worth Work and careers • 03 Nov 25
Your Gen Z colleagues have the right idea about work-life balance Gen Z are a generation who have quickly realised work should not be the centre of your life and does not define your worth Work and careers • 03 Nov 25
The extraordinary life of the 'Wicklow Chief', Michael Dwyer The Wicklow rebel was the object of widespread devotion on a level that set him apart from most of his United Irishman contemporaries History • 31 Oct 25
The extraordinary life of the 'Wicklow Chief', Michael Dwyer The Wicklow rebel was the object of widespread devotion on a level that set him apart from most of his United Irishman contemporaries History • 31 Oct 25
The secret tales of past Irish lives found in land agent records Records compiled by land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities History • 30 Oct 25
The secret tales of past Irish lives found in land agent records Records compiled by land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities History • 30 Oct 25
Solidarity, support & signs: why we cheer on marathon runners In a world full of worryingly bad news, the Dublin marathon can restore your faith in humanity Dublin Marathon • 22 Oct 25
Solidarity, support & signs: why we cheer on marathon runners In a world full of worryingly bad news, the Dublin marathon can restore your faith in humanity Dublin Marathon • 22 Oct 25
The tale of Elizabeth Sawyer, executed for witchcraft in 1621 The Witch of Edmonton offers a socio-economic commentary on the hypocritical and gendered roots of the witch phenomenon Witchcraft • 20 Oct 25
The tale of Elizabeth Sawyer, executed for witchcraft in 1621 The Witch of Edmonton offers a socio-economic commentary on the hypocritical and gendered roots of the witch phenomenon Witchcraft • 20 Oct 25
"Darkest Ireland" and the burning of Bridget Cleary The criminal trial following the 1895 torture and murder of the Tipperary woman was a media sensation home and away. Folklore • 13 Oct 25
"Darkest Ireland" and the burning of Bridget Cleary The criminal trial following the 1895 torture and murder of the Tipperary woman was a media sensation home and away. Folklore • 13 Oct 25
Do you have maths anxiety? A tension and anxiety around numbers and maths problems can have far-reaching impacts on an individual and society Maths • 13 Oct 25
Do you have maths anxiety? A tension and anxiety around numbers and maths problems can have far-reaching impacts on an individual and society Maths • 13 Oct 25
How bonus points have changed Leaving Cert Maths There's no doubt that bonus points are driving the uptake of Higher Level maths, but the initiative has had unintended consequences Leaving Cert • 13 Oct 25
How bonus points have changed Leaving Cert Maths There's no doubt that bonus points are driving the uptake of Higher Level maths, but the initiative has had unintended consequences Leaving Cert • 13 Oct 25
Are you pretending to work? The slow demise of the corporate job A growing segment of the corporate workforce know their jobs make no real contribution and that what they do each day is meaningless Work and careers • 13 Oct 25
Are you pretending to work? The slow demise of the corporate job A growing segment of the corporate workforce know their jobs make no real contribution and that what they do each day is meaningless Work and careers • 13 Oct 25
Is 'career catfishing' going on in your workplace? There has been a big rise in job seekers accepting positions and then ghosting their new employer before the first coffee break Work and careers • 10 Oct 25
Is 'career catfishing' going on in your workplace? There has been a big rise in job seekers accepting positions and then ghosting their new employer before the first coffee break Work and careers • 10 Oct 25
Meet the runaway husbands & eloping wives of 18th century Ulster Elopement advertisements were placed by aggrieved spouses to notify the public that their partners had deserted the marital home History • 07 Oct 25
Meet the runaway husbands & eloping wives of 18th century Ulster Elopement advertisements were placed by aggrieved spouses to notify the public that their partners had deserted the marital home History • 07 Oct 25
How the medicine you take in future could be made in space Researchers are exploring how protein crystals produced in a zero-gravity environment like space could lead to more effective drugs Science • 06 Oct 25
How the medicine you take in future could be made in space Researchers are exploring how protein crystals produced in a zero-gravity environment like space could lead to more effective drugs Science • 06 Oct 25
How Ireland's ban on fur farming came about It took many years for Ireland to finally prohibt the farming of mink and other animals for the purposes of producing fur law • 30 Sep 25
How Ireland's ban on fur farming came about It took many years for Ireland to finally prohibt the farming of mink and other animals for the purposes of producing fur law • 30 Sep 25
