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Craft or crafty?

All you ever wanted to know about craft beer

Craft beer / 17 May

Summertime and the sneezin' is easy. Photo: Mandy Godbehear/ Shutterstock

What is hay fever - and why do I have it?

Health / 13 May

"Based on the figure 8, the bee scout moves at an angle, waggles, reverses direction and waggles some more"

How bees use the waggle dance as Google Maps for pollen

"If moral pressure is deemed not to be enough to help threatened habitats and species, such as the bee, should we impose new legal obligations?"

To bee or not to bee: can the law save the bee?

Baby Sussex's godparents are to be announced.

Why do we have godparents?

Family / 10 May

The $11m kid: toy reviewer Ryan from Ryan ToysReview. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

So you want to be a social media influencer....

The grey squirrel, one of Ireland's Top 10 unwanted species. Photo: Brian Keeley

Close encounters with Ireland's invasive species

Nature / 08 Apr

Actor Billy Porter skirts into the Academy Awards ceremony in February. Photo: EPA-EFE

Why shouldn't men wear skirts?

Fashion / 27 Mar

Who are you calling a Backstreet Boys' fan?

Everybody dance: can animals feel the beat?

animals / 27 Mar

Aisling authors and creators Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

How a woman called Aisling puts modern Ireland on the page

Just say no

Here's what happens to your brain when you give up sugar for Lent

Neuroscience / 06 Mar

"Other plants showed early seasonal change indicating an early arrival for spring, such as daffodils flowering in January"

Mild, cold mild, cold: is our spring weather confusing nature?

Nature / 29 Mar

"Appreciation is growing of the role the microbes in our gut play in determining a person's level of susceptibility to stress"

Is a child's mental health linked to stress during pregnancy?

Family / 04 Mar

Meghan Markle: "everyone should be afforded the opportunity to receive the education they want, but more importantly the education they have the right to receive."

Why Meghan Markle raised awareness about education in Morocco

Meghan Markle / 03 May

A Wedding Dance (1848) by Daniel MacDonald. Photo: Crawford Art Gallery, Cork

Say yes to the dress: Irish wedding traditions back in the day

Weddings / 26 Feb

The Wall by John Lanchester (Faber & Faber)

Books Reviews: 'A concrete metaphor of these uneasy times'

lifestyle / 25 Feb

Remember to prune your autumn-fruiting raspberries.

Dermot O'Neill's Gardens: The best tree to grow in Irish gardens

lifestyle / 25 Feb

Graham Norton's Own Gin (RRP €39) is available exclusively at SuperValu.

Food notes: Graham Norton gets in on the gin business

lifestyle / 02 Mar

Nigella Lawson: waiting for eggy cream to ooze out on the spoon

How onomatopoeia links Nigella Lawson, Pokemon and Monster Munch

Language / 21 Feb

"While the costs of installing better attic insulation are clear(ish), the benefits really depend on who you are and how you live."

The ins and outs of improving energy efficiency in your home

Climate Change / 22 Feb

All the lads: "while some might argue that the Oscars is no place for social engineering, it must be kept in mind that it is already social engineered to benefit male filmmakers"

And the winner is: the Academy Awards' problem with women

Brainstorm / 20 Feb

"Those who are unvaccinated run the risk of infection, but also create higher rates of infection for others by drastically lowering the effectiveness of herd immunity"

Vaccines and the plague of fake news

Vaccination / 30 Apr

Have you read all of these? Photo: Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Cooking the books: the recipe for a successful cookbook

Cookbooks / 15 Feb

Pisces

Pisces: February 20th - March 20th

lifestyle / 25 Feb

Seaweed baths at The Ice House

Not so shabby love shacks

RTÉ Guide / 11 Feb

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