RTÉ Brainstorm
New ideas, insights & thinking on Ireland & the world. From @RTE.ie with @ucc.ie @dublincityuni.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @tudublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
- 'We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s'. The growth in eviction notices is quite revealing viewed against Ireland's historical record, write @eoinaldo.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie & Richard McMahon MIC Limerick www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: how electricity suppliers calculate your bill. Most of your rising bill is determined by international fuel prices, the energy regulator and electricity grid operators, write Paul Deane & Duncan Mathews @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How do some dogs seem to pick up and understand hundreds of words? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How fractional employment roles are redefining the workplace. The rise of fractional work has seen highly skilled workers allocating time and expertise across multiple clients, explains Paolo Yaranon @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Did Edward Carson really play hurling as a youth? The future unionist leader may well have played a game called hurley as a Trinity student, but he wasn't even the leading hurler in his own family. By Ciarán O'Leary @tudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why you should pay attention to the weather in space. Solar flares & geomagnetic storms can have significant effects on satellites, airplanes and GPS and electrical systems, explains David Long @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- As the man in the grey flannel suit is replaced by the Head of Mischief and Chief Getting Stuff Done Officer, what's behind the growth of quirky job titles in the workplace? By Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How electricity suppliers calculate your bill. Most of your rising bill is determined by international fuel prices, the energy regulator and electricity grid operators, write Paul Deane & Duncan Mathews @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How audio description lets all audiences see the full picture. While advances have been made, audio description provision in Ireland remains fragmented, inconsistent and unevenly distributed, writes Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why you should pay attention to the weather in space. Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can have very significant effects on satellites, airplanes and GPS and electrical systems, explains David Long @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Who really holds all the financial cards: Trump or the bond market? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- 'Sure, it's banter, what's the big deal?': research shows that women in sport are disproportionately targeted by abuse and hate, which can have a huge impact on all in the sports ecosystem. Analysis by @kliston.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why do some words give us the ick? A new #RTEBrainstorm podcast🎧 based on a piece by @writestuffchris.bsky.social MIC Limerick & voiced by Niamh McManus - now available wherever you get your podcasts and at www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: How the emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging. By Jennifer Manning @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How children are thinking about work and careers from a very young age. 98% of children under 9 could talked about a future job, long before subject choices, career guidance or college courses come into play, writes @guidance-aisling.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why high cost credit loans with extremely high interest rates are a serious issue in Ireland. Analysis by Olive McCarthy & Noreen Byrne @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- February or March: when does spring really begin? The Celtic calendar says spring starts on February 1st, but climatologists are adamant it's March so @stalagnick.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie finds out who's right www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- What would an enhanced Irish flood warning system look like? Analysis by @stalagnick.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie via News At One @rteradio1.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Don't let your brain cheat on you when choosing a college course. The shortcuts our brains use to make decisions quickly can mean distortions in how we process information about third-level courses, writes Dave Kilmartin @tudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why high cost credit loans remain a serious issue in Ireland. There are around 288,000 high cost customer loans in Ireland subject to extremely high interest rates. Analysis by Olive McCarthy & Noreen Byrne @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- What did the poor apostrophe ever do to deserve such unpopularity? This plucky piece of punctuation has been labelled 'aberrant', 'troublesome' and 'ambivalent' and is regularly embarrassed in public places, explains Deborah Tobin, MIC Limerick www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- What's behind the 'feral and unhinged' reaction to Heated Rivalry? The lack of mainstream interest in popular romance explains why many were clearly surprised by the huge success of the hit TV show, writes @clionaog.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: are meat eaters really more likely to live to 100 than non-meat eaters? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How Irish weather lore shows the importance of paying heed to nature. By @historiankarol.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why using generational differences to explain workplace challenges may be misplaced. By @marianchenry.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How Limerick mothers showed the hidden power of household budgets. It was mothers who showed how to turn pennies into positive pathways for their children In Limerick's most disadvantaged estates, writes Helen Lowe @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why Lego's Smart Bricks are 'the obvious next step in creative play'. By Eoin White @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why generational differences are a distraction in your workplace. The temptation to explain workplace challenges through generational narratives is understandable, but it may be misplaced, writes @marianchenry.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most listened to on #RTEBrainstorm: why electric cars need to be heard as well as seen. New #RTEBrainstorm @researchireland.ie presented by @ainekerr.bsky.social with Flaithrí Neff, TUS; Dónal Fitzpatrick NDA & @neilmbriscoe.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: How the new Irish Free State counted the population in the 1926 census. Gregory Walls National Archives @tcddublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie on what was involved in compiling the census 100 years ago www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How a 30 minute walk while taking the time to notice birdsong could reduce your stress, blood pressure, heart rate and cortisol levels www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why electric cars need to be heard as well as seen. New #RTEBrainstorm @researchireland.ie podcast on why silent cars are an issue for pedestrians, cyclists & people with visual impairments. Presented by @ainekerr.bsky.social w/ Flaithrí Neff TUS and Dónal Fitzpatrick NDA www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'. The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them, writes @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How the new Irish Free State counted the population in 1926. Gregory Walls National Archives @tcddublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie on what was involved in compiling the census 100 years ago, the first major administrative act by an independent Irish government www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- It's the year the flu virus has 'run riot' in Ireland, but it isn't the only respiratory virus on the scene. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from Christine Loscher @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- What happens to your solar panels when they have to be replaced? The average lifespan of solar panels is about 25 to 30 years, but they were not designed to be repaired, refurbished or disassembled www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why an iconic World Cup stadium is causing controversy in Mexico City. Residents around the Azteca Stadium are unhappy about the impact the World Cup tournament will have on their community, writes David Conlon @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Why do some people get 'hangry' more quickly than others? Researchers found some surprising results when they looked at why some people are better than others at reacting calmly when hunger strikes www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: how digital banking technology is not improving the financial well-being of households in Ireland. Analysis by Marie Ryan @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- It's the year the flu virus has 'run riot' in Ireland, but it isn't the only respiratory virus on the scene. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from Christine Loscher @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How Northern lights have fascinated Irish people for centuries. Historic records of the aurora borealis in Irish skies survive in folklore, newspapers and scientific reports, writes @angela-historian.bsky.social @dib.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Lego's Smart Bricks: 'the obvious next step in creative play'. Lego bricks may be simple, but putting them together rewards curiosity, trial and error and stubborn problem solving, writes Eoin White @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- A guide to Greenland's natural resources. The abundance of natural resources beneath the ice on the largest island on Earth is tied to its hugely varied geological history over the past four billion years www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- How digital banking technology is not improving the financial well-being of households in Ireland. Analysis of new research by Marie Ryan @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- 7 reasons to go outside to engage with winter's natural wonders even with short days and long nights www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Listen to Dee Duffy & Katriona Flynn @tudublin.bsky.social discusses their #RTEBrainstorm article on if high price tags really mean a better quality t-shirt or coat on Today with David McCullagh @rteradio1.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
- What happens when AI takes over HR? Human resources without the human means we are in danger of automating ourselves into irrelevance with AI-mediated processes, writes @ronancarbery.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Blue Monday: no, today isn't the most depressing day of the year, but an unhelpful piece of pseudoscientific nonsense. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Irish skies 2026: we'll get a rare close-by view of a total solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse and two spectacular meteor showers in the coming months, writes Kevin Nolan @tudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why are pints so pricey in Ireland? @howardemma.bsky.social @tudublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie on why the price of a pint of plain in Irish pubs has increased at a much higher rate than headline inflation over the past three years www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
