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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

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 1h

Why victims of crime should get compensation from the State. Direct money payments in the form of compensation are an important element of the Irish State's package of supports for victims, writes Liam O'Driscoll TUS @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why victims of crime should get compensation from the State

Direct money payments in the form of compensation are an important element of the Irish State's package of supports for victims

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 4h

Does the road to hell begin in Cork? How one man's drink-induced unconscious trip in 12th century Cork reshaped how the Western world imagines eternal damnation. By Angela Byrne @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Does the road to hell begin in Cork?

How one man's drink-induced unconscious trip in 12th century Cork reshaped how the Western world imagines eternal damnation

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 8h

Could mental skill development be key to improving Irish soccer? Cognitive skills are becoming an integral part of player development strategies within elite academies across Europe, write Jake Tiernan & David McGovern @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Could mental skill development be key to improving Irish soccer?

Cognitive skills are increasingly becoming an integral part of player development strategies within elite academies across Europe

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 22h

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: the dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel. By Myles Balfe @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel

Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 1d

Why Community Notes fail to stop misinformation on social media. Replacing independent fact-checkers with social media users to moderate online posts raises many questions about content moderation, writes Jack Campbell @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why Community Notes fail to stop misinformation on social media

Replacing independent fact-checkers with social media users to moderate online posts raises many questions about content moderation

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 1d

Meet the runaway husbands and eloping wives of 18th century Ulster. @DrLeanneCalvert @UL @Researchirel explores the elopement advertisements which were placed by aggrieved spouses to notify the public that their partners had deserted the marital home www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 1d

Why are some words so hard to spell? Insights into why you've problems with words like 'equipment', 'occurrence' or 'accomodation' from Prof David Crystal via Ray D'Arcy Show @rteradio1.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why are some words so hard to spell?

Here's the reason why you've problems with words like 'equipment', 'occurrence' or 'accomodation'

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 1d

How soup helps you recover from colds and flu. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How soup helps you recover from colds and flu

Soup isn't a replacement for medicine, but it might offer a simple way to ease symptoms and help people feel better

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

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. By Milton Assunção @unioflimerick.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

How 'working machinery' are a forgotten source of air pollution. Working machines powered by petrol or diesel are used in various sectors, but getting an accurate measurement of their emissions is challenging, writes Rita Hagan @tudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How 'working machinery' are a forgotten source of air pollution

Working machinery powered by petrol or diesel are used in various sectors, but getting an accurate measurement of their emissions is challenging

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel. The band were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that, writes Myles Balfe @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel

Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why the tourist tax, which could bring in €213m a year, won't be in #budget2026. Analysis by Gerald Turley & Stephen McNena @uniofgalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

What tax, which could bring in €213m, won't be in Budget 2026?

A tourist tax levied on overnight stays in paid accommodation is unlikely to feature on Paschal Donohoe's hit-list this week

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

How you walk, talk and smile could be as unique as a fingerprint www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How you walk, talk and smile could be as unique as a fingerprint

The flick of an eyebrow, the rhythm of our walk or the tilt of a head speaks volumes abour our movement fingerprint

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

What tax, which could bring in €213m a year, won't be in #budget2026? Gerald Turley and Stephen McNena @uniofgalway.bsky.social look at why a tourist tax is unlikely to feature on Paschal Donohoe's hit-list this week www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

What tax, which could bring in €213m, won't be in Budget 2026?

A tourist tax levied on overnight stays in paid accommodation is unlikely to feature on Paschal Donohoe's hit-list this week

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 5d

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: is there an age at which we are happiest? One of the key things that impacts our happiness is connection & the number of friends in our network. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from @jolantaburke.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Is there a specific age at which we are happiest?

One of the key things that impacts our happiness is connection and the number of friends in our network

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 5d

What do the Naas Ball, Bertie Ahern & Elvis Costello have in common? All are beneficaries of Irish cultural policies announced on budget day, such as the Artists' Exemption, Aosdána and Percent-for-Art schemes, writes Connell Vaughan @tudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

What do Naas Ball, Bertie Ahern & Elvis Costello have in common?

All are beneficaries of Irish cultural policies announced on budget day, such as the Artists' Exemption, Aosdána and Percent-for-Art schemes

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 5d

A short history of destructive Irish storms. @carlapmateus.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie looks back at centuries of major storms in Ireland www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

A short history of destructive Irish storms

We can learn from the impacts of past storms to better adapt to the destructive effects of future storms

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 5d

Rain, floods & storms: why our weather conditions are getting wetter. New #RTEBrainstorm podcast presented by
@ellamcsweeney.bsky.social with Conor Murphy @maynoothuniversity.ie & Ruth Quinn Sligo IT/ATU @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Rain, floods & storms: why weather conditions are getting wetter

With Storm Amy set to bring severe and damaging gusts, we can all clearly see the effects of climate change on Ireland's weather events

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 5d

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm today: is there an age at which we are happiest? One of the key things that impacts our happiness is connection & the number of friends in our network. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from
@jolantaburke.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Is there a specific age at which we are happiest?

One of the key things that impacts our happiness is connection and the number of friends in our network

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 6d

How 'working machinery' are a forgotten source of air pollution. Working machines powered by petrol or diesel are used in various sectors, but getting an accurate measurement of their emissions is challenging, writes Rita Hagan @tudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How 'working machinery' are a forgotten source of air pollution

Working machinery powered by petrol or diesel are used in various sectors, but getting an accurate measurement of their emissions is challenging

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 6d

Why Metrolink is a much needed connection for North County Dublin www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why Metrolink is a much needed connection for North County Dublin

Never has a transport project in Ireland been as analysed, appraised, criticised and debated as much as this

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 6d

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: will Budget 2026 do anything about the prices you pay for groceries and other cost of living issues? Analysis by Oliver Browne @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Will Budget 2026 do anything about prices you pay for groceries?

The use of any budget measures to relieve the cost of living crisis is limited by fiscal constraints and economic uncertainty

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 6d

Why so many companies are investing in weather forecasting. Insurance, defence and tech companies are using AI & meteorology expertise to assess risks and costs from climate change, writes @andrewcparnell.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why so many companies are investing in weather forecasting

Insurance, defence and tech companies are using AI and meteorology expertise to assess risks and mitigate costs from climate change

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 6d

Is there a specific age at which we are happiest? One of they key things that impacts our happiness is connection and the number of friends in our network. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from @jolantaburke.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Is there a specific age at which we are happiest?

One of they key things that impacts our happiness is connection and the number of friends in our network

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 7d

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: how the mantle cloak set fashion trends in Medieval Ireland and made the notion of 'Irishness' visible and distinct in Europe. By
@maireadfinnegan.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How the mantle cloak set fashion trends in Medieval Ireland

A highly valued item of durable clothing at home, the cloak was what made the notion of 'Irishness' visible and distinct in Europe