RTÉ Brainstorm
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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
How Old Comrades became the song of the season for @DingleGAA. Long associated with commemorations and celebrations in the Co Kerry town, Old Comrades is now also aired to mark success on the football pitch, writes @aoifeg.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How Old Comrades became the song of the season for Dingle GAA
Long associated with commemorations and celebrations in the Co Kerry town, Old Comrades is now also aired to mark success on the football pitch
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November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How Old Comrades became the song of the season for @DingleGAA. Long associated with commemorations and celebrations in the Co Kerry town, Old Comrades is now also aired to mark success on the football pitch, writes @aoifeg.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Will the original republican dissidents call it a day? A motion for Republican Sinn Féin's Ard-Fheis reveals growing dissatisfaction and cracks within the organisation, explains @reinischdieter.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Will the original republican dissidents call it a day?
A motion for Republican Sinn Féin's Ard-Fheis reveals growing dissatisfaction and cracks within the dissident republican organisation
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November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Will the original republican dissidents call it a day? A motion for Republican Sinn Féin's Ard-Fheis reveals growing dissatisfaction and cracks within the organisation, explains @reinischdieter.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
From toys to wars, where will you encounter drones next? New #RTEBrainstorm @researchireland.ie podcast presented by @ainekerr.bsky.social with Tim McCarthy & Stephanie Keogh @maynoothuniversity.ie @carlowweather.bsky.social & Enda Walsh Irish Aviation Authority www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
From toys to wars, where will you encounter drones next?
There have been huge developments in drone technology in the last decade, but we can expect much more in the years to come
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November 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
From toys to wars, where will you encounter drones next? New #RTEBrainstorm @researchireland.ie podcast presented by @ainekerr.bsky.social with Tim McCarthy & Stephanie Keogh @maynoothuniversity.ie @carlowweather.bsky.social & Enda Walsh Irish Aviation Authority www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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, says Josh McGiff @unioflimerick.bsky.social @researchireland.ie, were not great www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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, says Josh McGiff @unioflimerick.bsky.social @researchireland.ie, were not great www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why are food prices on the rise again? Analysis by Daragh O'Leary @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why are food prices on the rise again?
Inflation means you need €108.80 to buy the same goods you could have purchased with €100 three years ago
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why are food prices on the rise again? Analysis by Daragh O'Leary @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
What are the adverse effects of obesity and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic & Mounjaro? The potential disadvantages of drugs increasingly used by patients to achieve greater weight loss are often not highlightedm writes Ray O'Connor @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What are the adverse effects of obesity and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic & Mounjaro? The potential disadvantages of drugs increasingly used by patients to achieve greater weight loss are often not highlightedm writes Ray O'Connor @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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, writes Karen O'Brien @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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, writes Karen O'Brien @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Will there be enough turkeys for Christmas in Ireland this year? There will be turkeys in the shops despite bird flu outbreaks, but you may pay more than in previous years due to rising production costs. Analysis by Declan Bolton @teagasc.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Will there be enough turkeys for Christmas in Ireland this year?
Yes, there will be turkeys in the shops despite bird flu outbreaks, but you may pay slightly more than in past years due to rising production costs
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November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Will there be enough turkeys for Christmas in Ireland this year? There will be turkeys in the shops despite bird flu outbreaks, but you may pay more than in previous years due to rising production costs. Analysis by Declan Bolton @teagasc.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How two Co Meath men made a mark in 18th century America. Sir William Johnson and his nephew Guy played key roles as British colonial administrators, especially around relationships with Native Americans, writes David Murphy @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How two Co Meath men made a mark in 18th century America
Sir William Johnson and his nephew Guy played key roles as British colonial administrators, especially around relationships with Native Americans
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November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How two Co Meath men made a mark in 18th century America. Sir William Johnson and his nephew Guy played key roles as British colonial administrators, especially around relationships with Native Americans, writes David Murphy @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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, writes Karen O'Brien @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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, writes Karen O'Brien @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why men have always worn dresses as a way to rebel. Youth have always used clothing as a means of rebellion so masquerading in a dress can be seen as a generational flex, explain Dee Duffy & Katriona Flynn @tudublin.bsky.social #DesertIslandDress www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why men have always worn dresses as a way to rebel
Youth have always used clothing as a means of rebellion so masquerading in a dress can be seen as a generational flex
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November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Why men have always worn dresses as a way to rebel. Youth have always used clothing as a means of rebellion so masquerading in a dress can be seen as a generational flex, explain Dee Duffy & Katriona Flynn @tudublin.bsky.social #DesertIslandDress www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why do women feel the cold more than men? Here are the factors involved in why women really feel colder than men in the same room www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why do women feel the cold more than men?
Here are the factors involved in why women really feel colder than men in the same room
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November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Why do women feel the cold more than men? Here are the factors involved in why women really feel colder than men in the same room www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why who you hate matters when it comes to watching soccer. Schadenfreude determines how much post-match content soccer fans watch, writes Daragh O'Leary @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why who you hate matters when it comes to watching soccer
The key factor in determining how much post-match content soccer fans watch is actually the pleasure people take from the misfortune of others
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November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Why who you hate matters when it comes to watching soccer. Schadenfreude determines how much post-match content soccer fans watch, writes Daragh O'Leary @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Most read on #RTÉBrainstorm: why are organisations making prospective employees do so many rounds of job interviews? By Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Most read on #RTÉBrainstorm: why are organisations making prospective employees do so many rounds of job interviews? By Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port. The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town from the 15th century onwards, but the good times didn't last, writes @angela-historian.bsky.social @ria.ie @dib.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port
The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town, but the good times didn't last
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November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port. The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town from the 15th century onwards, but the good times didn't last, writes @angela-historian.bsky.social @ria.ie @dib.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why men have always worn dresses as a way to rebel. Youth have always used clothing as a means of rebellion so masquerading in a dress can be seen as a generational flex, explain Dee Duffy & Katriona Flynn @tudublin.bsky.social #desertislanddress www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why men have always worn dresses as a way to rebel
Youth have always used clothing as a means of rebellion so masquerading in a dress can be seen as a generational flex
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November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Why men have always worn dresses as a way to rebel. Youth have always used clothing as a means of rebellion so masquerading in a dress can be seen as a generational flex, explain Dee Duffy & Katriona Flynn @tudublin.bsky.social #desertislanddress www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Can small talk in a hair salon help to tackle climate change? Analysis of the Brush With Climate project by Catriona Iulia Reid, Aoife Deane & @mariajkirrane.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Can small talk in a hair salon help to tackle climate change?
A new project is looking how chats between hair stylists and clients can raise awareness about positive actions to take around climate change
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November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Can small talk in a hair salon help to tackle climate change? Analysis of the Brush With Climate project by Catriona Iulia Reid, Aoife Deane & @mariajkirrane.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy. We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations, writes Aoife Ryan-Christensen www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy
We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations
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November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy. We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations, writes Aoife Ryan-Christensen www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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, writes Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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
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November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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, writes Kevin Murphy @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy
We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations
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November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How straw could be used to create eco-friendly food packaging. Analysis by Ananthakrishnan Pacheeri @tudublin.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social #ScienceWeek www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How straw could be used to create eco-friendly food packaging
Straw could be used to create compostable, durable and food-safe containers to replace plastic trays, and wraps
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November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How straw could be used to create eco-friendly food packaging. Analysis by Ananthakrishnan Pacheeri @tudublin.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social #ScienceWeek www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Could 'edible electronics' transform how your health is monitored? The same ingredients found in your kitchen could hold the key to a cleaner, safer future for wearable technology, writes Conor Boland @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #ScienceWeek www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Could 'edible electronics' transform how health is monitored?
The same ingredients found in your kitchen could hold the key to a cleaner, safer future for wearable technology
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November 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Could 'edible electronics' transform how your health is monitored? The same ingredients found in your kitchen could hold the key to a cleaner, safer future for wearable technology, writes Conor Boland @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #ScienceWeek www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Rain, floods & storms: why Irish weather conditions are getting wetter www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Rain, floods & storms: why weather conditions are getting wetter
We can all clearly see the effects of climate change on Ireland's severe weather events as damaging rainfall and flooding becomes commonplace
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November 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Rain, floods & storms: why Irish weather conditions are getting wetter www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why musicians are leaving Spotify – and what this means for the music you love www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why musicians are leaving Spotify
These protests are driven by both ongoing structural problems with music streaming business models and recent political events
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November 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Why musicians are leaving Spotify – and what this means for the music you love www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...