Is nuclear war a real prospect again?
Putin’s actions in Ukraine have put nuclear war back on the geopolitical agenda
(One of) my favourite sporting moments: Sergi Roberto’s right leg completes a miracle
Joanne O’Riordan: Picking one was impossible so I’ve divided it into men and women
The burden of hospital car parking fees on patients and their families
Many hospitals have yet to comply with HSE’s parking fee guidelines
Coronavirus: UK government urges British in China to leave
Death toll rises to 425 as Hong Kong reports first death linked to disease
Molecular archaeology can reveal Newgrange’s secrets
Skeletal remains could link neolithic builders and Irish people alive today
John Godfrey: pushing boundaries at the extreme ends of the musical spectrum
‘The primary core thinking behind quiet music is that this is a music you choose to engage with’
Loot boxes have opened a debate on gaming and a route into gambling
Loot boxes are like shiny lucky-dip bags that are treated as a form of early gambling in several countries
Beguiling D8 redbrick with untold charm for €715k
End-of-terrace Victorian has unusual layout and its original large drawingroom
Rising temperatures exposing populations to higher health risks, says report
Lancet medical journal warns older people ‘particularly vulnerable to extremes of heat’
Nine different plastics found in human stools, research shows
Senator urges more research into human health impact of microplastics, as researchers estimate more than half of world population may be affected
Top video games may face clampdown over child gambling fears
‘Loot boxes’ in games such as Fifa and Star Wars Battlefront are under Irish scrutiny
‘When I scored in a football match the other team shouted “junkie”’
Stop the Stigma campaign aims to address negative perceptions of drug addicts
Air pollution can severely affect happiness, study claims
New survey says traffic fumes can be as bad for wellbeing as bereavement or divorce
Bear bone opens new chapter in Ireland’s archaeology
Find pushes back earliest evidence of human habitation of island by 2,500 years
Intelligence isn’t everything: children, IQ and success
Intellectual ability is far from the only element at play in academic achievement, and telling children they are smart could even have a detrimental effect
Precious pigments and high-tech solutions: unlocking Chester Beatty texts
Library conservators combine science and creativity in protecting and restoring the collection of 20,000 objects
Geoghegan-Quinn to head third-level gender equality review
Review group includes Limerick professor who turned down invitation to advise NUIG
Scientists seek DNA in manuscripts
TCD researchers believe parchments made from animal skins could hold clues to past
Study reveals Stone Age gourmets favoured spicy food
Residues found in 6,000-year-old pot help explain what was on the menu
Yeats’s affinity with new media recalled
Poet’s 1930s embrace of radio discussed at Sligo summer school
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