How we're tricked into buying new home appliances. Different aspects of environmental literacy affect our repair or replace behaviour when it comes to home appliances, writes @edelemere DCU School of Psychology @DCU rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
The weird customs & traditions associated with pregnancy and births in Irish folklore. By Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
A short history of the party whip system in Irish politics. It has long been a mainstay of Irish politics, wrotes @odonoghuemartin MPI Legal History and Legal Theory but the whip system has also been a vexed question for generations of political reformers rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
A #RTEBrainstorm article I wrote on the language of job ads has been made into a podcast.
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Why do some people have a poor sense of direction? When it comes to knowing where you are, multiple factors feed into your ability to know where things or places are located. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from @seancommins Maynooth University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
The weird traditions associated with pregnancy and births in Irish folklore. Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University on how the superstitions & customs around pregnancy demonstrated a belief that the process could be influenced by unseen forces rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm : why do some of us have such a poor sense of direction? Aoife Ryan-Christensen finds out why some of us are always getting lost with insights from @seancommins Maynooth University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Here's how your local council spends your money. If you're in Galway County Council, there's a spend of €586 per person on housing, while Kildare County Council spends just €99 per head on environmental services. Analysis by Gerard Turley & Stephen McNena UniversityofGalwayCairnes rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Ahead of the local elections, here's how your council spends your money. If you're in Galway, there's a spend of €586 per person on housing, while Longford spends €447 per head on roads. Analysis by Gerard Turley & Stephen McNena UniversityofGalwayCairnes rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
What language can teach us about identity and belonging. The way language changes shows us the very idea of separating things into 'foreign' or not does not make sense, writes Edmund Chapman MU English Dept Maynooth University IrishResearchCouncil rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Why do job ads use such bizarre terms and descriptions to attract applicants? A new #RTEBrainstorm podcast based on a piece by Dr Chris Fitzgerald Mary Immaculate College (MIC) & voiced by Erik Threlfall - now available wherever you get your podcasts & at rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm : the new Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí is an opportunity to think big and see the connections between different parts of the landscape. By Markus Eichhorn Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC UCC Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Terrific piece from Martin O'Donoghue in RTÉ Brainstorm about the history and practice of the parliamentary whip in Ireland, which has been a point of controversy again recently.
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