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New ideas, insights & thinking on Ireland & the world. From @RTE with @UCC @DCU @UL @MaynoothUni @WeAreTUDublin @researchirel & @Teagasc

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6 cultural icons linking Cork and France. From artists and academics to a tenor lauded by James Joyce, a long reciprocal cultural exchange exists between Ireland's southern capital and l'Hexagone, writes @OOH99 @UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1103/…
6 cultural icons linking Cork and France

6 cultural icons linking Cork and France

From artists and academics to a tenor lauded by James Joyce, a long reciprocal cultural exchange exists between Ireland's southern capital and l'Hexagone

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All you need to know about why Godzilla has endured for so long. Cinema's greatest monster has been on the loose for 72 years and has been reimagined, reinvented and changed in dramatic ways during this period, writes @sandwormstan @DCU #GodzillaDay rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1103/…
All you need to know about why Godzilla has endured for so long

All you need to know about why Godzilla has endured for so long

Cinema's greatest monster has been on the loose for 72 years and has been reimagined, reinvented and changed in dramatic ways during this period

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Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: who does the 'wife-work' in your workplace? By Sabrina Fitzsimons @DCU rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1102/…
Who does the 'wife-work' in your workplace?

Who does the 'wife-work' in your workplace?

Much of the knowledge that helps a workplace function is held by people who understand its systems, history and, importantly, one another

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How often do you need to clean your solar panels? Peter Monagan @WeAreTUDublin explains that the cleaning requirements will vary based on the season, house location, orientation and size and angle of the installation rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1102/…
How often do you need to clean your solar panels?

How often do you need to clean your solar panels?

The cleaning requirements will vary based on the season, house location, orientation and size and angle of the installation

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Why have hotels become so expensive - and how can you avoid overpaying? Hotel prices are reaching record highs, but research suggests that booking early isn't always the best way to save money, explains Oliver Browne @CUBSucc @UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1102/…
Why have hotels become so expensive?

Why have hotels become so expensive?

Hotel prices are reaching record highs, but research suggests that booking early isn't always the best way to save money

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You've stolen $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency. Now what? It may have been the largest single theft in history, but the hackers face many challenges in cashing in on their crime, explains @StephenTreacy1 @CUBSucc @UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1102/…
You've stolen $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency. Now what?

You've stolen $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency. Now what?

It may have been the largest single theft in history, but the hackers face many challenges in cashing in on their crime

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Who does the 'wife-work' in your workplace? Much of the knowledge that helps a workplace function is held by people who understand its systems, history and, importantly, one another, explains Sabrina Fitzsimons @DCU rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1102/…
Who does the 'wife-work' in your workplace?

Who does the 'wife-work' in your workplace?

Much of the knowledge that helps a workplace function is held by people who understand its systems, history and, importantly, one another

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The mystery of the exploding icehouse in Cork in 1886: did the incident on William Horatio Crawford's Lakelands estate have anything to do with the owner's liberal leanings and radical interests? Investigation by Matt Ryan, Newcastle University rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1029/…
The mystery of the exploding icehouse in Co Cork in 1886

The mystery of the exploding icehouse in Co Cork in 1886

Did the incident on William Horatio Crawford's Lakelands estate have anything to do with the owner's liberal leanings and radical interests?

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What do spiders really get up to at Halloween? rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1030/…
What do spiders really get up to at Halloween?

What do spiders really get up to at Halloween?

It's the time of year when we notice more spiders about, but they're much more likely to be minding their own business than pestering humans

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Why do men have fewer friendships than ever before? Men may say in surveys that they're not lonely and in need of pals, but their behaviour says otherwise, explains @DrJillMOMahony @SETUIreland rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1029/…
Why do men have fewer friendships than ever before?

Why do men have fewer friendships than ever before?

Men may say in surveys that they're not lonely and in need of pals, but their behaviour says otherwise

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Are these the 5 most terrifying songs ever recorded? rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1029/…
Are these the 5 most terrifying songs ever recorded?

Are these the 5 most terrifying songs ever recorded?

Forget Thriller and the Monster Mash, here are 5 tunes which are truly unsettling, disturbing and haunting

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The mood of US voters ahead of next week's midterms: gloomy, unsettled and ready for change, with over two-thirds polled saying the country is in decline under @DonaldTrump rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1029/…
The mood of US voters: gloomy, unsettled and ready for change

The mood of US voters: gloomy, unsettled and ready for change

Over two‑thirds of Americans polled ahead of next week's midterm elections say their country is in decline under Donald Trump

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Should every Irish community have a sauna? The existence of ancient sweathouses shows that Ireland's new enthusiasm for saunas is not simply an imported wellness fashion, write Maria Loftus & Fiona Murphy @DcuSalis @DCU @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1029/…
Should every Irish community have a sauna?

Should every Irish community have a sauna?

The existence of ancient sweathouses shows that Ireland's new enthusiasm for saunas is not simply an imported wellness fashion

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Can Irish law stop a vampire from entering your home? Vampires must be invited into a dwelling before they can come in, but they could enter under a lawful warrant if they joined An Garda Síochána, explains Liam Sunner @QUBelfast rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1028/…
Can Irish law stop a vampire from entering your home?

Can Irish law stop a vampire from entering your home?

Vampires must be invited into a dwelling before they can come in, but they could enter under a lawful warrant if they joined An Garda Síochána

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How the trolley crisis became a year-round emergency in Irish hospitals. Overcrowding in emergency departments has been normalised in Irish society and patients now tolerate prolonged waiting times for urgent care, writes Niamh Cummins @UL rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1028/…
How trolley crisis became year-round emergency in Irish hospitals

How trolley crisis became year-round emergency in Irish hospitals

Overcrowding in emergency departments has been normalised in Irish society and patients now tolerate prolonged waiting times for urgent care

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How your home loses heat - and what to do about it. Reihaneh Aghamolaei @DCU @Researchirel looks at how insulation, glazing, airtightness and ventilation all work together rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1027/…
How your home loses heat

How your home loses heat

Reducing heat loss begins with understanding how insulation, glazing, airtightness and ventilation all work together

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Was Dracula a tax dodger? A tax audit for the Count by Brendan McCarthy & Elaine Doyle @ul rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1027/…
Was Dracula a tax dodger?

Was Dracula a tax dodger?

If the Count was around today, his power to transform into a bat would be no use should he find an Revenue Audit letter on his doorstep

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How Democrats are raising more cash than Republicans in US midterms. The Republicans are not running out of funds, but the smart money is saying they're in for a thrashing next week rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1027/…
How Democrats are raising more cash than Republicans in US

How Democrats are raising more cash than Republicans in US

The Republicans are not running out of funds, but the smart money is saying they're in for a thrashing next week

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Why you may find the Tuesday after a bank holiday such a downer. rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1027/…
Why you may find the Tuesday after a bank holiday such a downer

Why you may find the Tuesday after a bank holiday such a downer

How you feel after a bank holiday weekend (or any weekend for that matter) can be a reflection of how you view work and your free time

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Dónal Lunny: 'it would be difficult to identify another figure who has had such a pivotal and influential role in shaping and developing folk and trad'. Tribute by Niall Keegan @IWorldAcademy @UL rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1023/…
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