Should the border and northwestern region actually be considered a region at all? Great piece by Richard Curran in today’s Sindo m.independent.ie/business/ric...

Are you being ripped off by the 'loyalty penalty'? New #RTEBrainstorm podcast based on a piece by Marek Martyniszyn @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and voiced by Niamh McManus - now available wherever you get your podcasts www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Does the 'dark showering' sleep hack really work? Here's the science behind the claims that showering before bed in near darkness leads to deeper and faster sleep www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Here's what happens to your brain when you give up sugar for Lent. Via RTÉ Brainstorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why mid-career is such a dangerous time for burnout and stress www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Lovely surprise to hear Oliver Callan discussing my piece on his show just now @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social Great to see the piece having such an impact with the public @rte.ie @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social

Lovely surprise to hear Oliver Callan discussing my piece on his show just now @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social Great to see the piece having such an impact with the public @rte.ie @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social

Fascinating from @marionmcgarry.bsky.social Finally I understand why people would ask childhood me why I had that puss on me!

42% of Irish students live at home & many spend well in excess of two hours travelling to and from college every day. Analysis of new research on student commuters by @beta1hat.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social & @dflan.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: how a Galway goldsmith with a colourful past created an Irish design icon of love, jewellery and folklore. By @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU #ValentinesDay www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Should the border and northwestern region actually be considered a region at all? Great piece by Richard Curran in today’s Sindo m.independent.ie/business/ric...

I’m half way through this by @thinkorswim.bsky.social it’s hugely thought provoking, in fact parts are a real eye-opener… highly recommended 👏

‘From the cabins and the ditches, in their charred, uncoffin'd masses...’ In Jan. 1847 The Nation magazine published poet, nationalist & feminist Jane 'Speranza' Wilde's (d. #OTD 1896) poem 'The Famine Year', the first major poetic response to the Great Famine. www.dib.ie/biography/wi... #DIBLives

Who does this man think he is? How dare he tell the female chair to “breathe”, how patronising 👇 read more

How Ireland used to celebrate St Brigid's Day in the past @atu-ie.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Ireland topping the chart here and not in a good way…

Much unhappiness re the new Wuthering Heights film, would ye relax lads, it’s just an artistic interpretation! Also I go with Terry Eagleton’s argument that Heathcliff is actually of Irish origin, a lost boy speaking Gaelic, found in Liverpool and discriminated against as most Irish were 19thC 😎

The worry of commuting across multiple counties to get to work, it’s Friday but I’m already looking at the weather next week and wondering will there be ice to contend with. No public transport alternative available, so a nervous 2 + hour drive each way awaits…

Is it still January 🥲

Thirteen Travellers will graduate with a Master's degree or graduate diploma in Sociology from the University of Limerick today

Hello! I am sharing information about my @researchireland.ie project Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. I would love to connect with researchers/ practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, so please share widely! @nursingclio.bsky.social

The Irish military is to award one of its highest honours to three soldiers and a Chaplain for their bravery during a terror attack on a military barracks in Galway. jrnl.ie/6924369t

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: the roots of the rites and traditions associated with January 6th, the last day of Christmas and the day known as #NollaignamBan. By @marionmcgarry.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The roots and traditions associated with January 6th, the last day of Christmas and the day known as Nollaig na mBan. By @marionmcgarry.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Lovely to pop into my local Easons and see this on the shelf… 5 years since it was published and still popular with readers… 🤓

“What next, you may ask? A centrepiece of broccoli at the wedding reception? A head of cauliflower dangling from every church pew?” I think you’ll find the Irish floral designer Constance Spry was including kale in flower arrangements from the 1930s 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓 www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Restoring cultural invention doesn’t require upending the current industries—it just needs a small vanguard to change its direction, writes W. David Marx:

If Ireland is to succeed into the future, “there needs to be a concerted effort to encourage graduates to stay here.” 👇 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Resistant to fever, bird flu viruses are a threat to humans #BBSRC #AcademicSky

My stance at this point is that I don't trust ANYTHING written by ANYONE that is positive about #LLMs. If the supposed author is praising LLMs then it's likely that they use it and have used it to generate the text. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03506-6 #ai #academia #academicchatter

For a start, this Guardian TV review has confused Ken Clarke with Kenneth Clark. Basic fact checking has gone out the window here. The irony as they’re talking of the imminent fall of western civilisation. What a time to be alive @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Annagh Stone Row • Mayo Though typically thought of as a place of Christian pilgrimage, the hinterland of Croagh Patrick has long been a sacred place. This can be inferred from the number of prehistoric monuments in the immediate hinterland of the mountain. Like this stone alignment at Annagh.

“We need to have a proper look at infrastructure in the west of Ireland” Great discussion about the wider impact of Galway’s traffic problems - now widely acknowledged to be worsening - I can attest to this: my own commute has extended by 30m since September. open.spotify.com/episode/5tgp...

“Who knows how many children I & my friends would have with [secure high quality affordable housing] certainly enough to maintain pension-paying workforce. Govt’s strategy of pinning pension hopes on migrant workers is short-sighted & a tragedy for Irish women” 💯 www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Heartening to see growing interest in these topics and thanks to @rte.ie allowing me a platform to educate the public about old Irish traditions: another ‘most read’ piece on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... @atu-ie.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social

Why November 11th was a day for blood sacrifice rites in Ireland. @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU on how blood sacrifices involving pigs, sheep or geese were practiced in Ireland well into living memory on Martinmas www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

‘Stop, that’s my case’ - Áine Ryan on adventures on the Westport non-express

A 2022 study showed that international travel for students can increase their carbon footprint by 50%. Virtual exchanges are a way of addressing this, while maintaining valuable intercultural learning. Join this free webinar about Virtual Exchanges on Weds 12 November.

November 11, Martinmas: “Of all the Irish customs that may or may not have been rooted in pagan origin, it is astonishing to consider that blood sacrifice was practiced in Ireland well into living memory.” Read more: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

As so many are sharing memories of President Michael D Higgins as he departs Áras an Uachtaráin, here’s a selected highlight of my visit there in 2018 when he let us pet the dogs… 😍 he was a great president and will be missed

Amazing sunrise marking the start of the Celtic New Year on 1st November / Samhain, the Christian Feast of All Saints Day. At Carrowmore megalithic site, Sligo, the chamber at Listoghill faces the Ballygawley Mountains & sunrise in this position coincides with the start and the end of winter.

‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign Appalling events and genocide is occurring in Sudan 👇 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign Appalling events and genocide is occurring in Sudan 👇 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The superstitions and mysteries around Ireland's 'fairy forts'. Many ringforts in rural Ireland were associated with fairy activity and supernatural happenings in the recent past, writes @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #Halloween

“More than 150,000 people have died across the country and about 12 million have fled their homes, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises.” This is a genocide in Sudan.

Pod of this morning’s interview on NewsTalk Breakfast on Hallowe’en excesses is now available. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

My piece @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social on the Bord na Móna peat briquette, a once popular fuel for Irish people & an Irish industrial design icon. Their memory is the source of much nostalgia and their demise, while good for the environment, represents the end of an era. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...