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Why successful Irish athletes are such a tonic for the nation

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Why successful Irish athletes are such a tonic for the nation

5 takeaways from the local and European elections

Why do so many films show AI taking over the world?

All you need to know about TikTok's 30-30-30 fitness trend

'Hold your nerve': how sports commentators deliver golden moments

How age, income and where you live affect the impact of inflation

Having a meaningful job is great – until it takes over your life

A 'lifeline' for family carers: the role of online support groups

What would Rational-Economic-Man say about timewasting on Insta?

How climate change is making air turbulence worse

Why money doesn't always motivate employees

Who were the powerful men known as 'barons of Ireland'?

We're seeing a distinct darkening of Europe's political skies

How obesity can impact the immune system

Why 'sleeping on it' really does help

Bloomsday

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8 times Ulysses made a splash on stage and screen

What Leopold Bloom's food diary tells us about Bloomsday

What James Joyce's bones and house tell us about Irish culture

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Nature

Why the fox has moved into our cities

Ireland on ice: how the Ice Age influenced our placenames

Why you should be collecting and using rainwater

Meet the 1,850 animals and plants we found in Cork's Lough Hyne

Why it's too soon to bring wolves back to Ireland

What do trees have to do with Irish culture and identity?

Here are 6 Irish native plants you may never see again

Have you met...?

The Irishwoman behind pro-Nazi propaganda in 1930s Ireland

Meet the Leitrim woman who founded the Irish record industry

Meet the Irishwoman working with Antarctic seabirds

Meet Lena Rice, the only Irish woman to ever triumph at Wimbledon

Meet the 18th century Irish gents obsessed with plates and dishes

Meet Sean Sexton, the photo collector framing Irish history

How Irish artist Hilary Heron became a pioneering modern sculptor

Meet Anne O'Brien, the legendary soccer star from Inchicore

Meet Kathleen Cox, the Irish ceramic artist who broke the mould

Meet Hilda Tweedy, Ireland's original desperate housewife

Meet Mathew Brady, the Cavan-born father of photojournalism

Meet the Donegal-born original All Blacks rugby captain

Audio

How much water should I drink daily?

Does what we eat as children affect our future health?

How DNA is used to catch a killer

How do you clean a wind turbine blade?

The story behind Croke Park's rodeo extravaganza in 1924

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Where did all the historical Irish weather records go?

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