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The story behind John Lavery’s controversial painting of Roger Casement in the dock 10.05.2022 6:00

The painting embodies many of the complexities that deny a simple representation of modern Irish history. By Dr Siobhán Doyle, TU Dublin.

How architect Herbert Simms transformed Dublin 03.05.2022 10:09

The capital's first housing architect played a key role in the battle with unfit housing conditions in the 1930s and 1940s. By Ruth McManus - School of History and Geography, DCU.

The spy who came to lunch: Ireland and Russia during the Cold War 26.04.2022 7:39

While determined to remain neutral, Ireland could not remain aloof from the potentially devastating implications of the Cold War. By Eoin Kinsella, Royal Irish Academy.

How to eat and exercise your way to healthy ageing 19.04.2022 8:09

Many of us first think about healthy ageing the day we turn 65, but age-related changes in our bodies start long before that. By Caoileann Murphy and Sinéad McCarthy, Teagasc

How the Irish helped to create Easter Sunday 12.04.2022 10:16

The work of early Irish scholars and astronomical experts on developing mathematical tables helped to solve the thorny problems of Easter-calculation. By Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Department of History

Is it really bonkers to use an algorithm to hire a person? 29.03.2022 5:44

There has been tremendous interest in using artificial intelligence tools to streamline hiring decisions in organisations, but the blind use of them without understanding why the algorithm prefers some candidates to others is risky. By Professor Kevin Murphy, University of Limerick8

The problem with having a difficult name in Ireland 22.03.2022 5:46

'Wwhen I say that I have a difficult name, I should also ask: difficult for who? And difficult for what reasons?'. By Bhargabi Das, Maynooth University.