These are contributions to the RTE Brainstorm progamme by staff from the Technological University Dublin. Brainstorm is an unique partnership between RTÉ (Ireland's national radio station) and Irish third level institutions. It is where the academic and research community contribute to public debate, reflect on what is happening in the work and communicate fresh thinking on a broad range of issues.
Submissions from 2021
4 Steps To Make Dublin A Better Walking City, Ken Boyle
What A Photographer Sees When He Visualises John McGahern's Work, Paul Butler
All You Need To Know About The Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine, Ryan Craig
What's Behind The Emergence of the Far Right in Irish politics?, Kevin Cunningham
The High Cost of Outsourcing Manufacturing, Kevin Delaney
How Should Ireland Commemorate Covid-19?, Siobhan Doyle
How Should Ireland Commemorate Covid-19?, Siobhan Doyle
Why We Need To Forget About Ireland's 2030 World Cup Bid, Siobhan Doyle
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Fabrics, Katriona Flynn
A 'Totally Inequitable' Tax System For Those Working From Home, Thomas Kane
Five Reasons Why Walk And Talk Meetings Should Be A Thing Of The Future, Catherine Kelly
Here Are 5 Secret Steps To Living A More Meaningful Life, Catherine Kelly
The Truth About Pollen And Why It's Nothing To Be Sniffed At, Emma Markey
5 Ways For Us To Value Water In Our Daily Lives, Alacoque McAlpine and Patrice Behan
How Dessert Became The Bling Course At 18th Century Dinners, Tara McConnell
Meet The 18th Century Irish Gents Obsessed With Plates And Dishes, Tara McConnell
Has The Pandemic Killed Off The Suit As We Know It?, Kerry Meakin
What Motivates a Whistleblower?, Maeve O'Connell
How Functional Outdoor Clothing Became Fashion's Next Big Thing, Michael O'Connor
How To Manage Equality, Diversity and Inclusion In The Workplace, Ashley O'Donoghue
Why Corsets Are Still Not Out Of Bounds For Women, Molly Quinlan and Dee Duffy
How To Create Spaces in Our Cities for Creativity to Thrive, Diane Tangney
How Global Brands Try To Woo Local Markets, Connell Vaughan
Wish You Were Here: 18th Century Tourism's Picturesque Views, Connell Vaughan
What's The Size of Your Next-Day Delivery's Carbon Footprint?, Sabrina Zhang and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos
Submissions from 2020
How Supply Chains and Logistics Get Goods From A to B, Declan Allen
Should Seamus Woulfe resign from the Supreme Court?, Brian M. Barry Dr
It's The Way They Play 'Em: The Funny Side Of Instrumental Music, Daragh Black Hynes
4 Steps to Make Dublin a Better Walking City, Ken Boyle
How The Movement of People Has Always Spread Infections, Eiimear Cleary
All You Need To Know About Working From Home, Maebh Coleman, Marian Jennings, and Rowena Hennigan
What's Actually In The Covid-19 vaccine?, Ryan Craig
The Psychology Behind Voting for Donald Trump or Joe Biden, Kevin Cunningham
How Our Food Habits Changed During The Pandemic, Aisling Daly
The High Cost of Outsourcing Manufacturing, Kevin Delaney
How to Design Products to Make People Feel Happier, Kevin Delaney and Colm O'Kane
9 Times Your Favourite Sports Stars Lost Their Cool, Siobhan Doyle
A Short History of GAA Cancellations and Postponements, Siobhan Doyle
A Short History of Protests and Activism In Sport, Siobhan Doyle
A Short History of Shemozzles In The GAA, Siobhan Doyle
Debunking some of the myths around Bloody Sunday, Siobhan Doyle
How a French Graphic Novel Tells the Story of Bloody Sunday 1920, Siobhan Doyle
How Christy Ring Became Hurling's Reluctant Superstar, Siobhan Doyle
How GAA Managers Have Changed the Landscape of the Game, Siobhan Doyle
Hurling, Football and Savage Winter Weather, Siobhan Doyle
Is It Time To Bring Gaelic Games Back to the Olympics?, Siobhan Doyle
Match Off: High Profile Sports and Cancellations, Siobhan Doyle
No more Davy Fitz: should the GAA bring in silent sidelines?, Siobhan Doyle
The Mighty World of GAA Fashion, Beards And Championship Haircuts, Siobhan Doyle
The Stories Behind 12 Great GAA Nicknames, Siobhan Doyle
The Story of Bloody Sunday and Tipperary Football's Rise and Fall, Siobhan Doyle
The Summer Garth Brooks Didn't Come To Town, Siobhan Doyle
The Winner Takes It All: When Losing Streaks Come To An End, Siobhan Doyle
Why are GAA goal celebrations so low-key?, Siobhan Doyle
Why Commemorating The Enemy Is So Contentious, Siobhan Doyle
Why Does Ireland Have a Problem Preserving the Past?, Siobhan Doyle
Why Spontaneous Shrines Do More Than Remember The Dead, Siobhan Doyle
Why Was the GAA Uncomfortable Remembering Bloody Sunday Victims?, Siobhan Doyle
The Story of the Shelbourne Player and Hitler's Nazis, Sean Fitzpatrick
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Fabrics, Katriona Flynn
5 Songs of Solace Written in Moments of Darkness, Mike Glennon
How To Reopen Schools In A Child-Friendly Way, Ann Marie Halpenny
Step it up: is 10,000 really the magic number for steps in a day?, Angie Hartnett
How Dublin Dealt With The 19th Century Cholera Epidemic, Alan Hilliard
How To Understand The Numbers Behind The Coronavirus, Elizabeth Hunter
What Do The Daily Numbers Tell Us About The Covid-19 Pandemic?, Elizabeth Hunter
How 6 More Weeks of Lockdown Will Test the Nation's Unity, Catherine Kelly
How Cuts Harm Services for People With Intellectual Disabilities, Catherine Kelly
How We Should Mark International Day of People with Disabilities, Catherine Kelly
It's Time to End Our Toxic Relationship with Donald Trump, Catherine Kelly
'See Around Corners': How Business Should Respond to Covid-19, Jennifer Lawlor
Your Guide to the Foods Associated with Halloween in Ireland, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Why John McGahern's Amongst Women Is Still a Masterpiece, Eamon Maher and Paul Butler
10 Ways to Become a Sustainable Fashion Consumer, Alacoque McAlpine
What's next for the Irish pub?, James McCauley
Meet The Irish Craft Butcher, Emma McHenry
All Over Your Face: The Fashion Industry and Face Masks, Kerry Meakin
How Deirdre O'Connell Changed Irish Culture, Mary Moynihan
How The Irish Became Food Delivery Pioneers in the 19th Century, John D. Mulcahy
Is Donald Trump Really a Strongman Leader?, Anna Maria Mullally
What Will The Rest of Europe Be Watching On TV Over Christmas?, Anna Maria Mullally
Does Wearing Glasses Make Your Child's Eyesight Worse?, Martin O'Brien
The Public Private Lives of Generation Z, Rachel O'Connor
The Downsides of Working From Home, Ashley O'Donoghue
How To Turn Shellfish Waste Into Bioplastics, Fionn O'Fearghail
The Second Deadliest Volcanic Eruption of the 20th Century, Juan Pablo Osorio and Hugo Murcia
What next for professional chefs after the lockdown?, Annette Sweeney
How Great Collaborations Have Made a Mark On The World, Diane Tangney
Are We Protecting Older People To Within An Inch of Their Lives?, Joe Tierney
Just What is Genius?, Connell Vaughan
What's the role of World Heritage Sites today?, Connell Vaughan
When Global Brands Try To Woo Local Markets, Connell Vaughan
Why Nostalgia is Part and Parcel of How We Relate to Sport, Connell Vaughan
How Citizen Scientists and Video Games Are Taking on Covid-19, Rory Whelan
How Hi-Vis Clothes Make Us Think That Cycling is Dangerous, Nadia Williams
Submissions from 2019
How The Judicial Council Bill Changes The Irish Justice System, Brian M. Barry
Boards of Canada: Time Is On Their Side, Daragh Black Hynes
How John Williams Created Star Wars' Iconic Sound, Daragh Black Hynes
Pop's Long And Winding Road to The Courts, Daragh Black Hynes
The Vinyl Countdown: What's Behind the Vinyl Revival?, Daragh Black Hynes