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 2024
The night JFK came for dinner in Dublin, Elaine Mahon
Submissions from 2023
From NCT Centres To Home Repairs, Why More Apprentices Are Needed, Declan Allen
Why Are Over 300 Medicines Currently In Short Supply In Ireland?, Declan Allen
A Short History of Irish Poitín, Judith Boyle
What Is Financial Abuse?, Melissa Boyle
How Maths Can Help You Make A Decision, John Butler and Rebecca Brady
Here's What Happens To Your Body When You're Stressed, Alexander Campbell
How Duolingo's Owl Can Help Us Play Around With Languages, Nathalie Cazaux
Why Hip Implants Fail, Justynne Fabian
Could Multiple Health Warnings On Alcohol Ads Be Effective?, Vania Filipova, Daire Hooper, and Patrick Kenny
How Too Much Screen Time Is Changing Children's Eyes?, Síofra Harrington
How Irish Employers Could Benefit From Hiring People With Disabilities, Catherine Kelly
Is The Pursuit Of Happiness Futile?, Catherine Kelly
Do Human Influencers Have A Future In An Age Of Virtual Influencers?, Margaret Anne Lawlor
Do human influencers have a future in an age of virtual influencers?, Margaret-Anne Lawlor
A Robot Walks Into A Bar: Would you order a pint from a robot?, Na Li
A tale of fast tourism versus slow tourism in Co Clare, Eamon Maher
Standing the test of time: John McGahern's The Barracks 60 years on, Eamon Maher
Just Our Type: The Story Of Irish Handcrafted Signwriting, Deirdre Maher Ring
'A Daily Pint of Claret': How Wine Was Used As Medicine In 18th Century Ireland, Tara McConnell
What's Going To Happen To Used Electric Car Batteries?, Matt McGuinness
4 things businesses and artists should know when working together, Deirdre McQuillan and Elizabeth Keating
Where Will The Warehouses Of Tomorrow Be Located?, Tom Mulvey
How Much Does Your Job Title Matter?, Brian Murphy
Year of the Rabbit: All You Need To Know About The Chinese Zodiac, Jun Ni
Why Kids Find Computing Jobs To Be A Turnoff, Karen Nolan and Keith Quille
Here Are The Space Events To Look Out For In 2023, Kevin Nolan Mr
Why class in the workplace remains a taboo subject in Ireland, Vicki O'Reilly
Why Are We Pushing Children To Start School So Early?, Eavan Rooney
The Myth Of A Lone Genius, Diane Tangney
What Does Your Choice Of Food Say About You?, Connell Vaughan
Submissions from 2022
One For The Road: Turning Whiskey Waste Into Renewable Biofuel, Rusaq Abolore
How Russia Is Making 'Friends' In Africa During The Ukraine War, Isaac Antwiboasiako
Why Doesn't Malaysia Have A Problem With Women And STEM Careers?, Alina Berry
Is It Time For A Woolly Jumper Revival?, Kevin Berwick
How Where You Live Influences The Severity of Covid Infection, Martin Boudou
Do Policies Keep Women From Improving Their Financial Well-Being?, Melissa Boyle
What Are The Best Ways To Retain Heat In Your House This Winter?, Aimee Byrne
Why Have Community Arts Fallen Out Of Favour?, Grainne Coughlan
Why Have Community Arts Fallen Out Of Favour?, Grainne Coughlan
When The Spirit Of The Law Meets The Letter Of The Law, Cathal Curran
The Secrets Of The Footpaths You Walk Every Day, Kevin Delaney
10 commemoration ideas you won't forget in a hurry, Siobhan Doyle
8 Eurovision controversies you probably didn't know about, Siobhan Doyle
How Visual Images Have Formed A Distorted View Of Michael Collins, Siobhan Doyle
Meet The People Who Look After Michael Collins' Grave, Siobhan Doyle
Why are so many GAA rules ignored on and off the pitch?, Siobhan Doyle
Why Are So Many GAA Rules Ignored On and Off The Pitch?, Siobhan Doyle
Why Are We So Fascinated By Michael Collins?, Siobhan Doyle
How CAR T-Cell Therapy Is Revolutionising Cancer Treatment, Margaret Dunne
How Brexit Has Caused Kosher Food Issues For Ireland's Jewish Community, Angela Hanratty
5 New Protein Sources You May Not Have Come Across Before, Laura Healy
Bees And Food Production: Chaos, Corruption And Dodgy Honey, Laura Healy
Developing A New Treatment For "Lazy Eye" In Children, Matt Hellis
Why People Let Their Gym Memberships Lapse, Teresa Hurley
Do you share or hide what you know with your work colleagues?, Bhuvan Israni
Forget FOMO and embrace JOMO, the joy of missing out, Bhuvan Israni
The Good and Bad News About Workplace Gossip, Bhuvan Israni
The Good And Bad News About Workplace Gossip, Bhuvan Israni
The Growing World Of Nixers, Passion Projects And Side Hustles, Bhuvan Israni
Why Women Prefer Male Bosses, Bhuvan Israni
Dogs with jobs: why dogs make great employees, Catherine Kelly
How To Say No To Overwork, Burnout And Too Many Meetings, Catherine Kelly
Why The Pursuit Of Perfectionism Can Be A Deadly Trap, Catherine Kelly
Why do so many organisations engage in rebranding?, Margaret-Anne Lawlor
Hello Human, Do You Want To Talk To Me?, Na Li
Can A New Campaign Help Garment Makers To Be Paid Fairly?, Alacoque McAlpine, Kellie Dalton, and Maeve Galvin
Breastfeeding: 'A Safe, Sustainable, Climate-Friendly Resource', Marie McGrath and Aisling Daly
How Much Does Your Job Title Matter?, Brian Murphy
How The President And Taoiseach Of The Day Dealt With George VI's Funeral, Brian Murphy
'Pride of place': GAA clubs and the community around them, Brian Murphy
Dispelling The Myths Around Dyslexia, Keith Murphy
Your Guide To Neurodiversity And Other Neuro Terms, Keith Murphy
The problems with regulating abusive online content, Kenneth W. Murphy
How Much Does Your Job Title Matter?, Brian A. Murray
Can AI Help To Increase Access To All Languages?, Manuela Nayantara
How AI Allows Us To Paint Pictures With Words, Manuela Nayantara
All You Need To Know About The Artemis Mission To The Moon, Kevin Nolan Mr
New Views Of Our Universe From The James Webb Space Telescope, Kevin Nolan Mr
How Do Cows Deal With The Heat?, Kieran O'Connell
What Is The Ploughing All About?, Kieran O'Connell
What Is A Social Enterprise - And Why Do We Need Them?, Clodagh O'Reilly
8 Reasons Why Tourists Want To Visit Ireland, Maria Perelygina and Samantha Morris
4 Ways To Make Public Transport Easy To Use And Safe For All, Sarah Rock and David O'Connor
Does The Feel-good Hype Of The Gig Economy Sound Better Than It Really Is?, Una Ruddock
Do You Want To Live In An Ecovillage?, Una Ruddock
Is It Time To Put A Stop To Tourism?, Una Ruddock
How Pelé Was A Trailblazer For Both Brazil And The Beautiful Game, Connell Vaughan
How Ireland and Argentina Have Dealt With Violence Against Women, Mirna Vohnsen and Deirdre Kelly
Submissions from 2021
Where Have All The Truck Drivers Gone?, Declan Allen
Why You Currently Can't Get The Goods You Want In The Shops, Declan Allen
Is It Time For A Woolly Jumper Revival?, Kevin Berwick
4 Steps To Make Dublin A Better Walking City, Ken Boyle
What Will The Forests Of The Future Look Like?, Ken Boyle
What Will The Forests Of The Future Look Like?, 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
The Ins and Outs of Constituency Polling for Political Parties, Kevin Cunningham
What's Behind The Emergence of the Far Right in Irish politics?, Kevin Cunningham
Will Voter Volatility See Sinn Féin Win Next General Election?, Kevin Cunningham