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 2020
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
How Literary Locations Help Us Understand the World We Inhabit, Sue Norton
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
Who Wants to Listen to an Algorithm?, Daragh Black Hynes
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Craft Beer, Judith Boyle
Close Encounters with Ireland's Invasive Species, Ken Boyle
Why Aren't Prenuptial Agreements Legally Enforceable in Ireland, Lucy Ann Buckley
How Dark Patterns Influence How You Behave Online, Leon Butler
What Can Video Games Teach Us About Peace?, Gene Carolan
Why are Russia's Middle-classes Backing Putin?, Ruth Casey
A Nose for Wine: All You Need To Know About Sommeliers, Diarmuid Cawley
Why Working From Home Is Good For You (And Everyone Else), Maebh Coleman, Marian Jennings, and Rowena Hennigan
Making Laws in Ireland after Brexit, Cathal Curran
How Sports Photography Tells a Story About Who We Are As a Nation, Siobhan Doyle
'See yiz in Coppers': How To Make A Memorable GAA Victory Speech, Siobhan Doyle
The Many Commemorative Rituals of Glasnevin Cemetary, Siobhan Doyle
Why Do We Keep Resurrecting The Dead In Popular Culture?, Siobhan Doyle
GAA Curses: Myth, Magic or Excuse?, Siobhán Doyle
How An Organisation Like the GAA Can Help Vulnerable Young Men, Deirdre Duffy
The Battle Between Fast Fashion and Sustainable Fashion, Deirdre Duffy
Does Fashion Reflect the World Around Us?, Katriona Flynn
Just What Does Luxury Mean In 2019, Katriona Flynn
How HBO's Chernobyl Addresses 21st Century Concerns, Matt Fogarty
Selling Fast: The Hidden World of Online Pricing, Edel Foley
How Children and Older Adults Can Learn From One Another, Carmel Gallagher and Anne Fitzpatrick
Brexit's Worrying Effect on Women in Northern Ireland., Yvonne Galligan
Why AI Is An Opportunity Rather Than a Danger, Vihanga Gamage
Taping Back Control: the Rewind of Cassette Culture, Mike Glennon
What Was It Like To Go To The Doctor in Medieval Ireland?, Deborah Hayden
Knowing When It's Time to Stop and Move On, Sinead Hewson
Cooking the Books: the Recipe for a Successful Cookbok, Anke Klitzing
Are you being served? The rise of robots in the services sector, Jennifer Lawlor
Social Media Influencers And The Vexed Issue Of Full Disclosure, Margaret-Anne Lawlor
The Ethics of Engineering, Diana Adela Martin
Goodbye Dry January, Hello Hangover, Vanesa Martinez
Why People Can Believe They're Smarter Than They Really Are, Vanesa Martinez
Not Only Human: The Viruses in Your DNA, Vanessa Martinez
The Science of Farting, Vanessa Martinez
The Death of the Irish Rural Publican, James Mc Cauley
10 Myths About Modern Tourism, Ziene Mottiar
How To Attract Tourists To Rural Ireland, Ziene Mottiar
Margaret Skinnider: From Maths Teacher to Easter 1916 Sharpshooter, Mary Moynihan
How To Make a Brexit Christmas Pudding, Diarmuid Murphy and Kiera Mortimer
How Chinese Migrants Are Adapting to Life in Ireland, Jun Ni
Why It Matters To Be Media Smart, Brian O'Neill
Who's Responsible For Childcare Behind Closed Doors in Irish Creches?, Jan A. Pettersen