HHealth Read More Poor air quality has serious health implications – how clean is your area? – The Irish TimesSeptember 16, 2025 How clean is the air where you live? How you heat your home, whether or not you live…
MMedication Read More Why is there an inquiry into the use of epilepsy drug sodium valproate? – The Irish TimesSeptember 7, 2025 I heard recently there’s an inquiry into sodium valproate, what’s this about? The inquiry relates to the historical…
EEnvironment Read More How to recognise an Asian hornet and what to do if you see one – The Irish TimesAugust 14, 2025 A beady-eyed member of the public correctly identified an Asian hornet in Cork City this week. This small…
AArtificial intelligence Read More ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’ – The Irish TimesAugust 9, 2025 Scarlett Johansson never intended to take on the might of Silicon Valley. But last summer the Hollywood star…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Working from home ‘trending upwards’ despite moves to bring workers back to the office – The Irish TimesAugust 2, 2025 When Allied Irish Banks tightened its working from home (WFH) rules in July, it became the latest big…
JJobs Read More So many jobs are a laughable waste of time. The greater part of any job is learning to look busy – The Irish TimesJuly 27, 2025 Lately I’ve been thinking about Sartre’s waiter. You might know the story. The philosopher is sitting in a…
WWildlife Read More One of Ireland’s rarest wildlife species in recovery – The Irish TimesJuly 26, 2025 I was walking on a quiet country road near my home the other day when I spotted a…