Aoife Ryan-Christensen
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How best to train teachers for new SPHE curriculum. Preparing teachers to teach sensitive subject matter is vital for the success of the updated Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle SPHE programmes, writes MaunsellKay DCU Institute of Education Dublin City University We are now Research Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Why do some of us have such a poor sense of direction? A new #RTEBrainstorm podcast🎧 based on a piece by Aoife Ryan-Christensen & voiced by Niamh McManus - now available wherever you get your podcasts or rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
4 things I learned about the Irish in the British Empire: Irish people played a significant role in the British Empire, from the slave trade to intelligence gathering. By Kate O'Malley Royal Irish Academy rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
How our native plants can improve air quality: Well-chosen and well-placed vegetation in an urban environment can provide significant benefits, writes Kristina Leontjevaite TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath We are now Research Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Could a tourist tax be the next new tax in Ireland? Gerard Turley and Stephen McNena Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway UniversityofGalwayCairnes break down what a tourist tax is, the arguments for and against, and how much the tax might raise in revenue for local councils rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
The Michaelmas customs associated with September 29th in Ireland: From harvest and pilgrimage to legend and lore about púca and the weather, #Michaelmas used to be an important day in the Irish calendar, writes Marion McGarry rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Meet Anne O'Brien, the legendary soccer star from Inchicore: A new #RTEBrainstorm podcast 🎧 based on a piece by Helena Byrne British Library & voiced by jan_ni - now available wherever you get your podcasts or at 👉 rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Should Ireland introduce early and postal voting? If you can't be at your polling station on November 29th to vote, you're out of luck as things stands so should alternatives be considered? Analysis by Aoife Ryan-Christensen rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Why do we love Christmas films so much? Aoife Ryan-Christensen on those formulaic and cheesy Christmas films hit so hard at this of the year. With insights from brendan rooney UCD Psychology ME_Lab (UCD Psych) rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
How a Christmas pie caused controversy in the Irish Free State: For over a century Ireland sent a woodcock pie to the British monarch every Christmas, but a letter and Domhnall Ó Buachalla put a stop to it. By Sonja Tiernan Royal Irish Academy rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan. Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University on the many Irish folk rituals associated with January 6th, the last day of Christmas and the day known as #NollaignamBan rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
How David Lynch's Twin Peaks changed TV. By Declan McKenna Ulster University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
How Irish researchers found proof gladiators fought with lions: The discovery of a gladiator skeleton with unusual bite marks led to the first direct physical evidence of human-animal combat in the Roman Empire. By Timothy Thompson Maynooth University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
How nursing homes became a profit-making target for investment funds: What makes Irish nursing homes so attractive to global investors and how have they achieved such rapid growth? Nicholas O'Neill explains University College Dublin UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Fire, water, light and luck: Bealtaine traditions in Ireland. Our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on May 1st which were believed to bring good luck, writes Marion McGarry #Bealtaine #MayDay rte.ie/brainstorm/202…