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Kia electric car charging on a residential street from house using pavement cable protectors for the EV charging cable, London, UK. (Photo by: Alex Segre/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Is Ireland's EV home charging infrastructure fit for purpose?

Around 30% of Irish households don't have easy access to private home charging, with policy and regulatory gaps hindering progress

Electric Cars • 2 hrs

Why 'knee jerk' reactions to youth justice miss the real issues

Knee jerk reactions, however understandable, will only draw young people into a criminal justice net in which they will become trapped at huge personal and financial cost

Justice • 17 hrs

Seán Ó Riada, Irish composer and musician © RTÉ Photographic Archive.

How Seán Ó Riada helped forge a new path in Radio Éireann

The artist's progress in broadcasting was bound up with Radio Éireann's development and changed how we think and talk about Irish traditional music

Radio Éireann • 30 Sep

The delay of the EU AI Act leaves Ireland with a period in which it can decide how those protections will be put into practice (Photo: Getty Images)

What does the delay to Europe's AI rules mean for Irish workers?

The delay gives breathing room for businesses, but the broader imbalance over how monitoring technology is used will not be resolved by the act alone

Workplace • 28 Sep

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How work tracking discriminates against chronically ill workers

Such systems are calibrated around how an organisation's highest performers work, meaning they can't account for the challenges disabled workers face

Workplace • 23 Sep

6G could go a step further and be able to sense pedestrians in a space, calibrating services to cater for them Photo: Getty Images

You're using 5G, but are you ready for 6G?

6G will bring faster speeds but the true innovations will go beyond what we consider a mobile network to do such as integrated sensing

Connectivity • 21 Sep

What actually happens to your brain during perimenopause?

The psychological and cognitive toll of the menopausal transition can be far more debilitating than the physical symptoms experienced

Menopause • 21 Sep

A short history of the rural tradition of the 'station mass'

These major open house celebrations of the spiritual, sacred and social for neighbours and friends required significant preparation and expense

Tradition • 17 Sep

Solar panels on balconies in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Germany has issued red alerts in parts of the north, with as much as 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) of snow forecast for some areas. Photographer: Krisztia

All you need to know about plug-in solar panels for your home

These panels can be plugged into a standard wall socket to generate solar power from a balcony, shed roof or any other outdoor space.

Solar panels • 25 Sep

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Everyone wants safe AI but who will be first to take action?

AI has become a race where all involved can see the risks, but nobody wants to be the first to apply the brakes and pay a price for doing so

Artificial Intelligence • 14 Sep

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