The Food Cult project seeks to understand the social, economic and political relevance of food in 16th century Ireland

Common approach needed if we are not to lose the gains made during weeks of restrictions

Deal with Victory XR will bring educational content to US students in schools and at home

Conference calls for closer UK ties to make Ireland a global research leader after Brexit

Colleges will plummet further down rankings unless action taken, says Hugh Brady

Author of CervicalCheck report says patients forced into long legal proceedings

Skeletal remains could link neolithic builders and Irish people alive today

Certain species can use gossamer threads and planet’s electrical field to take flight

Strong links to southwest Scotland and the Hebrides emerge going back to sixth century

Cats reacted by pricking up their ears or moving heads

Doing housework and carrying heavy shopping bags count towards your daily activity

Practice of storing butter in bogs goes back to 1750 BC – much earlier than first believed

Researchers found those who were exercising into middle age had lower risk of death

Dr Muiris Houston: Nearly every patient offered a new hip or knee wants to know its likely life-span

Discovery ‘could rewrite our understanding of a major revolution in life on Earth’

Firm also signs partnerships with Nokia, Shenandoah University

Research shows leaving work to care for children results in much lower wages later in life

Discovery by Irish-led research overturns ideas about fossils of ancient animals

Weblog: As the day wears on, we tend to get less positive and talk turns towards wider social concerns research reveals

Microraptor, Beipiaosaurus and Sinornithosaurus ‘clearly shed their skin in flakes’