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In the 21st century, Irish cinema has become a lot more adventurous. There’s been the scabrous comedies of the McDonagh brothers; the quiet atmospheric character studies of Lenny Abrahamson and Rebecca Daly; gritty portraits of life on the…

The nuclear family is sacrosanct in cinema. Presented as the most sacred of ideals its protection (and destruction) is often key in horror films. The Ring opens with the nuclear family splintered if not totally broken. Children are left to…

With so many science & curiosity-themed events happening regularly across the country and abroad, we try to capture them on ‘Socialising Science’ with video and a few words. And if you have an event you’d like to include, email…

For those of us with an interest in all things Space, we had been waiting for December for quite some time. You might assume that I’m referring to the Star Wars premiere (which was great and a big moment for me too), but I’m actually…

Mars One bad boy Joseph Roche joins us on The HeadStuff Podcast to run his mouth about all things sciencey in typical bad boy fashion. We talk about Irish Nobel Prizes, Mars, the Carl Sagan/Brian Cox Effect, Barack Obama, science education…