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It's an evergreen debate over kitchen tables and the airwaves across the country. At school, we are taught the first day of Spring is St Brigid's Day on February 1, but Met Éireann proudly declares March 1 as the day. So who's right?
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
It's an evergreen debate over kitchen tables and the airwaves across the country. At school, we are taught the first day of Spring is St Brigid's Day on February 1, but Met Éireann proudly declares March 1 as the day. So who's right?
Within the Celtic calendar, spring is defined as beginning on February 1st; however, climatological frameworks place its onset in March. This discrepancy raises the question of which perspective is correct, writes Dr Nick Scroxton of ICARUS.
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February or March: when does spring really begin?
Within the Celtic calendar, spring is defined as beginning on February 1st; however, climatological frameworks place its onset in March. This discrepancy raises the question of which perspective is
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February 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Within the Celtic calendar, spring is defined as beginning on February 1st; however, climatological frameworks place its onset in March. This discrepancy raises the question of which perspective is correct, writes Dr Nick Scroxton of ICARUS.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Prof Conor Murphy of ICARUS and Dept of Geography was on RTÉ's Drivetime on Friday talking about the floods, the interview runs from 05:50 to 11:45.
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Flooding Latest
The National Emergency Coordination Group will remain on ‘full alert’ this weekend as flooding remains likely amid persistent spells of heavy rain. Professor Conor Murphy, of the ICARUS Climate Resear...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Prof Conor Murphy of ICARUS and Dept of Geography was on RTÉ's Drivetime on Friday talking about the floods, the interview runs from 05:50 to 11:45.
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“My sense is that the Supreme Court has reigned in the High Court’s interpretation of Section 15 somewhat, but it’s clear that Section 15 still has a lot of bite,” - Dr Orla Kelleher @maynoothlaw.bsky.social
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Supreme Court ruling on wind farms requires all public bodies to consider climate impacts
Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets
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February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
“My sense is that the Supreme Court has reigned in the High Court’s interpretation of Section 15 somewhat, but it’s clear that Section 15 still has a lot of bite,” - Dr Orla Kelleher @maynoothlaw.bsky.social
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The Breakthrough Programme aims to support the mental health of young women by combining group boxing sessions, led by Olympic silver medallist Kenny Egan, with one-to-one psychotherapy over a 10-week period.
February 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The Breakthrough Programme aims to support the mental health of young women by combining group boxing sessions, led by Olympic silver medallist Kenny Egan, with one-to-one psychotherapy over a 10-week period.
A team from @mupsychology.bsky.social — Prof Katriona O'Sullivan, Dr Siobhán Woods and Dr Laura Coffey — launched an evaluation report on a novel new programme run by the Beacon of Light Counselling Centre in Clondalkin in Dublin.
February 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
A team from @mupsychology.bsky.social — Prof Katriona O'Sullivan, Dr Siobhán Woods and Dr Laura Coffey — launched an evaluation report on a novel new programme run by the Beacon of Light Counselling Centre in Clondalkin in Dublin.
At present, the MU campus will remain open and teaching and scheduled activities will proceed.
Please take care when travelling to and from campus and follow all local safety guidance. Continue to monitor Met Éireann updates. The University will provide further information if circumstances change.
Please take care when travelling to and from campus and follow all local safety guidance. Continue to monitor Met Éireann updates. The University will provide further information if circumstances change.
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
At present, the MU campus will remain open and teaching and scheduled activities will proceed.
Please take care when travelling to and from campus and follow all local safety guidance. Continue to monitor Met Éireann updates. The University will provide further information if circumstances change.
Please take care when travelling to and from campus and follow all local safety guidance. Continue to monitor Met Éireann updates. The University will provide further information if circumstances change.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange rain warning for Dublin, Wicklow, and Louth, and a Status Yellow rain warning for Kildare and surrounding counties for tomorrow, Friday 6 February. Heavy rainfall may result in localised flooding, river flooding and difficult travel conditions.
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange rain warning for Dublin, Wicklow, and Louth, and a Status Yellow rain warning for Kildare and surrounding counties for tomorrow, Friday 6 February. Heavy rainfall may result in localised flooding, river flooding and difficult travel conditions.
Sport Ireland has recognised the high level of support provided to high-performing athletes at Maynooth University (MU), awarding it full Accreditation for Student Athlete Support (ASAS).
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February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Sport Ireland has recognised the high level of support provided to high-performing athletes at Maynooth University (MU), awarding it full Accreditation for Student Athlete Support (ASAS).
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The Just Housing research team of Paddy Bresnihan, Fiadh Tubridy and Kevin Credit have argued based on research, that numerous examples of poorly maintained homes have been reported, along with low numbers of A or B energy-rated rental homes.
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New rent laws will increase rents and evictions and fail to improve housing conditions for tenants, report says
'The new rent pressure zone legislation will create further opportunities for exploitation by incentivising landlords to find ways to evict tenants in order to increase rents,' report author says
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February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Just Housing research team of Paddy Bresnihan, Fiadh Tubridy and Kevin Credit have argued based on research, that numerous examples of poorly maintained homes have been reported, along with low numbers of A or B energy-rated rental homes.
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A great win for our Senior Women today in the Kelly Cup QTR Final 👏👏
ATU Sligo - 1
MU - 4
Well done to all involved, onto the semi’s 🔜
@maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothcao.bsky.social
ATU Sligo - 1
MU - 4
Well done to all involved, onto the semi’s 🔜
@maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothcao.bsky.social
Best of luck to all involved tomorrow in the Kelly Cup QTR-Final
📍ATU Sligo
🕑 2pm Kick Off
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📍ATU Sligo
🕑 2pm Kick Off
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February 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A great win for our Senior Women today in the Kelly Cup QTR Final 👏👏
ATU Sligo - 1
MU - 4
Well done to all involved, onto the semi’s 🔜
@maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothcao.bsky.social
ATU Sligo - 1
MU - 4
Well done to all involved, onto the semi’s 🔜
@maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothcao.bsky.social
*taps mic* And we're back...
Start into a new semester with some black cat energy 🐈
#Seamus #LibraryCat #MaynoothUni #NewSemester
Start into a new semester with some black cat energy 🐈
#Seamus #LibraryCat #MaynoothUni #NewSemester
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
*taps mic* And we're back...
Start into a new semester with some black cat energy 🐈
#Seamus #LibraryCat #MaynoothUni #NewSemester
Start into a new semester with some black cat energy 🐈
#Seamus #LibraryCat #MaynoothUni #NewSemester
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Our special bonus episode just dropped and I'm very happy to have been part of this recording with @davidstifter.bsky.social and @niamhwycherley.bsky.social.
If you ever wanted to listen to some early Irish poetry and prose being read out loud in their original, here's your chance!
If you ever wanted to listen to some early Irish poetry and prose being read out loud in their original, here's your chance!
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January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Our special bonus episode just dropped and I'm very happy to have been part of this recording with @davidstifter.bsky.social and @niamhwycherley.bsky.social.
If you ever wanted to listen to some early Irish poetry and prose being read out loud in their original, here's your chance!
If you ever wanted to listen to some early Irish poetry and prose being read out loud in their original, here's your chance!
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists 🎨
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
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An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
January 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists 🎨
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Climate change made this week’s floods almost three times more likely to occur, analysis by Dr Claire Bergin and Lionel Swan of ICARUS and Met Éireann has found. 🌧️
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www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Storm Chandra floods made three times more likely by climate change
Analysis shows rainfall preceding storm left areas ‘primed’ for flooding
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January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Climate change made this week’s floods almost three times more likely to occur, analysis by Dr Claire Bergin and Lionel Swan of ICARUS and Met Éireann has found. 🌧️
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Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: How the emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging. By Jennifer Manning @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How St Brigid's Day and Imbolc mark the beginning of spring
The emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging
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January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: How the emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging. By Jennifer Manning @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
📻Listen back: Dr Nick Scroxton from ICARUS discussed the current method of flood forecasting with Rachael English on RTÉ Radio 1's News At One.
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What would an enhanced Irish flood warning system look like?
There are many issues around how flood warnings are currently managed and distributed in Ireland
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January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
📻Listen back: Dr Nick Scroxton from ICARUS discussed the current method of flood forecasting with Rachael English on RTÉ Radio 1's News At One.
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February or March: when does spring really begin? The Celtic calendar says spring starts on February 1st, but climatologists are adamant it's March so @stalagnick.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie finds out who's right www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
February or March: when does spring really begin?
The Celtic calendar says spring starts on February 1st, but climatologists are adamant it's March so who's right?
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January 29, 2026 at 9:35 AM
February or March: when does spring really begin? The Celtic calendar says spring starts on February 1st, but climatologists are adamant it's March so @stalagnick.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie finds out who's right www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Participants from Women’s Collective Ireland (WCI) Ronanstown, along with 319 Transition Year (TY) students from schools across Leinster, today graduated from the STEM Passport for Inclusion programme at MU. 🙌
@stempassport.bsky.social
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@stempassport.bsky.social
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January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Participants from Women’s Collective Ireland (WCI) Ronanstown, along with 319 Transition Year (TY) students from schools across Leinster, today graduated from the STEM Passport for Inclusion programme at MU. 🙌
@stempassport.bsky.social
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@stempassport.bsky.social
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"If people experience mental health and/or substance use issues, but services cannot adequately respond, then they can find the symptoms of their illness and subsequent behaviour are being criminalised."
- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
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- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
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January 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"If people experience mental health and/or substance use issues, but services cannot adequately respond, then they can find the symptoms of their illness and subsequent behaviour are being criminalised."
- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
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- Dr Daniel McFadden, Applied Social Studies
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Will the real St Brigid please stand up? 👋
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
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Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
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January 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Will the real St Brigid please stand up? 👋
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Dept of Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge).
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
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Why generational differences are a distraction in your workplace. The temptation to explain workplace challenges through generational narratives is understandable, but it may be misplaced, writes @marianchenry.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why generational differences are a distraction in your workplace
The temptation to explain workplace challenges through generational narratives is understandable, but it may be misplaced
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January 26, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Why generational differences are a distraction in your workplace. The temptation to explain workplace challenges through generational narratives is understandable, but it may be misplaced, writes @marianchenry.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'. The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them, writes @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'
The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them
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January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'. The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them, writes @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Why an iconic World Cup stadium is causing controversy in Mexico City. Residents around the Azteca Stadium are unhappy about the impact the World Cup tournament will have on their community, writes David Conlon @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why an iconic World Cup stadium is causing controversy in Mexico
Residents around Mexico City's Azteca Stadium are unhappy about the impact the World Cup tournament will have on their community
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January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Why an iconic World Cup stadium is causing controversy in Mexico City. Residents around the Azteca Stadium are unhappy about the impact the World Cup tournament will have on their community, writes David Conlon @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The research was led by @mu-physics.bsky.social Daxal Mehta and supported by research group leader Dr John Regan and research team member Dr Lewis Prole.
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The research was led by @mu-physics.bsky.social Daxal Mehta and supported by research group leader Dr John Regan and research team member Dr Lewis Prole.