Woman (30) slipped into sea at Ancona on return to yacht on which she worked as crew

The possibilities are thrilling but Ireland is not a Cern member so our researchers cannot work there

Company has committed to €566m investment in UK and Ireland

Award recognises ground-breaking 2018 doctoral thesis on children and canon law

Research Lives: Dr Manus Biggs, lecturer in biomedical science at NUI Galway and researcher with the CÚRAM research centre

Streaming services lower cost of listening to music but create ‘higher carbon emissions’

Search underway for fifth device after four sent to transport hubs and Glasgow University

From cutting back on negative self-talk, to exercise and even gardening

Grant of €8m for Bernal Institute’s battery tech plans to tackle range anxiety and reduce the use of valuable cobalt in electric vehicles

Former President of Ireland appointed professor of children, law and religion

Study of over 90,000 people finds ‘poor sleep hygiene’ puts you at risk of mood disorders

Research shows potential of 3D printing for low-cost plants to build chemicals for drugs

Study will compare physical and mental health of 15,000 ex-pros with general public

Scientists believe they have made a significant breakthrough in anti-cancer therapy

‘First I saw people running and then the van. There were injured people in the middle of the Ramblas’

It is foolish to wait and see what the UK will do before deciding what is best for Ireland

She went from songwriter-for-hire to pop star, but paid a personal price. As Sandé releases her second album, ‘Long Live the Angels’, here’s her version of events

Men with testosterone deficiency can also experience hot flushes due to andropause

Dr Muiris Houston: Minister, modify doctors’ payments to include longer consultations

Study finds shorter naps did not show an increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Focus on low fat diets fails to address obesity, return to whole foods like meat, dairy needed

Online groups helping to reduce isolation for those living with chronic conditions

New system creates complex chemicals similar to those that existed before organic life

Interference with badger setts rare but clustered in known ‘TB hotspots in cattle’

Report finds average of 160 people a day die of the almost completely preventable disease

Cathal Ó Dochartaigh: December 4th, 1942 - February 14th, 2015

Major plans to celebrate 200th anniversary of birth of maths pioneer George Boole

Scientists from two Scottish universities slow down light as it moves through free space

The forgotten Irish philosopher liked to think the best of people

‘Natural’ cells would bring benefits to patients

For the sisters at the helm of Moonfish, a fascination with the rebellious marionette goes back a long way

Technique involves insertion of stents into all narrowed arteries of cardiac patients

Jurassic fish Leedsichthys, that lived 165 million years ago, was true monster

Blackbirds living among humans wake up earlier and sleep less, study finds

Unable to find Irish food in Sydney Eamon Eastwood set up a firm to import it

High frequencies could be used to help stem cells develop into muscle, bone or cartilage

Young want to be actors or footballers, says survey