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Why you should pay attention to the weather in space
19/08/2026 | 7 mins.Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can have very significant effects on satellites, airplanes and GPS and electrical systems.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Why is Ireland home to so many bogs?
12/08/2026 | 8 mins.The convergence of geology, climate, vegetation and human history allowed peat to accumulate on an extraordinary scale over thousands of years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The secret history of volcanoes in Ireland
06/08/2026 | 7 mins.You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island we know and love today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.All you need to know about the evolution of the spice bag
30/07/2026 | 7 mins.The spice bag sits proudly alongside the spiceburger, jumbo breakfast roll, jambon and chicken fillet roll in the pantheon of great 21st century Irish dishes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland
23/07/2026 | 7 mins.An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach was a rule-breaking trickster in Early Modern Irish culture, a figure who caused chaos wherever he went.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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