TV Series on RTÉ One, showcasing the best in Irish scientific research.
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5 Nov 2025
📺 Excited to share for the promo for the new series of @10Things_ToKnow About - starts Mon 10th Nov, 8.30pm @RTEOne!
@KathrionaDev @AmyHassett and @FergusMcAuliffe check out the science of change and storms, explore heritage building conservation and reveal the latest on tackling invasive species and antimicrobial resistance.
@GeolSurvIE @MetEireann @Researchirel @teagasc @NewDecadeFilms #10thingstoknowabout
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16 Dec 2025
👀📺If you missed last night's @10Things_ToKnow About or want to watch any previous episodes you can catch them all on the @RTEplayer here 👇
rte.ie/player/series/10-thin…
#10thingstoknowabout #change #buildingireland #storms #invasivespecies #carbon #bacteria
@teagasc @Researchirel @GeolSurvIE @MetEireann @FergusMcAuliffe @KathrionaDev @AmyHassett @NewDecadeFilms
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15 Dec 2025
🐖🐄 Ireland is making progress in tackling AMR in livestock, with veterinary antibiotic sales down 25% between 2018 and 2023
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria #antimicrobialresistance @teagasc @animalhealthire
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15 Dec 2025
The AMU-FARM Project supports and trains farm advisors and vets in the use of behaviour change techniques to reduce antimicrobial usage
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria #onehealth #AMR @teagasc @animalhealthire
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15 Dec 2025
Since the late 1990s, there has been a continuous effort to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock, especially those critical to humans
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria #onehealth @teagasc
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15 Dec 2025
Strict regulations and mandatory testing ensure animal food products are free from antibiotic residues before they reach consumers
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria @teagasc
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15 Dec 2025
A recent UK study found that earbuds and headphones may carry 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat
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15 Dec 2025
The One Health approach is key to tackling AMR as it recognises the intricate connections between human, animal and environmental health
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria #onehealth @Researchirel @teagasc @RCSI_Irl
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15 Dec 2025
Infection Prevention and Control teams advise and support hospital staff to provide safe care to patients and reduce the risk of infection
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria
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15 Dec 2025
Irish researchers have discovered a way to boost vaccine responses to Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of hospital and community infections
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria
@tcddublin @McLoughlin_Lab
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15 Dec 2025
The flu vaccine helps to prevent incorrect antibiotic usage and children in Ireland aged 2-17yrs can receive a free flu vaccine each winter
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15 Dec 2025
The antibiotic penicillin became widely used as a medication in the 1940s, and immediately, bacteria started adapting to evade it
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15 Dec 2025
🦠Bacteria are masters of survival and some can now resist the very medicines created to fight them. In tonight's @10Things_ToKnow About #Bacteria, @FergusMcAuliffe meets Rachel McLoughlin @McLoughlin_Lab who is looking to develop a vaccination against antibiotic resistant bacteria
Tonight, Mon 15th Dec, 8.30pm @RTEOne
#10hingstoknowabout #antibiotics #AMR #loveirishresearch
@Researchirel @teagasc @MetEireann @GeolSurvIE @NewDecadeFilms @tcddublin
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10ThingstoKnowAbout retweeted
15 Dec 2025
Tonight on @10Things_ToKnow (8.30pm, @RTEOne): Discover tech disrupting bacterial strongholds in healthcare & curbing antimicrobial resistance in wastewater. Featuring Prof Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes (@RCSI) & Caoimhe Finn (@Beaumont_Dublin) 📺
ALT Prof. Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes, Amy Hassett and Caoimhe Finn
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Bacteria are one of Earth’s oldest life forms - dating back over three billion years. Tonight's episode of @10Things_ToKnow About… at 8.30pm on RTÉ One focuses on bacteria and features Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Head of Teagasc’s Pig and Poultry Department.
teagasc.ie/news--events/news…
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10ThingstoKnowAbout retweeted
12 Dec 2025
Six research teams from four challenge programmes have been awarded €8M in prize-phase funding under the #NationalChallengeFund. We were delighted to welcome EU Commissioner Michael McGrath @EUCssrMcGrath to Three Park Place to celebrate the announcement: researchireland.ie/news/nati…
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12 Dec 2025
On Monday's @10Things_ToKnow About Bacteria, we check out technology being developed to tackle bacteria strongholds in healthcare settings and limit the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in wastewater💧
👀Mon 15th Dec, 8.30pm @RTEOne 📺
#10thingstoknowabout #bacteria #AMR #onehealth #NoHoWAMR #NationalChallenge
@Researchirel @teagasc @GeolSurvIE @MetEireann @NewDecadeFilms @RCSI_Irl @Dfitzhughes @Cfinnipc @AmyHassett
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10 Dec 2025
On the upcoming @10Things_ToKnow About #Bacteria we meet the researchers, vets and farmers working together to combat antimicrobial resistance on farms 🐄🐷🧑🌾👩🌾
👀Mon 15th Dec, 8.30pm 📺@RTEOne
#10thingstoknowabout
@Researchirel @MetEireann @GeolSurvIE @teagasc @TeagascEnviron @NewDecadeFilms @KathrionaDev @animalhealthire @ASAireland #onehealth #amr #antibiotics
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8 Dec 2025
Removing CO₂ from the atmosphere is crucial as Ireland faces a significant shortfall in achieving its emissions reduction goals for 2030
#10thingstoknowabout #carbon
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