‘Ban this sick filth’, UL facing academic revolt, Black Friday

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Patrick Freyne on Christmas ads: Marks & Spencer’s sick filth should be banned

University of Limerick facing academic revolt over restructuring: Management at University of Limerick (UL) is facing an academic revolt after 50 professors signed a letter calling for the suspension of restructuring at the college, which they said risks making it academically "not fit for purpose". Read more here.

Patrick Freyne on Christmas ads/Marks & Spencer's sick filth should be banned: It's Black Friday, the pre-Christmas religious festival that celebrates, I believe, the time Jesus went shopping (he went to a Temple; there are other details I can't remember).Read more here.

Björk swallows Dublin whole, in a stunning 3Arena show: Part theatrical production, part adventure into the far reaches of space and under the sea, Björk's Cornucopia tour stuns the audience into silence in the 3Arena with a show that pushes the realms of possibility within the usually strict confines of an arena tour. Read more here.

I'm a Celebrity 2019/What's gone wrong for Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell? There haven't been many chuckles in the jungle for Andrew Maxwell as this year's I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! approaches the fortnight threshold. Read more here.

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The true story behind The Irishman: The first words Jimmy ever spoke to me were, 'I heard you paint houses'," said the man now known as "The Irishman" shortly before his death. Read more here.

The English woman who bankrolled James Joyce: Harriet Shaw Weaver was a wealthy English feminist interested in social and political affairs. Read more here.