Brazil's education ministry has set off a political storm by calling for the public to denounce parents, students and teachers who "stimulate" protests against budget cuts during school hours. Read more here.
As political enemies go, the Green Party are a difficult one to oppose. They are the political equivalent of the boy or girl your parents would like to see you bring home, writes Noel Whelan. Read more here.
The capacity of higher-education institutions to manage large-scale construction projects has been called into question by a spending review. Read more here.
Stigma. It has almost become a buzz word. Public personalities are praised for speaking about their mental health difficulties, 'breaking the stigma' and encouraging others to do the same. Read more here.
Irish Times writers review six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend including Octavia Spencer and Allison Janney in Ma, Thunder Road and Sunset. Read more here.
Some 75,000 fans are expected at Slane Castle for the upcoming Metallica concert. Seventy-five thousand fans are expected to see Metallica perform at Slane Castle on Saturday, June 8th, and at least 10 per cent of them are likely to have travelled from abroad. Read more here.
Tá litir oscailte seolta chuig an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar agus Príomh Aire na Breataine Theresa May ag éileamh orthu a gcuid dualgais maidir le Comhaontú Chill Rìmhinn agus Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta a chomhlíonadh agus Acht na Gaeilge a chur i bhfeidhm sa Tuaisceart. Léigh anseo.
Cristhian Nuñez Centeno was standing in the kitchen of his home in Managua when he first read about the student deaths in the capital city. Nuñez and his partner had made plans to travel to the coast that day to celebrate his birthday.Read more here.
Violet Gibson was 50 years old when a shocking story about her became front-page news in Ireland in 1926. Gibson had appeared in The Irish Times many times before, mostly in the Court and Fashion notices, or in the Fashionable Intelligence column, the natural home for the daughter of Lord Ashbourne. Read more here.
