Government considers advice to move to Level 5 as Taoiseach warns of 'enormous economic consequences': Senior Government figures are to hold a crunch meeting on Saturday to consider the recommendation from the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) that the country be moved to Level 5 restrictions for a period of six weeks. Read more here.
Brexit - Boris Johnson says UK will now prepare for no trade deal: British PM says EU has refused to negotiate seriously and needs 'fundamental change' in approach. Read more here.
Billie Eilish: would she be body shamed if she looked like a ‘sexy young thing’?
Despite her groundbreaking music, opinions about her body always, always get in the way. Read more here.
Lockdowns can be avoided, but here are 10 things we need to do: A few weeks ago the new living with Covid-19 'step by step' national masterplan was launched, and, shortly thereafter, we were threatened with a deviation from the agreed approach via an escalation of restrictions to a Level 5 country wide, based on an increase in the number of new infections of the virus. Read more here.
How we exercise is different now – the pandemic changed everything:
App-based studies have shown older people have been more active than before. Read more here.
Classic horror: the 10 most terrifying short stories ever written: The short story is the perfect medium to deliver a quick, intense burst of fear. Read more here.
Covid-era college - Empty lecture halls, virtual clubs, 'click and collect' libraries: It's Freshers' Week at Trinity College Dublin and a cold wind rattles through the empty front square. Read more here.
Covid-19 pandemic the perfect breeding ground for conspiracy theories:
Understanding why conspiracies thrive in crises may help prevent them taking hold. Read more here.
Trump seriously considered taking the oath of office on his bestseller The Art of the Deal: The Trump Show is a zippy recap of the absurd early months of his presidency. Read more here.
Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath upstaged by creche worker on Claire Byrne show: Of the many faultlines that can cause tension between coalition partners, from policy differences to personality clashes, there are surely few more fraught tests than ministers from different parties having to share the limelight on national media. Read more here.
€250 payment for third-level students for move to online learning: Third-level students are to receive a payment of about €250 each in the coming year to help compensate for the move towards greater online learning. Read more here.
