Covid-19 warning, Peig Sayers, memories of Kabul and more...

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Prof Philip Nolan called on people not to slip in their behaviour. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
Prof Philip Nolan called on people not to slip in their behaviour. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Covid-19: Nphet warns of worrying signs of 'slippage' among the public: Prof Philip Nolan calls on people to 'hold on' to keep coronavirus suppressed. Read more.

Is your Covid pandemic the same as my Covid pandemic? Phenomenologists are trying to make us see the current crisis in a new light. Read more.

I'm entitled to my stupid opinion, and I say pigs should wear shoes.  Patrick Freyne: Eating with the Enemy is a televisual response to our endless opinionising. Read more.

The Movie Quiz: What is the full title of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm? Pirates at last count, losing a Golden Globe, in the possession of Studio Ghibli. Read more.

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Peig Sayers: Clú nó míchlú? Tá go leor ann nach féidir leo cuimhneamh ar Pheig gan ghangaid, gan searbhas agus gan mhagadh. Read more.

Four new films to stream this weekend: Judas and the Black Messiah, Coming 2 America, The Little Things, Cherry. Read more.

NUI awarded higher doctorate to academic linked to tobacco industry: Academic co-ordinated US tobacco giant Philip Morris's research into smoking trends. Read more.

Memories of Kabul while walking by Galway Bay: 'As I crossed the bridge from town and entered the Claddagh, I was reminded of my time in Afghanistan'. Read more.

Eeva Leinonen unveiled as next Maynooth University president: Professor to formally assume the position on October 1st and replaces Prof Philip Nolan. Read more.