Covid and Queen's: 'A very different year' at the Belfast university. Despite high-profile breaches, offenders are a 'small minority' of students, president says. Read more.

Sam McConkey's Spinal Tap moment takes the restrictions debate to Level 10: The professor's conversation with Pat Kenny on Newstalk is unintentionally hilarious. Read more.

'Ireland's most beautiful room' gets 21st century makeover: Pollution and dust have taking their toll on the collections and the fabric of Trinity's Old Library. Read more.

Berlin exhibition offers a global audience a window into modern Irish life: Culture Night 2020 is already a memory but Berlin-based Candice Gordon, rock singer turned Ireland's first full-time cultural officer for the Department of Foreign Affairs, is keeping the show on the road. Read more.

Emily in Paris: French viewers furious over gamut of Gallic stereotypes - 'Name a cliche about France and the French, you'll find it in Emily in Paris'. Read more.

Covid lessons should be used to tackle inequality, climate change says President: Global, unregulated version of economy is greatest threat to democracy, Higgins tells conference. Read more.

The BBC still rues the day Jeremy Clarkson hit an Irishman: Freddie Flintoff and the Top Gear presenters still feel like they're on an awkward team building weekend, writes Patrick Freyne. Read more.

Bars and cafes shut in European capitals as second wave takes hold: Brussels hardest-hit capital after Madrid, while the Netherlands prepares to send hospital patients to Germany. Read more.

Queen's University Belfast 'closely monitoring' rise in Covid-19 cases: More than 160 students and staff reported to have tested positive for disease. Read more.

UCD and NUIG to stay teaching online until after Christmas: Universities move online until Christmas to give students certainty on what to expect. Read more.