TCD to elect female provost, the orange card, Kevin McGahern and more...

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Women's hour: Trinity set to elect a female provost for the first time: It's more than a century since the former provost of Trinity College Dublin George Salmon is reputed to have said: "Over my dead body will women enter this college."Read more.

Diarmaid Ferriter: Same old orange card, same old mistakes: Unionists in Ireland have long been keen to avoid checks on incoming goods at Larne. Read more.

Seeing a bunch of effete English people in a stately home in Ireland is quite triggering: This week I feel compelled to analyse the new Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga, because it was shot in Kilruddery House in Co Wicklow, and seeing a bunch of effete English-accented people living in a stately home in Ireland is quite triggering for me. Read more.

Kevin McGahern: 'Metal gigs are a great way to relieve stress': I've listened to less music throughout the pandemic, because I'm not travelling as much. Read more.

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'You're her favourite grandchild': A little more than a year ago, I was looking at my phone when a message from my mother came through on WhatsApp: "Your nanny has returned to the kingdom of heaven." Read more.

Morning run or evening walk? Here's the science on the best time of day to exercise: Researchers have found that the chronology of our days influences the quality of our health. Read more.

Four Irish authors Booker and Pulitzer winners on Dublin Literary Award longlist: Libraries worldwide have nominated four Irish authors, two Booker Prize winners and a Pulitzer Prize winner for this year's €100,000 Dublin Literary Award. Read more.

Draíocht an Oide: Is é cúram an mhúinteora an curaclam a thugtar dó a theagasc chomh maith agus is féidir léi nó leis. Níos mó.

Four new films to stream this weekend: Rams, Malcolm & Marie, Bliss, Eye for an Eye. Read more.