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Abbey Theatre directors Graham McLaren (left) and Neil Murray: Calling on the Government to “look again at the reopening of theatres both in light of our readiness and for the mental health and wellbeing of theatre-goers”. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times Covid-19: Anger as theatre sector ponders why it’s not allowed reopen
Prof Patrick Prendergast, Trinity College Dublin’s Provost said commercial revenues have been devastated by Covid-19. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Covid 19: Universities warn of ‘devastating’ financial losses this year
The RSA had applied to the Department of Transport to hire an additional 80 driving testers. Photograph: iStock Driving test wait times more than quadruple due to first Covid-19 lockdown
Street traders are to return to Dublin’s Henry Street and O’Connell Street in the run-up to Christmas. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times Covid-19: Dublin street traders and council reach deal for run-up to Christmas
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Head of State’s largest port says ferry companies will not stagger arrivals to ease traffic from January

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Covid-19: Anger as theatre sector ponders why it’s not allowed reopen Abbey Theatre directors Graham McLaren (left) and Neil Murray: Calling on the Government to “look again at the reopening of theatres both in light of our readiness and for the mental health and wellbeing of theatre-goers”. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Reopening of cinemas but not theatres described as ‘inconsistent and illogical’

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Thirty-four Irish bookshops for your online Christmas shopping Dozens of Irish companies, including Charlie Byrne’s, in Galway, sell books online. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy

Ireland has no shortage of home-grown websites to buy presents from this holiday season

Gordon D’Arcy: David Nucifora does not believe he is accountable to the Irish public Is 2018 as good as it’s going to get for Ireland under Performance Director David Nucifora? Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Australian’s attitude to the press grates with euphoria of 2018 now just a distant memory

Kathy Sheridan: What was the purpose of Brian Stanley’s tweet glorifying mass killings? The past never goes away. It is in our DNA, our folk memory, our mindset. It’s what still sends men out to acquire guns and murder innocents like Lyra McKee. Photograph: Jess Lowe

Careless tweets from influential people like Brian Stanley matter terribly

Investigation into cash-for-pardons scandal involving White House White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday said President Donald Trump was “looking for every legal vote to be counted”. Photograph: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
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Brian Stanley apologises for controversial tweet at Public Accounts Committee Brian Stanley said his actions were his own. “I take full responsibility for them. There is no one else that needs to take responsibility. I am very conscious of what you have said.” File photgraph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Despite apology, some members of committee call for further action from TD

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Children in need of MRI under general anaesthesia waiting 4-7 years Children not considered in urgent need of an MRI under general anaesthesia at Crumlin Hospital can wait up to 7 years. Photograph: iStock

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