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Selina Cartmell to step down as artistic director of Gate Theatre During her time at the Gate, Selina Cartmell produced 11 world premieres including seven Irish premieres of contemporary writing. Photograph: Tom Honan

‘It has been five rollercoaster years of which I’m hugely proud,’ Cartmell says

DNA from Sitting Bull’s hair confirms US man is his great-grandson Native American leader Sitting Bull, 1885. Photograph: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution/AFP/Getty

New method analyses family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people

‘I am beginning to feel trapped and controlled by my partner’ ‘She constantly checks my phone to see if I am more connected to someone other than her.’ Photograph: iStock

She orders my food, tells me what to wear and constantly checks my phone

Finn McRedmond: Is Facebook a scapegoat for all society’s ills? ‘If the early 1970s in the US created ideal circumstances for moral panic, the past few years ought to be a boon for that industry.’ Photograph: iStock

Whistleblower news provides a target for anxiety about the world’s fragile state

Ireland is on the cusp of yet another Covid-related disaster ‘One feels like shouting out: surely, this time, we know what is likely to happen when alcohol-fuelled socialising is encouraged.’ Photograph: Damien Eagers/The Irish Times

Health services and schools will bear the brunt as we fail to take action on latest wave

Martin says children’s outdoor activities should continue amid high Covid-19 levels Martin: ‘I think the more outdoor activities we can continue with the healthier and the better’. Photograph: iStock

Taoiseach says Goverment has had ‘no specific advice’ from Nphet on the issue

‘It’s not war, but it is a fight’: Tensions rise in Anglo-French post-Brexit row French fishing boats protesting in front of the port of Saint Helier off the British island of Jersey earlier this year to draw attention to what they see as unfair restrictions on their ability to fish in UK waters after Brexit. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images

London criticises ‘disproportionate’ sanctions mooted by Paris as UK trawler seized

Former senior politicians criticise social media and its effect on public life

‘I’m a strong fan of social media being regulated appropriately’ – Mary Harney

Damian Devaney: ‘Access to the Effies is an opportunity for Irish creative agencies’ This year IAPI, the representative body for Irish advertising, introduced Effie Awards Ireland and appointed industry guru Damian Devaney as chair
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‘Cowardly crime’: Man claimed IRA link in letter demanding €50,000 from woman A man claimed he was from the IRA in a letter he wrote to a woman demanding €50,000 after hearing she had benefited from a land sale, Letterkenny Circuit Court has heard. Photograph: iStock

Kevin McAuley (37) from Castlefin caught after stamp on envelope traced back to him

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Backrow trialling a new scrum cap after trip to the UK for specialist concussion advice

Girl alleged to have developed sleep disorder after swine flu vaccine settles case for €1m A 16-year-old who suffers sleep attacks after allegedly developing a rare sleep disorder from the swine flu vaccine has settled her High Court action for €1 million. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Mother says teen’s ‘strong character’ will get her through ‘but we lament the life she could have had’

Human activity turning protected forests into carbon emitters While just 10 of the Unesco-protected forests were found to be carbon emitters, other sites also showed clear upward trajectories in emissions. Photograph: iStock

At least 10 heritage sites contributing to climate change, driven by logging and wildfires

From soft plastic to pizza boxes – how to recycle everything All plastic packaging, including soft plastics, can now go in your recycling bin, as long as it is clean, dry and loose. Photograph: iStock
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