Coalition talks, audiobooks and ditching racist branding

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'Very hard' for Greens to return to negotiation table if members reject deal, Ryan says: NI Green leader opposes deal; Coveney says second election cannot be ruled out if no agreement reached. Read more here.

A socially distant cinema? Finally we can watch a film in peace: Decent folk have been complaining about bad behaviour in cinemas for many years. Read more here.

Tuar agus Tairngreacht: Cuileog sa bhainne ramhar, nó damhán alla san anraith is ea aon pháirtí ina bhfuil idéalaithe a chreideann in rud éigin. Read more here.

Eve Hewson is a wonderful actress but she picks some strange shows: In The Luminaries, Hewson is fantastic as a Dubliner in 1860s New Zealand. Read more here.

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Audiobooks: 35 of the best lockdown listens: We are currently living through the Great Golden Age of Audiobooks. There has never been so much choice, both in what to listen to and how to listen to it. Read more here.

From Golly Bars to Eskimo Mints: Irish brands with a race problem: US firms are ditching racist branding. But Ireland has had its share of offensive products. Read more here.

TCD plan will smooth the way for students to walk and cycle to college: Submission to council seeks wider footpaths and more cycle lanes on key routes in Dublin. Read more here.

What to do about George Berkeley, Trinity figurehead and slave owner? Ireland's most celebrated philosopher was 'also extremely morally fallible'. Read more here.

Students 'searching in the dark' for clarity on university reopening: Financial uncertainty as a result of unemployment crisis caused by Covid-19 impacts. Read more here.

Reimagining University in the age of Covid-19: Political Communication student Alison Burns on how online learning can be a positive. Read more here.