Dublin Pride, best films, Jack White and Roy Keane

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Thousands are expected to participate in Dublin’s Pride Parade on Saturday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Thousands are expected to participate in Dublin’s Pride Parade on Saturday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

The weather gods are set to smile on Dublin Pride on Saturday when tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of Dublin to mark the city's 26th annual Pride parade. Read more here.

11 great restaurants for a special occasion: From The Irish Times's Delicious List 2019: fine dining without overdoing the formality? Read more here.

Irish Times writers review six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend. Films include Yesterday, Metal Heart, Apollo 11, Support the Girls, In Fabric. Read more here.

Jack White on The Raconteurs: 'When Brendan gave up alcohol, I started doing heroin.' Read more here.

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Goodbye to the Miracle Man: How Roy Keane's departure led to sacking of Martin O'Neill. Read more here.

The Dáil's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the University of Limerick for what it has says is a "governance failure that could have cost the State €1.2 million". Read more here.

Students will be able study for degrees by completing modules across a "seamless" network of European universities under a new initiative. Read more here.

The unlikely love that blossomed between me and my múinteor: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a Fulbright to Ireland must be in want of a romantic if academic adventure: pots of Barry's tea, scones slathered with blackberry jam and cream, plaid woollen scarf, lashing rain, and hikes along the cliffs with only shaggy sheep, lowing cows, and a leather-bound journal for company (never mind my usual journals were ad hoc Post-It Note flipbooks). Read more here.