Author Maggie O’Farrell: I had a teacher at school who took the register, called my name and said to me, ‘Are your family in the IRA?’
Gambling Man by Lionel Barber: A lively account of the rollercoaster life of SoftBank’s billionaire founder
Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars review – Innovative look at the tumultuousness of Irish history
I went to the cinema to see Small Things Like These. By the time I emerged I had concluded the film was crap
Truck driver fired for clocking off for night leaving concrete load to go hard wins €2,000 for unfair dismissal
Ireland weather: Storm Bert set to batter the country as Met Éireann issues orange warning for three counties
Your top stories on Friday: Warnings issued as Storm Bert set to batter Ireland; the false election promises being made to under-40s
