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Ever seen the largest self-supporting Mickey in the whole of the United States?

Is a fully inclusive school system right for Ireland?

Divisions on whether mainstream classes should accommodate all special needs pupils

Eddie Jones insists less is more for England as he savours final week

England head coach has been here before and will not over-exert his players this week

In a Word . . .

. . . anthropomorphism

Weak Netflix forecast disappoints as streaming wars loom

Netflix adds record number of paid streaming customers in Q1 to reach 148.86m

Why Trump should fear Pelosi

Madam Speaker can count, legislate, horse-trade and stroke – plus she’s very, very tough

Croia called me a gender binarist because of my Goys and Dolls party

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: If we hadn’t been friends for 20 years, she would have called the Gords

Calling Natalie Portman a ‘supporting actor’ is like saying Thumper is the star of ‘Bambi’

Why is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ not a musical? Because it wants to be an Oscar contender

Christmas in September: family and neighbours swing into action for sick child

Decorations, cards, presents and Santa for boy isn’t expected to live until Christmas

The Irish-American animator who put the ‘looney’ into Looney Tunes

Bob Clampett animated Daffy Duck and Tweety, with his unique wacky style

Mark Zuckerberg cannot control his own creation

Anything from joke videos to fake news can spread like a virus, changing how people feel and act

Joanne O'Riordan: Caulfield and Cork braced for new challenge

After finally relieving Dundalk of the title, City now face the task of defending the crown

Aer Lingus ground handler jailed for people smuggling

Frederick Cham (63) sentenced to four years for helping immigrants into country illegally

Miriam Lord: Speculation on Kenny seat on menu at GAA lunch in Shelbourne

‘World’s Best Taoiseach’ mug steals show as Varadkar’s cup runneth over

‘Every time I was due to speak in the Seanad, my suit turned into Mickey Mouse fleece pyjamas’

Senator Lynn Ruane and Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin discuss bad dreams, tattoos and Jessica Fletcher

Ryanair problems have taken some wind from beneath O’Leary’s wings

Cancellations crisis rooted in change in approach to governing hours pilots spend in air

Homage to Barcelona: reliving Orwell’s Spanish Civil War adventures

A tour based on the writer’s wartime experiences reveals a haunting history of the city

Tributes paid to Irishman and UNHCR official who died in Kenya

Andreas Needham (44), a graduate of DIT, had undergone hip surgery in Nairobi

The children’s cartoons that shaped us – and the dark messages that lurk within

From The Flintstones to He-Man and Top Cat, kids’ animation has a lot to teach us

From ‘Toy Story’ to you: How a Galway family are making a difference on autism

Animated language learning programme devised by family at NUI Galway campus company assisting children with autism

Planet Business: Sinkholes, White Musk and the courgette crisis

This week: Mickey Mouse revenue at Disney, United Airlines boss lets fly

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