Ireland enters Level 5 restrictions; Final US Presidential debate; NASA and the asteroid; Mother and Baby Homes report; Keeping in touch; JoJo Dullard murder investigation; Cervical Cancer tribunal; Pope Francis comments on homosexuality; how Covid spreads; will we have turkey for Christmas?; children dress up for school Halloween parties

A selection of stories from the week: Fungie is lost then found; Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue; Reaction to Level 4 in Monaghan; Ryanair closes Shannon and Cork bases; What's in Budget 2021; Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald; Final Report on Mother and Babies Homes; The colours of Autumn

Level 3 restrictions imposed nationwide; Did NPHET bow to political pressure?; Where to now for Seamus Woulfe?; Trump hospitalised with Covid; Motorists could pay thousands more in tax on polluting cars; SocDems call on Tánaiste to apologise to Chief Medical Officer; Tropical fern found in Ireland; Tourism Recovery Taskforce; Wexford Festival Opera

How does Ireland compare with other countries on Covid-19?; What will Christmas 2020 look like?; Dublin Theatre Festival goes largely online; Min for Education Foley on Leaving Cert calculated grades errors; Interruptions and insults mar first US Presidential Debate; Dr David Nabarro, WHO, on global Covid figures; National Potato Day

In this edition of Morning Ireland Extra, Cian McCormack speaks to Mary McCarthy, whose husband Jimmy suffered a devastating stroke in February. She feels she could have helped with his recovery if she'd been allowed to visit him in hospital

This week: Donegal moves to Level 3 restrictions; Party in Dublin defies restrictions; Where are we on COVID-19 testing?; Ireland's shrinking economy; COVID-19 figures still rising in younger people; Almost 500 whales beached in Tasmania; former British Ambassador on his time in Washington; Shelbourne statues re-instated

A selection of stories from the week: Govt publishes five-level Covid plan; HSE chief plots path through Covid; US wildfires; Can the UK really "disapply" international Brexit laws?; St Mary's redevelopment welcomes back residents; Harsher penalties for conspiracy to murder; Is there life on Venus?; Young Syrian refugee praised by EU Commissioner

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team: Alternatives to CAO; Fury over UK Brexit bill; Huge fire at Lesbos refugee camp; Irish lacrosse team makes way for Iroquois; Taoiseach Micheál Martin; Boy filmed driving lorry on motorway; Ryanair to close Cork and Shannon bases for winter; Diary of a Young Naturalist

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team. This week: Pubs and restaurants told to retain customers' orders; Can James Bond save cinema?; Charlie Hebdo trial begins; This winter's storm names; WHO on Covid19; Garda stolen phones appeal; Audiologists redeployed to contact tracing; Van Morrison turns 75

You sent us your questions about the back-to-school process and we assembled a panel of experts to answer them. Listen to Marie-Therese Kilmartin, Principal of Coláiste Bride; Professor Nóirín Hayes of the Trinity College Dublin School of Education, and Pairic Clerkin, CEO of the Irish Primary Principals' Network