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Prof Luke O’Neill, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times

Luke O’Neill: ‘We will be back in beer gardens with friends in June’

'If nobody left their house for three weeks, the virus would go away but that's impossible'. Read more.

‘Not hot enough’: Why has Variety apologised to Carey Mulligan?

A genuinely offensive remark is one thing. But don't hang critics out to dry. Read more.

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Cé bhí ciontach?

Sa díospóireacht riachtanach a lean an tuarascáil ar na tithe máithreacha is leanaí d'éirigh an cheist cé a bhí ciontach san éagóir gránna a déanadh ar mhná na hÉireann agus ar a gcuid páistí mídhleathacha. Ar lean.

Oscar Wilde’s ‘crucial’ role in the gay rights struggle

TG4 celebrates the life and legacy of one of the greatest figures in Irish literature. Read more.

'Fewer jokes, more rhetoric': How to succeed in The Irish Times Debate Ireland's longest-running third level debating competition is back this year in very different circumstances. Read more.

Leaving Cert students need clarity

Opinion: While the Government says it will examine alternative options for assessing Leaving Cert students once consultations with partners are complete, students are calling for clarity now. Zana Zee Keough on the uncertainty surrounding this year's examinations. Read more.

We must ask obvious question over shooting of George Nkencho

The false narrative that a young black man was a violent criminal was all too easily accepted. Read more.

Four new films to stream this weekend

The Dig, Crone Wood, Assassins, Twist. Read more.

From crisis to care: Irish studies in our contemporary moment

Irish studies provides a space for imaginative possibilities for a better future, not just critique. Read more.