Covid-19, Call My Agent, Netflix and more...

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

Covid-19 transmission levels 'too high for schools to reopen' despite harm to children: Taoiseach says concern about variants across member states but supply chains must be protected. Read more.

Covid-19 guidelines: Don't meet friends or loved ones. Avoid busy outdoor areas. Wear masks, even outdoors. Read more.

Diarmaid Ferriter: McQuaid's shadow hangs over mother and baby homes: His defiant assertions about Irish Catholicism stand as monuments to a damaging delusion. Read more.

Call My Agent! season four: The best thing since buttered croissant! There are no berets, no Emily in Paris chintz. This is just watchable, witty French television. Read more.

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The Masque of the Red Death – Rediscovering Poe through prism of Covid-19: Restoration of 1964 Corman adaptation confirms continuing relevance of film and source. Read more.

Radio still plays 'staggeringly, shockingly' more male Irish artists: Gender Disparity report shows boost for female Irish artists only on some radio stations. Read more.

Netflix has spent millions on its films, so why are they so mediocre? Streaming giant Netflix has spent gazillions making movies, with little of quality to show for it. Read more.

What can Ireland expect from Joe Biden? New US president will defend Belfast Agreement against any undermining by Brexit. Read more.

Top tips: How to keep college costs down From scholarships to weekly budgets, the following will help lower student fees. Read more.

Fintan O'Toole: Spiritual terrorism created world of mother and baby homes. There was no 'society' separate from the church's power to inflict damnation.Read more.