Phoenix Park cars, Normal People, Covid-19

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

Una Mullally: Reverse return of the car to Phoenix Park as a matter of urgency

The OPW must not throw away the opportunity for the park – the lungs of Dublin – to become car-free. Read more here.

Covid-19 vaccine hopes soar as Moderna shows promise in early study: Shares jump 25% as initial results show vaccine produces antibodies to coronavirus. Read more here.

Normal People filming locations: Tamangos, Tubbercurry and Shane Ross's house: If there's one theme running through the production of the now acclaimed television series Normal People it's attention to detail. The challenges of adapting a hugely successful novel to screen are many, but one of them is making the abstract solid in terms of setting and place. Read more here.

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Book quiz: What time do the clocks strike in George Orwell's 1984? 10 questions to test your literary knowledge. Read more here.

Looking ahead for peace of mind: Living in lockdown: Sela Garza writes about her experience during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

Our deification of Matt Damon tells us about how celebrity wattage blinds us: We have a pathological need not just for The Famous Person to visit but through some ritual process of transubstantiation become like us. Read more here.

Bobby McDonagh: The Great British Brexit tantrum - British envoys may be deploying a combination of indignation and stubbornness. Read more here.

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