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Meet the Costume Designer Who Kitted Out Connell and Marianne

Lorna Marie Mugan, Normal People's costume designer, talks vintage clothes, the importance of place and Connell's famous chain.
By Aoife Murray
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In a World Fraying at the Seams, Student Designers Find New Solutions

Dublin’s fashion students – particularly designers – are facing up to a new set of problems during and after the pandemic.
By Chioma Muoneke
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For Dublin’s Drama Graduates, Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Drama-based graduates from around Dublin – both performers and technicians – are plotting a new path in uncertain times for theatre.
By Emer Tyrrell
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‘Paul Mescal Was Five Feet Away From Me’: Meet the Extras of Normal People

Normal People's TV adaptation catapulted its cast to overnight fame. Many Trinity students were there, in the background, working as extras.
By Gráinne Mahon
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Uncowed by the Pandemic, DU Players Deliver a Festival of Resilience, Online

With 25 shows and 57 installation pieces, Resilience, an online festival from DU Players, shows a society thriving under lockdown's challenges.
By Sophie Furlong Tighe
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Under Lock and Key, Musicians Are Finding New Ways to Bang the Drum

Ireland's music scene has been turned upside-down by the pandemic. Its up-and-comers say they're having to get even more creative to thrive.
By Ellie O'Neill
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Meet the Trinity Graduates Finding New Ways to Stay on the Stage

Theatre has been hit hard by the pandemic. For recent Trinity graduates, it has brought challenges – but many are making waves even in lockdown.
By Emer Tyrrell
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Have Exhibition, Will Travel: Aoife Dunne Brings Art to Fingal Doorsteps

Transcending Time, an exhibition by Aoife Dunne, sees the visual artist bringing her van around Fingal for those who want to view it.
By Rachael Gunning
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Bullet Girl Hunt Post-Punk Perfection

They've worked with Girl Band's Daniel Fox and their latest single sees them at their abrasive best. Bullet Girl show no sign of slowing down.
By Joe Coughlan
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Normal People Week 6 Recap: a Fitting Finale to an Exquisite Series

In the last two episodes – aired on RTÉ last night – Connell and Marianne find happiness before an ending that's subtle, profound and powerful.
By Stephen Patrick Murray