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The successful collision of proton beams in Cern’s Large Hadron Collider means research can now accelerate, writes DICK AHLSTROM

CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES popped and the Irish celebrated on Monday when the world’s largest particle accelerator began delivering data. Three PhD students from UCD are involved in one of the experiments and were on hand to witness the drama as it unfolded.