Hugo MacNeill was once hailed as one of the best fullbacks to play amateur rugby in Ireland before it became professional. The Trinity and Oxford graduate used rugby to take stances against IRA violence and apartheid. He joined global investment bank Goldman Sachs, dubbed the Vampire Squid of international finance, and quickly rose the ranks here in Ireland. Now he is looking to enter public life in a bid for the Seanad where he hopes to focus on North-South relations in Ireland and making third-level education more accessible to those with intellectual disabilities. In this in-depth interview, MacNeill spoke about:…

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