Kingsley Aikins is a master networker. His new book explains why everyone needs a network, not just for their career but for the most important aspects of human existence.
Britain is in the midst of one of the most significant periods in its history as it seeks to establish if, as a country, its people have many things in common or if the shared experiences have been forgotten and have become irrelevant.
In a long and distinguished diplomatic career, Declan O’Donovan served as Ireland’s ambassador to Japan from 1995 to 2001. The film Saipan raised a question in his mind which he is still searching to answer. He tells Dion Fanning what it was.
Paul Murphy has been protesting and advancing his core belief in socialism all his adult life. In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about injustice, not caring what people think of him, and Roy Keane.
Fact, myth, and truth blur in the retelling of 2002, but what remains is a revealing portrait of extremism, identity, and belonging.
Ruben Amorim didn’t fail because of results, dressing-room unrest or tactics alone. His downfall at Manchester United was a reminder that in modern football, managing upwards can matter more than what happens on the pitch.
How the country deals with the change in our society will be as critical as how it manages its infrastructural challenges. Doing nothing, once again, is not an option, even if it sometimes seems like the default one.
What do you know about the Book of Kells? And what do you think you know? A new book by art historian Victoria Whitworth questions its origin story.
Donough Holohan from Dublin spent 13 years at Manchester City helping to create an elite sporting environment. He has taken on a new challenge but he reflects on Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland and why data has its limits.
The World Cup draw yesterday was a demonstration of FIFA’s priorities. But regimes have recognised since its inception the influence of the competition. Jonathan Wilson talks to Dion Fanning about the power and the glory of the World Cup.
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