Full coverage: Tommie Gorman

The former Northern Ireland editor for RTE talked to The Currency's Dion Fanning about British-Irish relations, trust in journalism and that famous Roy Keane interview in a London event to mark the launch of his autobiography, Never Better: My Life in Our Times

Long before empathy enjoyed its current status as an important human quality, Tommie Gorman was showing an ability to share and understand the feelings of others.

Tommie Gorman is a giant of Irish journalism and as he launches his new book Never Better, he considered the future relationships on the island of Ireland and how King Charles may be a vital figure in the coming years.

As he joins The Currency as a columnist, Tommie Gorman reflects on the precarious position on the island and the personalities he knows intimately who have to find a solution.