The author of a new novel, A Nation Once Again, has some questions about the prospect of Irish unity. “What can we live with? We don’t like it, but what are we prepared to live with to live in peace?” Howard says Ireland's Call would make for a perfect new national anthem "because nobody likes it, but nobody vehemently hates it. And anyone who tells you they hate it, they’re exaggerating. It’s a song written to inspire absolute indifference.”
He says he grew up in an era when events in Northern Ireland were "the first three items on the news", but the reality for people under 35, “especially in this part of the island", is entirely different. "They don’t really have any connection to the Troubles or any memory of the Troubles. It’s so remote from their experience, you might as well be talking to them about the Boer War as talking to them about the Troubles."
Colm Tóibín talks to Dion Fanning in this week's episode of Experience about the World Cup, his career as a hurler and why he won't talk about Sinn Féin.
Siobhán McHugh is the chief executive of the Demand Response Association of Ireland, whose members scour businesses for power usage that can be postponed when a surge occurs on the national grid. She tells Thomas Hubert how this emerging industry works and who can take part.
Roddy Collins's life has been a story of adventure, resilience and, sometimes, bluster. In this week's episode of Experience, he talks to Dion Fanning about never being afraid to risk everything and standing up to John Delaney.
In episode three of Energy Matters, we look at what the future of transport in Ireland might look like and what needs to be done to get us there.
Ian Kehoe is joined by Derek Reilly of Nevo.ie, Ireland's only dedicated EV website, and David O’Reilly of Zeus Scooters, who are active in over 50 cities but are currently unable to operate in Ireland.
This series is sponsored by Pinergy
Food is an essential and integral part of our existence and our culture, but what if you could see inside your own body in real-time, to know what impact that food is having on you? In this podcast, Rurik Bradbury, chief executive of Limbo, speaks to Rosanna Cooney about glucose monitoring and how it changed his perspective on food entirely.
In this week's episode of Experience, world renowned sculptor John Kelly talks to Dion Fanning about coming close to death, the realities of the art world and building a famine memorial on his land.
Evelyn Kelly, the founder of Orphan Drug Consulting, works in an industry fraught with difficult decisions. In this podcast, she talks to Rosanna Cooney about her company's role in bringing medicines to market as quickly as possible, the growth in the orphan drug market, and the challenges of equitable access to medication.
In this episode of Experience, the Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny talks to Dion Fanning about his single-mindedness, why trophies have never been how he judges success, and dealing with criticism.
In episode two of Energy Matters, we examine how individuals and businesses can be more efficient in their energy use. Ian Kehoe is joined by Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer at ESRI, and Madeleine Murray, CEO of Change By Degrees to look at ways we can reduce our energy usage and bills, and the shifts we need to make to our habits. This series is sponsored by Pinergy.
The restaurant and hospitality sectors are in the eye of a storm, with a slew of insolvencies and closures expected in the next twelve months. Damien Grey, the two-star Michelin chef, and owner of Liath, talks to Rosanna Cooney about the misguided perception of a restaurant as anything other than a profit-seeking business, his obsession with daily accounts and when to let go and walk away with integrity.
