Ireland is one of the biggest exporters of football supporters in Europe, yet its domestic clubs struggle financially. The problem is the structure of the game itself.
There was artificial intelligence, ancient Rome, the war in Iran and the pain of exile. There was also pizza, curry and a lot of coffee. Another day at the FT festival.
Is the threat of strike action part of a performative process, the usual theatre show in advance of a last-minute public-sector pay deal? Or are we actually heading for a winter of discontent?
Some see this week’s election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the rise of the AfD as a sign of what may come. This is a choice yet to be made.
Noel McNamara and Ronan O’Gara are less than two hours apart on France’s Atlantic coast, helping drive two of European rugby’s most successful clubs. Their stories offer a glimpse of what modern professional rugby can look like.
The GAA have been accused of misogyny this week as the row about integration with Ladies Gaelic Football and camogie rumbles on but Paul Flynn argues that the heart of the row is something else.
Belfry: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Loss is about a major financial scandal. But it is also about persistence, strength and the human consequences of institutional failings.
In 2006, I made the case to investors for an Aer Lingus IPO that many thought impossible. Higher costs and rising competition are putting pressure on its transatlantic strategy but the advantages behind the investment case two decades ago remain.
A house price can tell us what the market is charging. It cannot tell us how many people are unable to form the household they actually want.
The publication of Irish non-profit CyberSafeKids' latest annual report makes for grim reading for the early efficacy of fresh efforts to protect children online.
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