The music industry is often more obsessed with stars having a sellable persona than trusting fans to know the difference between their real character and the music they create.

UNTIL the current furore broke, Lesley Douglas’s tenure as BBC Radio 2 controller had been marked with success.

An impromptu sing-along led by You’re A Star runner-up Finian McGrath to promote his charity single for Down Syndrome Ireland stopped traffic outside the Dáil today.