Person: Paul Russell

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

A journey, and a day, that lives long in Martin O’Neill’s memory

In 2008, Martin O’Neill, the Irish soccer manager, was invited to Áras an Uachtarán by Mary McAleese to give a lecture on the meaning of being Irish.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2017

All the glamour fades away from Glitter

Gary Glitter is now barely recognisable from the brash, ebullient star of 1970s glam rock.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2015

Optimism in the Sixties

The decade that saw Ireland relax after years of austerity is celebrated in a new book of photographs, writes Jo Kerrigan

Wed, 21 Dec, 2011

Schoolboy jaunt scoops top award for RTÉ Radio

THE year is 1985 and two bored, skittish boys, aged 10 and 13, decide to skip school and hop on a DART train for a ride that will take them thousands of miles past their stop.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2011

Council vies to bowl Kingdom over with cricket

IRELAND may be excluded from playing in the next Cricket World Cup, but the ‘foreign’ game may yet vie with Gaelic football for the hearts of sports people in Kerry.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2011