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A question of taste - Vlad Smishkewych

Vlad Smishkewych presents early music programme, Vox Nostra on RTÉ Lyric fm, on Sunday mornings from 7am to 10am. He was born in New Jersey to a Spanish mother and a Ukrainian father, and also performs and teaches in the early music sphere.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2017

I enjoy my own company. It is only when I am alone that I know who I truly am.

I can be sociable and outgoing but I require a great deal of time by myself in order to recharge, says Louise O’Neill.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2017

Is there a bias against introverts in the workplace?

Introverts can have social skills as good as more outgoing people. And they’re not necessarily shy says Helen O’Callaghan.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2016

Valuing introverts in a world built for the more outgoing

One in three people are classed as introverts but the modern world is built around the extrovert and so it’s not easy for people like Elizabeth O’Neill who just want to be left to their own devices.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2015