Beyond peacekeeping duty

Irish Sports Council chairman Kieran Mulvey describes his role as the ‘best appointment in Irish public life’. But it is not without its challenges.

Even in the day job as head of the Labour Relations Commission, sport is all around Kieran Mulvey.

His office on Haddington Road offers a marvellous view of the Dublin skyline, with the Aviva Stadium down the road and its extravagant, futuristic rollercoaster-style edifice most strikingly catching the eye.