He found success on the rugby pitch and in boardrooms, building a media empire and boosting Heinz’s profits. He declared bankruptcy after his ventures buckled in the global financial crisis.
Category: Ireland
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‘The Spark’: How Irish Kids Created the Song of Summer
Think you can stop what they do? I doubt it.
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Bar Built for “Banshees of Inisherin” Is For Sale
A bar set built for “The Banshees of Inisherin” was discarded in a backyard after filming, then resurrected by a pub in Ireland. It’s up for sale.
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Storm Isha Diverts Dozens of Flights From England and Ireland
Ferocious winds forced pilots to abort landings and divert passengers hundreds of miles from their original destinations.
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Sinead O’Connor Died of Natural Causes, Coroner Says
The Irish singer-songwriter, known for her powerful, evocative voice, died at 56 at a residence in London in July.
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Shane MacGowan: Raising a Farewell Pint in Dublin Pubs
The Pogues singer, who died Thursday, took traditional Irish music in a new direction. Most people in Ireland loved him for it.
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Searching for Brian Friel, and His Mythical Ballybeg
Irish Repertory Theater’s season-long survey of the playwright’s work prompted our reporter to seek out the Irish town that inspired the imaginary site of so many of his plays.
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CMAT Makes Country Music Sad, Smart and Strange
The singer combines the genre’s enduring themes of heartbreak and self-destruction with camp humor and a distinctly Irish sense of the absurd.
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Ireland’s Latest Fiscal Headache: What to Do With 10 Billion Euros
The government in Dublin has a big budget surplus, thanks to its low tax rate for multinationals. Build more housing? Or a subway? Sock it away? Whatever the case, someone will be unhappy.
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Rugby World Cup: Groundbreaking Referee Learned Not to Fear Mistakes
A former captain of Ireland’s rugby team, Neville is the first woman on a men’s Rugby World Cup officiating panel. “I’m there on merit,” she said.