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10 years on: the U2 free album fiasco and Bono's biggest PR disasters
Within 48 hours of inserting Songs of Innocence into the folders of half-a-billion Apple users, the tech giant’s deal to give away U2's new album cam…
1 year, 3 months ago
Strategy of a predator: The mounting accusations against Mohamed al Fayed
More than 20 former employees at the famous Harrods department store have accused its former owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed, of sexual abuse. How far back d…
1 year, 3 months ago
Revisited: The Guinness heiress, the kidnapping and the Kinahan links
Heir to the brewing and banking fortune, Jennifer Guinness lived a quiet life, residing in a luxury Howth mansion. In April 1986, however, a traumati…
1 year, 3 months ago
Press Up going down? What went wrong for Irish hospitality giant
The Stella, The Dean, The Workman’s. Anyone who has socialised in our capital is likely to have visited one of these venues – without necessarily kno…
1 year, 3 months ago
‘They didn’t know how to treat me’: Trans woman allegedly denied urgent treatment at Dublin hospital
Paige Behan was left angry, scared and humiliated after being turned away from Dublin's St James’s Hospital on August 15. She presented herself with …
1 year, 3 months ago
Battle for Gorse Hill: Couple behind Celtic Tiger repossession drama launch fresh legal action
Take yourself back to the Celtic Tiger. Business is booming, properties are flying off the market. This is the environment in which Brian and Mary Pa…
1 year, 3 months ago
The 'Angel of Death' who terrified Dungarvan and captivated the world
This month back in 1995, Fr Michael Kennedy took to the pulpit in Dungarvan to give his Sunday sermon. He warned locals that an “Angel of Death” was …
1 year, 3 months ago
Extra: Trump assassination attempt: The unusual background of suspected gunman Ryan Routh
Just nine weeks ago, in Butler Pennsylvania, Donald Trump had a lucky escape when he survived an attempted assassination. It was a remarkable moment …
1 year, 3 months ago
November or March? Simon Harris’s high-stakes election headache
The summer break is well and truly over for Ireland’s politicians, with Dáil Éireann back in business this week. What’s on the agenda? Just a few sma…
1 year, 4 months ago
Captain Robert Nairac: The undercover British agent murdered by the IRA
British army officer Captain Robert Nairac was snatched from a pub in South Armagh, after spending the night posing as ‘Danny McErlean’, an Official …
1 year, 4 months ago