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Downfall: What Big Tech can learn from the demise of Blackberry
Is the next generation coming to unsettle the tech giants of today? Blackberry, once the number one smartphone in the world, disappeared overnight. S…
2 years, 3 months ago
Downfall: The TV moment that cost presenter John Leslie his career
At the height of his fame, John Leslie was one of the most recognisable faces on UK television. All that changed in an instant when Leslie was linked…
2 years, 3 months ago
Downfall: Unicorn to bankruptcy - The fall of WeWork’s charismatic 'tech messiah' Adam Neumann
With a peak valuation of 47 billion dollars, Adam Neumann's WeWork was once a global empire. But his vision for the company didn't stop there - he ev…
2 years, 3 months ago
Revisited: The vagabond millionaire, a derelict house and the Sinn Féin money
Upon his death in 2018 reclusive millionaire William Hampton left the vast majority of his estate to Sinn Féin, despite there being little to link hi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Killing Edgar – Part Two: The impact of the IRA murder of Edgar Graham
Edgar Graham was murdered in broad daylight at Queen’s University on 7 December 1983. A law lecturer and unionist politician, Sam McBride examines hi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Killing Edgar – Part One: The IRA murder of Edgar Graham at Queen’s University
Edgar Graham was just 29 years old when the IRA gunned him down at Queen’s University in Belfast. The young law lecturer and unionist politician was …
2 years, 3 months ago
Howlers, triumphs and plenty of rizz: 2023's political moments of the year
As 2023 draws to a close, we look back at some of the more extraordinary moments to take place inside Leinster House and beyond. From international d…
2 years, 3 months ago
Riots, The Regency and RTE: 2023's news wrap of the year
From gangland cases in the Special Criminal Court, to RTE's drastic fall from grace during this summer's payments scandal, 2023 has been a remarkable…
2 years, 3 months ago
Stalkers, sexism and Santa: Could Christmas movies like Love Actually be made today?
December is drawing to a close, so it’s time for some seasonal escapism as we consider the humble festive art form that is... the Christmas movie. Fr…
2 years, 3 months ago
Revisited: The JP McManus story - from farming boy to GAA billionaire benefactor
JP McManus is donating an incredible €1million to every GAA county board. This episode, first broadcast in July 2022, profiles the Limerick billionai…
2 years, 3 months ago