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Barristers are “normal people living busy professional lives”. Many do important public service work and a lot of commentary disparaging them relies on “cliches and tropes”, says the new chairman of the Bar council, Seán Guerin. Speaking four months after…

As two of Dublin’s biggest auction rooms get ready to sell about 300 works by Irish artists and sculptors in the next 10 days, dealers are keen to point out that the demand for Irish art is strong. “The Irish…

When Gary Pallister was getting into the latter stages of his career and increasingly troubled by problems with his back, he often used to take a breather during breaks in play by standing with his hands on his knees, a…