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Ryanair's O’Leary is the 'Marmite' of Ireland Inc

Both detraction and support of Ryanair boss’s rants show little more than prejudices

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From Beyoncé to James Blake: why collaboration is the new hit of pop music

Musical connectors are bringing together musicians and producers to blend methods and styles, and radically changing the way pop music is being made

The Women’s Podcast Question of the Week: What’s making you happy?

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Lulu: survivor and thriver with something to shout about

The pop veteran has put pen to paper for her first album in 10 years. Why? ‘When you write songs, you have to reveal something of yourself’

Baz Halpin: the Irishman who made the biggest show on US television

Baz Halpin is the creative director behind some of the world’s biggest tours, and his last job was on Katy Perry’s Super Bowl spectacular. He describes the months of planning that went into its 12½ minutes, and how it was nearly scuppered by one star

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Keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton on the English indie quartet’s measured approach to music-making, their Mercury Prize victory and their secret love of cheesy pop

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