Karl Whitney, author of Hit Factories, on his journey through the UK’s industrial heartlands

Irish Tribes Today: This Irish Times series on pop culture looks at how what we buy, eat, wear, work and share helps create our sense of identity. Part one looks at the rise of the football hipster, a sport that rewards whatever level of attention you wish to give it

RTÉ wants to be at the centre of a collaborative network of media companies

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Assaulting women has been going on in plain sight for too long – it has never been okay, and it will never be okay

Opinion: We tend to focus on emigration, but the movement of people into and within Ireland has also had a profound impact

Report into Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall abuse postponed at request of police

‘It’s a Knockout’ broadcaster (84) was on trial for allegations involving two underage girls

William Roache sent letter to 14-year-old girl weeks before alleged incident, court hears

83-year-old is currently serving a jail term after admitting offences of indecent assault

Judge says Hall ‘got away with it’ for decades and had ‘lived a lie for more than half of his life’

Barbara Hewson calls for age of consent to be lowered and an end ‘persecution’ of old men

Broadcaster had admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls

Reporting restrictions lifted after Hall pleaded guilty to indecent assault of 13 minors