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Steve Carrell. Photograph: Todd Heisler/The New York Times
Steve Carell: Some people sprint to the top. For me it happened over years. I didn’t notice

Eight years ago the actor Steve Carell went into a recording booth to adopt a cod eastern European accent for the first time. The role was Gru, the he(...)

Christy O’Connor jnr throws his ball to the crowd after winning the Irish Open in Woodbrook in 1975. Photograph: Kevin McMahon/The Irish Times
Christy O’Connor jnr left his mark on and off the course
  • Golf
  • January 9, 2016, 01:00

Remember the Burt Bacharach song, Trains and Boats and Planes? That was the European Tour for the first decade of its existence after it was formed by(...)

Ireland’s five Walker Cup winners Gavin Moynihan, Paul Dunne, Cormac Sharvin, Gary Hurley and Jack Hume with Britain and Ireland captain Nigel Edwards after their triumph at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Photograph: David Cannon/R&A/via Getty Images
Colin Byrne: Turning pro can be scary, but I have no fear for these players

One day you are playing golf for fun and the next you are playing for your living. So how is the transition and what does it mean for three of the (...)