Good week
Clare Daly
Vindicated yesterday after tests showed she had not been over the limit when arrested on suspicion of drink-drivin
Declan Kidney
After masterminding Ireland’s impressive victory in Cardiff last weekend, Kidney has quietly instilled confidence in the squad that they can defeat England tomorrow at the Aviva
Kevin Shields
Shields hadn’t released an album since 1991, but when the new My Bloody Valentine album surprisingly landed last weekend, it created an extraordinary wave of excitement among music fans
Bad week
RBS
The disgraced bank reached a $612 million settlement with British and US regulators over the Libor-rigging scandal
Paul Gascoigne
The sad decline of the erstwhile English soccer star continued as he flew to a rehab centre in the US with headlines suggesting his life was in danger after years of chronic alcoholism
John Brennan
Barack Obama's nomination to head up the CIA suffered a bruising confirmation hearing on Thursday in which his authorisation of drones came under close scrutiny
