Fidel Castro

Maradooo! A preternaturally gifted artist and a rebel outsider

Diego Maradona understood football was first and foremost about the people’s passion

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 07:00

Keith Duggan: Through the glories and the disgraces, we were all Maradona addicts

Maradona’s second goal against England in 1986 was one of the still points among all the chaos

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 20:30

The Real Right Stuff: ‘They were like The Beatles before The Beatles came to America’

A documentary companion piece to the Disney+ space drama captures the lives of of the lives of the first astronauts

Mon Nov 16 2020 - 05:00

Argentina rugby great Hugo Porta continues to give back to his beloved game

Banco Nacional club president is devoting a large amount of his free time to charity work

Mon May 25 2020 - 07:00

Pilita Clark: When a rude boss keeps you waiting, why not walk out?

Left waiting by a company for no reason should be a warning that this is an organisation to avoid

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 07:57

Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution: Four Irish activists look back

Irish supporters of Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution assess its legacy, 40 years on

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00

Wake up ESPN: Trump has made everything – even sport – political

The president counters critics by exploiting every athlete willing to associate with him

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 12:00

Cuban LGBT activists plan parade in defiance of government

Cuba’s equivalent of gay pride parade cancelled after state claims of subversion

Sat May 11 2019 - 20:19

Immigration worries real but fluid, study finds

Research disputes notion that deep-seated cultural factors drive immigration sentiment

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 05:45

George HW Bush obituary: 41st president made his mark in foreign affairs

Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 09:39

Micheál Martin: Higgins knows history better than his rivals

Fianna Fáil leader says President is ‘best-placed’ to handle centenary celebrations

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 19:25

A rebel no more, Daniel Ortega comes to resemble the dictator he replaced

Nicaraguan leader is last in generation of Latin American revolutionaries clinging to power

Wed Aug 22 2018 - 12:52

Daniel Ortega holds on to power as protests rock Nicaragua

Leftist strongman is last of generation of Latin American revolutionaries still in office

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 11:13

Philip Stephens: Britain is not actually capable of leaving the European Union

An enfeebled leader combined with a mutinous cabinet and a Eurosceptic leader of the opposition make paralysis all but inevitable

Thu Feb 01 2018 - 11:30

JFK files: Seven things we now know after secret papers released

Lee Harvey Oswald ‘never an FBI informant, was never paid money for information’

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 20:49

First print of controversial Che Guevara stamp sells out

An Post confirms all 122,000 stamps with iconic image are gone and it will print new stock

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 14:56

Irish Che Guevara artist welcomes controversial stamp

Jim Fitzpatrick says it was ‘honour’ to produce image and praises An Post decision

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 21:24

‘What is Ireland doing putting Che Guevara on a stamp?’

Prominent Cuban-American radio host calls on An Post to explain its decision

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 15:19

Claim stamp marking Guevara death ‘totally objectionable’

Fine Gael Senator asks An Post if Pol Pot and Ceausescu also acceptable for special stamps

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 01:00

Ratcliffe announces plans to revive much-loved Defender

London Briefing: Ineos founder says ‘Projekt Grenadier’ can fill Land Rover gap

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 01:00