Guinness and Boyzone diplomacy: How Irish Embassies exercise soft power around the world
Internal study gives an insight into how Department of Foreign Affairs views Irish influence abroad
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European countries still have ‘negative perception’ of Irish corporate tax record
Internal study of diplomatic ‘soft power’ says more use could be made of popularity of artists like U2 and the Corrs
Boyzone fans falling ill due to ‘heat and hysteria’ prompted call for concert law change
Thousands had queued from 9am until the doors opened at 7pm without enough fluids, Garda said
Why have Boyzone decided to re-form – and why now?
The 1990s boy band are performing a farewell concert in London in June 2026
Boyzone to reunite for one-off stadium show next year
‘The four of us can’t wait to stand together again’: The band will perform in June 2026
Boyzone ‘will try’ to reunite in 2026, says Ronan Keating
Success of Sky documentary prompted surviving members to discuss reuniting, singer says
How Senator Aubrey McCarthy befriended notorious murderer the Black Widow
Plus: Still waiting for Shane Ross to dish the dirt on RTÉ; ex-Ireland player’s country house plans hit a brick wall and team Trump take aim at an Irish ‘DEI musical’
Boyzone: No Matter What review - It’s gripping, gruelling stuff that you can’t look away from
Television: A bruisingly bingeable documentary on the 1990s boy band Boyzone – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham – and how it all ended
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
February 2nd-7th: including Amandaland, Miss Austen, and Samantha Mumba’s crack at Eurovision
Boyzone documentary: ‘Some of the things Louis Walsh did were wrong,’ says Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating on Boyzone manager Louis Walsh: ‘Some of the things he did were wrong’
The Guide: Boyzlife, Dermot Whelan’s Busy & Wrecked and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
January 11th-17th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
What U2 knew about the United States that some quintessentially English stars didn’t
Better Man, the new Robbie Williams biopic, has been baffling Americans. Hitting a wall in the US really can be to do with being just a little too foreign
Why oh why are the snowflake Irish always so upset by the British claiming their stuff?
Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are no longer Irish, apparently. We get Prince Andrew in return
Boyzone's last-ever Irish gig: ‘Oh my God, I can feel my ovaries’
Review: Dublin's 3Arena was very much a women's zone as fans and band rolled back the years
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