Being a manager matters more than ever

Extensive research, both before and during the pandemic has shown that good management pays off

Time to add morality to the profit motive when building

Grasping a sense past virtue can enable fresh insight into failings of the present

Science meets art as Solar Orbiter embarks on its journey to the sun

Artist is making paintings to bring together ideas of some of sun’s finest unseen moments

The architectural revival transforming Cork’s landscape

Developments along the quays helping to advertise opportunities offered by city

Frank McNally on the links between Ireland and John Ruskin, who was born 200 years ago today

My fund is costing me how much? Investors are paying twice as much as they think

New PRIIP rules help lift lid on hidden investment charges but their complexity hinders transparency

Dakota Fanning: Women like to watch other women on screen

At just 23, Dakota Fanning is a Hollywood veteran - just don't expect her to go all Lindsay Lohan anytime soon

‘I was really interested in hairy ladies. The deviance’

Artist Niamh McGuinne on combing through the rich and strange history of hair

Irish couple awarded prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal

Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey have been added to distinguished list of winners

What will €700,000 buy?

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Mr Turner review: Spall grunts and swaggers his way through one of Mike Leigh’s greatest films

Artist biopics: like watching paint dry?

They certainly don’t have to be, and Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner is a shining example

Review: Mr Turner

Mike Leigh’s study of the English painter is particularly distinguished by a stunning performance from Timothy Spall

Guidelines for careful conservation

A new guidance document from the Department of the Environment cites examples of urban planning that combine new and old to create a rich architecture that retains essential values of the original