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The struggle between success and succession
Fewer than a third of family businesses survive into the second generation
Olivia Cooke: ‘Colm Meaney does everything with a wink and it’s so delicious’
The Manchester actor on making the leap to Hollywood, and starring in new Irish-set film Pixie
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Fintan O’Toole: ‘The withering god of fever swoops on us’
Artists have always sought to find meaning in pandemics, plagues and mass infections
Galway’s ‘Swansong’ festival offers talent and retrospective themes
Music for Galway programme is full of highlights with promise of new cello festival
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‘Maniac’ is the most eagerly-awaited show of the streaming service’s autumn offerings
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