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October 16, 2021

Newcastle United Stole My Heart by Michael Chaplin: The amazing rise of sport – book review by Mihir Bose

Irish Times read Mihir’s book review online or below Mihir Bose on the religion of soccer, in particular the cult of Newcastle United One of the little-told stories of our times is the rise of sports both in the amount of space given to it in the media and the way its role in our […]
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Published on October 16, 2021 02:13

October 10, 2021

Topical debates in football today

10 October 2021 The Newcastle takeover by the Saudis and footblall players refusing to be vaccinated. These two explosive subjects are explored by Mihir Bose on BBC Radio Ulster. His discussion with Steven Rainey begins at 1 hour 29 minutes of the programme.    
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Published on October 10, 2021 03:20

August 30, 2021

The Three Old Hacks on Afghanistan and a rehash of Imperialism

The Three Old Hacks – Episode 17 Listen to it now.
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Published on August 30, 2021 02:31

August 2, 2021

The Three Old Hacks – remembering the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

The Three Old Hacks – Episode 16  Listen to it now.
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Published on August 02, 2021 07:46

July 13, 2021

The Three Old Hacks on politicians jumping on the bandwagon of football – ‘Twas ever thus

The Three Old Hacks – Episode 15  Listen to it now.
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Published on July 13, 2021 05:42

India’s reaction to the racism and hooliganism surrounding the Euro 2020 final

There is a great deal of interest in India about the holliganism and reacism that marred the Euro 2020 final.  I talk to Rajdeep Sardesai of India Today about it.  
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Published on July 13, 2021 02:46

June 26, 2021

An indictment of India’s descent towards despotism – Mihir reviews two new books

The Irish Times Chowdhury and Keane’s book draws a dismal conclusion. Suchitra Vijayan’s paints a complex picture To Kill a Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism by Debasish Roy Chowdhury and John Keane, Oxford University Press, pp312, £20 Midnight’s Border: A People’s History of Modern India by Suchitra Vijayan, Melville House, pp315, £20 India has never […]
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Published on June 26, 2021 01:43

June 22, 2021

The Three Old Hacks on the racism that leads to the booing of footballers

The Three Old Hacks – Episode 14  listen to it now
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Published on June 22, 2021 07:46

June 2, 2021

The Three Old Hacks on the chaos and confusion at the heart of government

The Three Old Hacks – Episode 13 listen to it now
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Published on June 02, 2021 03:16

May 1, 2021

Narendra Modi – my book is reviewed in the Irish Times

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Published on May 01, 2021 04:56

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