It is early days in his reign in North London, but the initial signs are that Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur’s manager, is challenging this notion, signalling that nice guys can indeed succeed.

Proof of vaccination will help Ireland’s aviation sector take its first steps back to normality, but there are still major challenges to overcome.

We all want a return to normal, but sacrificing realism on the altar of “good news only” will make communicating the vaccine rollout much harder.