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RTÉ, Ireland’s state broadcaster, my former newsroom employer too, is no stranger to controversy, but its latest promotional campaign for its trusted news and current affairs division has caused an internal storm. The row focuses on the big budget, the hiring shinny hair actors and the arrival of plants that move in and star in...

“Why didn’t they get media training?” It’s a question that echoes across social media every time an interview goes pear shaped. We say it all the time and you hear it from pundits, fans, and even in the comment sections, “oh dear that person clearly wasn’t prepared”. However, sometimes being too media trained can make...

Every day you hear about a geopolitical bombshell from President Trump: Can We Handle Four More Years? Can you take four more years of Donald Trump? You might have to. The media faces a critical question: Will they cover everything Trump says and does for another term? His first few months of his presidency has...

Marks and Spencer’s recent cyber-attack reminds us of a hard truth, it’s not just about the breach, it’s about how you communicate afterwards. Let’s face it, crisis communications is really emotional for everyone. As we all know, in a crisis, silence damages trust faster than hackers do. The silence at Marks went on far too...

In a landmark move that reflects the rapidly evolving nature of modern warfare, the UK government has announced plans to unify its cyber and electronic warfare capabilities under a single military command. Defence Secretary John Healey revealed the upcoming changes as part of the UK’s strategic defence review, set to be published next Monday. This...

Here comes Trump 2.0 it’s all about the dollar! It’s calm before the storm. As the world comes to terms with a new U.S. President and administration, various levels of readjustment are taking place across the globe. Altering the landscape of geopolitics. World leaders that mocked him now have to work with him. In the...

Happy New Year! What are your plans and aspirations for the future, particularly in geopolitics and global affairs, often eludes even the most seasoned experts. FBI/ CIA, UK’s MI5/ MI6 Intelligence agencies worldwide devote resources to anticipating major events, yet reflecting on recent history shows time and again that the most impactful and dangerous moments...

Those of us who didn’t stay up all night to pore over every detail of the UK’s general election woke up on Friday morning looking bleary eyed at a big win for Boris and a crushing defeat for Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party. 

It’s been quite a week since the sad news of Ireland’s favourite broadcaster leaving us. As a boy broadcaster working in RTÉ for 17 years, I had seen a remarkable insight to one of the most gifted and professional people I had come to know.