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Dishi Rishi and the UK Budget This week the UK, now a third country, will have its budget announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Post-Brexit, and in the middle of a pandemic, it will be very interesting to see where the UK Government decides to go with its funding of Covid, taxation, and the UK economy...
Reflections of Superbowl 2021 One of the most exciting events in the global sporting calendar was the recent Superbowl. A game like no other, the Superbowl is synonymous with razzamatazz, coupled with big name stars performing at the half time show along with big budget TV commercials making it one of America’s greatest events. As...
Remembering 2021 As we now settle into 2021 and looking ahead to the rest of the year, we see that it is a milestone year for commemorating some major historical events, the Reformation to the fall of the Aztecs to Napoleon. Here at home 2021 marks the 100th Anniversary of the opening of Stormont...
Reflections on Ireland’s Campaign for Biden No other country in the world has a closer affinity with its diaspora in the US than Ireland, and no other country has such an obsession with claiming US Presidents as our own. Irish American Presidents have always embodied the hard work and success of Irish emigrants all over...
Today, Wednesday 20th January, the world celebrates the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden Jr. We in Ireland celebrate this outstanding achievement and are thrilled and honoured to have played a part in the Irish For Biden campaign. As soon as we suggested it to the people of Carlingford, Co. Louth, the...
Lifetime Fellowship for our Managing Director, Paul Allen Paul Allen & Associates’ Managing Director, Paul Allen, has today (Thursday 17th December) been awarded a Life Fellowship of the European Institute of Public Relations for his contribution to the profession. Paul has beeen a leading figure in the Irish public relaions industry for over thirty years...
The Final Countdown In less than 23 days and counting, the Eu and the UK face the most important change in trade rules since the foundation of the European Single Market in 1993. The interesting thing is that this change will happen whether or not a final deal is agreed. The ‘least-worst worst scenario’ is...
Controlling the Virus of Misinformation As the Covid-19 vaccine begins to be rolled out in the UK, its time to prepare for the spread of another virus: misinformation and lies. In recent years we have seen the very alarming growth in the number of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists who continually use social media to spread...
Landing the Moonshot We have heard a lot of talk in recent days and weeks about ‘moonshots’. As the United Kingdom has now won the race to be the first country in the world to begin to roll-out a vaccine, we should not overlook the significance of this global event. In late February of this...
The Vaccine War is Coming In a year full of trauma and upset, the race to produce a vaccine is nearing the finish line with a number of companies going for FDA approval in the US. We are in the final chapter of this disease, if everything goes well. As they say, good news comes...
