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A bout of amnesia and the Tory leadership Spare a thought for the two contestants in the Tory race to become the next leader and the UK’s Prime Minister. In the past six years, the UK has had four Prime Ministers. It is clear that the two candidates have an agreement in place to exclude...
The Conservative Party’s Jeremy Corbyn Moment Looking across the water at the leadership election, it is hard not to draw some comparisons between the momentum behind Liz Truss and Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader in 2015. The Conservative Party is having its Jeremy Corbyn moment. It feels important to say that this isn’t a...
He was part of the Queen’s University for most of his life as an honorary Professor, honorary graduate, law alumnus and former academic member of staff. His death has been greeted with deep sadness by its wider community and across these islands and beyond. David Trimble was a student of law from 1964 to 1968. He...
A question – What is the most disgusting, repulsive, obnoxious, vulgar thing we need to think about? – Personal Branding One of the most Irish traits we have is that most of us are deeply repulsed by the notion of talking about ourselves in a positive way. We are an extremely modest and self-depreciating people...
10 Books for Your Summer Holidays Summer has finally arrived and no better time for a review of some great book titles to flick through on a sunny beach or on the plane. In preparing for a few days away, here are a section of great books titles we have enjoyed over the years and...
The threat of cyber-attacks still looms high in business today No organisation can hide from the attention of cyber-attackers as ransomware remains a prominent issue globally By Deirbhile Brennan May 14th marked the first anniversary of the historic ransomware attack on the Health Service Executive (HSE). The attack resulted in estimated recovery costs of €570...
Why Cyber Intelligence is more important now than ever before “Perhaps the concept of a cyber war was over hyped” the words of Sir Jeremy Fleming, the UK’s British Spy Chief. Sir Jeremy Fleming is head of Britain’s signal intelligence agency, GCHQ, and was addressing a major UK cyber conference in Wales recently. In his...
By Paul Allen, Managing Director Our Climb With Charlie Story Back in October 2021, on one of our many Covid walks with the puppies Ted and Tiger, my good friend Charlie Bird told me of his worries about his health and the results of some tests he was expecting. Charlie texted me a few days...
Cybersecurity – Revisit Your Pa55w0rd Protection Now more than ever with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we need to be extra vigilant in the day-to-day management of our online presence. Now, the topic of the office is cyber hygiene, which is something we all need to be very aware of. In today’s ever-changing world, cybersecurity...
Hydrogen – A Clean Alternative? For decades now, hydrogen has been championed by many as the best alternative to fossil fuels, with the ability to provide a new, clean source of energy. The world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, is currently investing in a multi-billion dollar hydrogen plant on the Red Sea coast to position...
