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After 16 glorious days, we now watch the teams arrive back home from the cavalcade of total joy and excitement from Paris Olympics 2024.  The French did a great job with the Champion’s parade. It stopped us all talking about business or politics. It really all came together. The winners and their teams pack up...

We all woke up on Sunday morning rubbing our eyes and asking. Did we hear the news correctly or was it a dream that someone tried to kill Donald Trump? I bolted upright and read it again, “a bullet grazed Donald’s ear.” Some might say it is his most unused organ in his body! Like...

Few British politicians have risen as high as fast as the former British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. Reflecting on the lessons learned from the UK election, the most obvious have been the gaffe-fuelled campaign undertaken by the Conservative Party. The rolling series of errors and mistakes as the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stood in...

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak at the EU DORA Summit, the only conference in Ireland that predominantly focused on the critical importance of the DORA legislation which will be implemented at the beginning of 17th January 2025. My main argument was I do not believe the DORA legislation goes far enough and was...

It is very hard to summarise the impact a pal has had on you and your life when you are faced with such news as Charlie Bird passing today (Tuesday, 12th March). Charlie Bird has been a beacon of light for so many people down the years. His ability to deal with world and domestic...

This weekend we were very actively involved in one of the two referenda, specifically, the care referendum. The two referenda on family and carers proved a good example of a complete failure to inform the public to the background of having these referenda in the first place. Many members of the public felt these were...

How was your day? May I ask did you have difficulty arriving at the carpark and getting into the building? Did you have to show your ID to come up the lift, passed security and log on to your station in the office? Today, some medical doctors’ offices are now using palm scanners to check...

“Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results.” The words of one of the world’s greatest explorers, Ernest Shackleton. He was born in Kilkea, Co. Kildare in 1874. During his life he proudly led three expeditions to Antarctica. Today, and a fitting tribute to his birthday, Thursday 15th February, Princess Royal, Princess Anne...

Meanwhile back in the U.S., some voters in the State of New Hampshire received a phone call from President Biden telling them not to vote today. It was a very impressive fake. The so called robocall is thought to have been generated by Artificial Intelligence. The U.S. Attorney General’s Office says it appears to be...

We were thrilled that our Managing Director Paul Allen was invited to participate in the latest podcast from the All-Ireland Business Foundation. The podcast focused on lessons learned down the years and what the future may hold for people running businesses. In the podcast Paul talked about his company’s success which is based on unwavering...