My post for #Cong21 I have a vivid memory of my son, then aged 10, sitting on his bed asking me earnestly ‘how do you get more confidence?’ I’ll admit I was a bit stumped by his question and replied ‘I don’t know, I think you have to do stuff that scares the bejaysus out …
My post for #Cong19 Anyone that came across our training sessions on the Courtown burrow over the past four or five years couldn’t but see a community at its best – fun, fitness, and a healthy dose of competition. It’s the closest I’ve got to experiencing that multi-generational outdoor life I’d seen all those summers …
This is the blog post I wrote for Congregation or #cong16, a really cool ‘un-conference’ style digital media and technology festival taking place in Cong, Co Mayo from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th November 2016. This is the fourth year of the event with over 100 experts from all over Ireland and overseas expected. Go along, blog your …
So I’m heading west again later in the month to take part in CongRegation – the social media conference organised by Eoin Kennedy, the prolific and consummate PR professional and entrepreneur. Congregation or #cong15 is a one day ‘un-conference’ style digital media and technology festival with a range of events taking place in Cong, Co …
So #Cong14 has come and gone and I’m happy I made the trip up and across the country from Wexford. I’m glad the journey afforded me the opportunity to catch up with one enormous little woman, and to meet and get to know a hyperlocal D12 native and a sciencey twerson. My huddles worked out well. …
This is a repeat of a blog post I wrote for CongRegation — a one-day ‘un-conference’ social media gathering — that took place in Cong, Co Mayo, Ireland in November 2014. I’ve been loitering with intent around the web industry in this country like a dirty penny since the mid-90s. I’ve seen every fad, gimmick and craze …
