Explaining the Sinn Fein Surge While Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and particularly Labour lick their collective wounds, the time will soon come for them to peer into the long dark tea-time of the soul and ask themselves ‘how did we not see it coming?’ Have they not been paying attention to our neighbours on either…
It’s good to have friends that know you. Friends that don’t humour you by agreeing to come to your boring hotel pool and jacuzzi but instead go ahead and plan an open water swim in the WhatsApp group despite the howling winds and lashing rain. Friends that know, before you know, that you’ll never turn down…
I’ve been known to dabble in a bit of PR and I’ve come to the conclusion that sales people have a terrible nose for a story. I was involved in one of those marketing by committee (let’s cc everyone not in marketing for their marketing input) regarding a request for editorial submissions and to be quite…
I interview at least one person per working day and I’m not a recruiter. A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “Research your Research Options” where I forbid you to limit your research activities to the humble survey. Today, I’m asking you to consider using the not so humble interview for way more…
I’ve finally gotten round to writing about the #MarRef and I have to say I love a good old divisive debate that dwells more on the emotional than the rational – the right versus left – nothing like it to get the blood up.
The Huffington post tells us how a “Norway ‘Child Bride’ Causes Outrage As 12-Year-Old’s Wedding Blog Goes Viral” and details the lead up to this caucasian blonde blue-eyed twelve year old’s wedding. The article is well worth a read but it is not the subject of today’s blog. However, it did make me think of a…
There was a time when lunch vouchers were considered a perk and you were really on the pig’s back getting your entire family covered on your company health insurance but the post on NBC news about Apple and Facebook paying for female employees to freeze their eggs has to be the most revolting talent attraction /…
It has been rough reading, listening and viewing over the past week. We learned of a mass grave of 800 children who were literally dumped into a septic tank and then last night’s repeat of the excellent Prime Time investigates documentary, Anatomy of a Scandal, told us about illegal medical trials conducted on vulnerable infants by highly revered medical…
I was fed a line recently. I wonder did the author stop midway through the sentence and feel ashamed of the words they were spinning to someone seeking their help? Did they reflect with an “oh dear, I know this is absolute rubbish and be of no value,” but just go ahead and press send?…
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