Maybe it’s the Dog Days of August but there is an air of considerable fatalism in Leinster House these days. Talking to seasoned politicians this week, two strong messages came forward, both of them surprising to a greater or lesser extent.
Gloom and doom at Leinster House (Photograph by Alan Betson)
Campaigns matter. I always cite the example of John Major running for re-election as British Prime Minister in 1992. Almost universally written-off, he famously got out his soapbox and went on the hustings in a successful fight to stay in power.
Well if they won’t have me in Leinster House, I’ll bloody go to Strasbourg (Photograph by Frank Miller) (more…)
Seamus Brennan came up with one of the best summations for Bertie Ahern, when Ahern was Fianna Fail chief whip at a time the party was riven by splits and sulphorous enmities.
“As chief whip, Bertie Ahern learned to come down the white line and take both sides of the street with him. I don’t know how he got away with it.” (more…)
Its time to stop talking recession, turn off the negative media and focus on the getting back to basics and gr...
As 2011 gets underway and the spotlight remains firmly on company directors, it is essential that those leadin...
With the announcement this week of Apple’s umpteenth app being downloaded for their “life changing” iPho...
Paddy Cosgrave’s first venture, which he co-founded with Oisín Hanrahan in early 2009 on the back of the Eu...
Product development teams: It is suggested that cross-functional teams are conducive in a high change environm...
Time management is one of the absolute essential business skills. These are the skills that make the differenc...
I’m constantly amazed by the number of times that customers express their surprise by the prompt response th...
reduced stamp duty payments, reduced flow of VAT from sales of new properties, no corporation tax, and no c...
If you’re in a panic because January 1 has already passed, but you’re still digging under fast food contai...
Leadership is a vital part of any business. Poor leadership can have a devastating effect on staff morale, whi...