Everyone has their own quirks when it comes to writing, I am no different. I have one or two that I am going to share. When I am looking to get my creative juices flowing I like doing housework, it really helps me get the juices flowing (honestly wish it was something more rock’n’roll like…
Traditional journalism vs Digital and how to leverage both.
One area in my journalism degree that I found lacking was marketing yourself online. A lot of my lecturer’s had worked in legacy media, and I could be wrong here but didn’t understand how to leverage an online presence. The world of journalism is rapidly changing technology has changed both the speed and reach of…
Curb your ego
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. If it’s not right, don’t do it. -Marcus Aurelius A while back I was reading stoic philosophy, namely Marcus…
Just Do It
For a long time I wanted to go back to college, when I finished school the economic crash happened. I had to get a job. After a couple of years in the same job with no prospects of advancing up the ladder, my manager didn’t like me, ( I’ll get to why I know he…
How to write more: Lean into the pain
There are two types of people: those who do and those who do not. That is the simple formula for succeeding in life. The world of writing is no different, you have the discipline to sit down and put pen to paper and finish something or, you do not. With all the distraction that now…
In the News: 12-07-2019 HSE apologises after 800 women failed to receive smear test results
The Health Service Executive has said that it was known in February there was a computer glitch that meant that hundreds of women who underwent Cervical Check screening were not issued with their results. RTÉ News first reported yesterday that 800 women were affected by the glitch at the US lab, which left them waiting months for smear test results. This…
In slow news: Varadkar will ignore EU call to nominate woman for commissioner
Recently, I wrote a blog about ‘Taoiseach announces new Citizen’s Assembly on gender equality’, in the post I wrote about what An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that ‘Ireland will be the first country in the world in which men and women are truly equal’. The citizen’s assembly will ‘start in October and will have 6…
In the News: 9-7-2019 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has apologised to survivors of sexual abuse in schools.
Speaking in the Dáil, Leo Varadkar also apologised for the State’s delay in acknowledging that it had a responsibility to protect the children who were abused. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has apologised to survivors of sexual abuse in schools. Listen to Louise O’Keefe on RTE radio 1. O’Keefe an abuse survivor, discussing the ruling by a judge…
In slow news:
In 2017, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, then minister for social protections. launched a self-described “hard-hitting publicity campaign designed to raise awareness of social welfare fraud and encourage members of the public to identify potential cheats.” More recently the current government launched a campaign to ‘get tough with insurance fraudsters’. A recent report in the Irish Times…
In the News: 6-7-2019 Murder investigation opened after death of girl (2) in Cork
In Irish news: A Murder investigation opened after death of girl (2) in Cork . The child was found with serious injuries in an apartment at the Elderwood Apartment complex on the Boreenmanna Road in the early hours of yesterday morning. In other Irish news: according to a report in the Journal Transport minister Ross has…
