Business & Finance • 10th May 2022

Business and Finance X Griffith College : Blended Learning Business Programme

Seamus Fitzpatrick is the Head of the Business Faculty at Griffith College. Speaking with Business & Finance, Seamus offered insight into the blended learning study model at Griffith College.

Business & Finance • 28th April 2022

“Difference is an accident of birth, plain and simple” - In conversation with John Hume Jnr.

Business & Finance Deputy Editor David Monaghan spoke to John and Pat Hume’s son, John Hume Jnr., ahead of the Business & Finance Awards to discuss his parents’ legacy, their unyielding commitment to peace, and what lessons we can take from their storied lives. Note: This piece was originally published in Business & Finance magazine, vol. 59, no. 2.

Business & Finance • 8th March 2022

Workequal - International Women's Day Event

In March 2022, I took part in WorkEqual's IWD webinar discussing bias alongside expert panellists.

HeadStuff • 20th January 2022

Film Review Belfast | Kenneth Branagh’s love letter to the city of his youth is steeped in mawkish memory

Film Review Belfast | Kenneth Branagh’s love letter to the city of his youth is steeped in mawkish memory

Dublin Inquirer • 29th September 2021

Seeing Non-Fiction as Left-Behind, the Journal “Tolka” Seeks to Elevate It

Why is there generally, though, a greater focus on fiction over non-fiction? “I think a lot of it is about risk and I’d say the publishing industry, despite being creative, is actually very conservative – in all meanings of the term – and risk-averse,” Tomaselli says.

Storgy • 23rd August 2021

SHORT STORY: Transference

A short story of mine has been published in Storgy magazine. It's called 'Transference', and it's about violence both spoken and unspoken.

Business & Finance • 8th June 2021

“We now have no time on our hands” - In conversation with Professor Sir David King

Professor Sir David King has had a storied career. A former Head of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry, he has, in recent years, gained international renown as Chief Scientific Adviser to former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. His tenure as Chief Scientific Adviser was marked by dogged attempts to increase public awareness of climate change and its adverse effects on the world and its people. This is a fight he continues with the same determination today.

HeadStuff • 17th November 2020

TV Review | The Crown’s Fourth Season Turns on its Duty Bound Queen

The Crown season four opens with a bang. Quite literally. For three seasons, creator and lead writer Peter Morgan had been reticent about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. While incidents like Aberfan disaster and the UK miners’ strike of 1972 were given the time they deserved, the escalating conflict across the Irish Sea never got a look in. The presence of Lord Mountbatten (Charles Dance), however, made tackling the subject an inevitability.

Business & Finance • 5th November 2020

CSC to establish new European Centre of Operational Excellence in Gorey, Co. Wexford

CSC today announced plans to establish a European Centre of Operational Excellence in Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Business & Finance • 20th October 2020

Neuromod closes €10.5 million Series B financing for tinnitus treatment device, Lenire

Neuromod Devices Limited, the Irish medical device company specialising in the treatment of tinnitus, announces it has raised €10.5 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing. The group plans to recruit 40 employees over the next 12 months in Europe, starting in Ireland and Germany.

Dublin Inquirer • 14th October 2020

For Many Elderly People, the Pandemic has Worsened a Sense of Loneliness

“There’s a group of older people for whom what happened was they may have been a bit cut off or lonely or needing support,” says ALONE CEO Seán Moynihan. “What coronavirus meant was they had to reach out for that support for the first time.”

GCN • 13th October 2020

Irish pop star Jack Rua opens up about new music and intimacy in isolation

With the world on stand-still, many are feeling lonely, isolated, and frustrated. Jack Rua has channelled this energy into his music with new song, ‘Isolation.’

Business & Finance • 5th October 2020

Business & Finance, Vol. 57, No. 2

In the latest digital issue of Business & Finance, I spoke to Sean Davis of Enterprise Ireland, Daniel Chait of Greenhouse Software, Dermot McArdle of Electric Ireland, and more, about digitisation and the future of work (see pages 16-17). I also interviewed NASA Datanaut & Miss Universe Ireland, Fig O'Reilly, about her life, career, and the need for greater diversity in STEM (see pages 40-43). The paywall is lifted, so read with compliments.

Business & Finance • 15th June 2020

Business & Finance, Vol. 57, No. 1

In this issue of Business & Finance magazine, I spoke to business leaders on the topic of Rebooting Ireland, how they have persevered in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You will need to subscribe in order to read this content.

GCN • 15th April 2020

“I had a conversation with a f**king crow”: LGBT+ performers on how the lockdown has impacted them

“I had a conversation with a fucking crow, man.” Wallis Bird is one of the LGBT+ performers and artists telling me about the impact the Covid-19 lockdown has had on their life.

GCN • 26th March 2020

LGBT+ people are being forced into lockdown with homophobic parents

The BBC News website has documented how, as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, some LGBT+ people have been forced into lockdown isolation with homophobic parents and guardians.

GCN • 23rd March 2020

WATCH: Irish drag royalty Panti Bliss and Bunny O’Hare lip sync to Édith Piaf

With Ireland’s LGBT+ community practising self-isolation, you might be needing a drag fix to get you through the day. Why not enjoy drag royalty Panti Bliss and Bunny O’Hare performing a hilarious lip-sync to an Édith Piaf classic?

Business & Finance • 6th March 2020

Business & Finance Awards 2019: Coillte CEO Imelda Hurley reflects on company's win for 'Outstanding Achievement in Industry'

Imelda Hurley, CEO of Coillte, speaks to Business & Finance about the company’s win, their successful business strategy, and advises other companies to do the right things for the right reasons.

Business & Finance • 17th February 2020

Pat McCann reflects on Dalata winning ‘Company of the Year’ at the Business & Finance Awards 2019

Pat McCann, CEO of Dalata, speaks to Business & Finance about the company’s win, their successful business strategy, and advises other companies to remain true to their strategy in the face of challenges.

Business & Finance • 10th February 2020

Business & Finance Awards 2019: Anne O'Leary, CEO of Vodafone, reflects on winning Business Person of the Year

Anne O’Leary was the recipient of the coveted Business Person of the Year award at the Business & Finance Awards 2019. As the CEO of Vodafone Ireland, she strives for a preset of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.