I’m listening to Graham Greene’s ‘The Quiet American’ at the moment. It is only a short book-less than ten hours I think-but it packs a lot in with a spare, economic, clipped style of writing. I have read ‘Brighton Rock’ and ‘The End of the Affair’ and Greene appears to have a particular, unique style.… Continue reading Graham Greene’s ‘The Quiet American’-spare, economic writing and deep cynicism
Author: Terry Gorry
Supreme Court decides O’Doherty and Waters not liable for legal costs
The Supreme Court has decided to deny the State’s application for its legal costs against Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters. Waters and O’Doherty failed abjectly in their judicial review challenge to the constitutionality of Covid 19 laws introduced by the State. They had failed in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Yet… Continue reading Supreme Court decides O’Doherty and Waters not liable for legal costs
Too late for content marketing for small service based businesses?
It’s too late. In response to a video of mine on Instagram encouraging small business owners, especially service providers, to embrace the power of content marketing a commenter claimed that it was too late for that now, as all businesses had great content now, or words to that effect. This is not true. Not even… Continue reading Too late for content marketing for small service based businesses?
Autotelic-art for art’s sake
I discovered a new word yesterday. “Autotelic”. It means having a purpose in and not apart from itself. It is an adjective. “Autotelism” is the noun. So, you might say something provides an autotelic experience. In other words, doing something for the sake of doing it, not in anticipation of any specific outcome such as… Continue reading Autotelic-art for art’s sake
I have started weight training
About three years ago myself and my wife went on the weight loss programme, “Operation Transformation”. And it was a spectacular success for both of us. I lost about three stones in a relatively short period of time by following the programme which involves a food consumption component and an exercise regime. As part of… Continue reading I have started weight training
Why can a member not sue a club of which he is a member?
A GAA member, injured when he fell from the roof of his GAA clubhouse, has been told by the High Court that it is a “long standing legal principle” that a club cannot be sued by a member. In this case Séamus Brady was working on the roof of the clubhouse of St Mary’s Donore,… Continue reading Why can a member not sue a club of which he is a member?
Luke Loughlin-Westmeath footballer’s inspirational story of comeback from drink and drugs addiction
It’s not too often that a Westmeath footballer dominates the news, even to a small extent. Yesterday, however, I saw a great, inspirational story about a Westmeath footballer in various media outlets. Luke Loughlin opens up about his personal hell after 10 years of addiction, and similar headlines dominated RTE radio and TV news, not… Continue reading Luke Loughlin-Westmeath footballer’s inspirational story of comeback from drink and drugs addiction
Vertical video-an easy way for a small business to build a brand
Video is one of the most powerful tools in my business. I have written many times about the value of my YouTube channel and the significant contribution to the growth of my solicitor’s practice. I’m surprised more small business owners don’t avail of this powerful tool. But I recognise one of the difficulties is the… Continue reading Vertical video-an easy way for a small business to build a brand
Ukraine can’t win this war-what’s the end game?
The war goes on in Ukraine, a war that almost certainly cannot be won by Ukraine. The west continues to supply weapons and aids and abets a proxy war. But the casualties continue to mount on both sides of this war. Encouraging President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and various leaders visiting Kyev is great. It sends a… Continue reading Ukraine can’t win this war-what’s the end game?
Why I must reread Anna Karenina
I recently finished reading ‘Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy. I enjoyed it but found it long and boring in parts. I was perplexed by this as I had read, prior to taking up the book, that some people were of the opinion that this was the greatest novel ever written. Even allowing for the subjectivity… Continue reading Why I must reread Anna Karenina