Author: Terry Gorry

A player can grow old overnight

Jim McGuinness’s analysis of Gaelic football is always worth a read on a Saturday morning in the Irish Times. He is incredibly perceptive and attuned to the modern game, man management and particularly the tactical battles to be fought between teams. He is looking at the Dublin v Kerry All-Ireland semi-final this weekend in today’s… Continue reading A player can grow old overnight

Bringing employment claims without any logical thought about the outcomes

I have got past the stage of being surprised about the actions of some individuals who contact me on a daily or weekly basis. They will be looking for representation at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and will only have a short time before the hearing date. What surprises me, however, is that the complainant… Continue reading Bringing employment claims without any logical thought about the outcomes

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Johnson’s chutzpah and Churchillian determination to keep going

Regardless of what I might think of Boris Johnson I must give him credit for chutzpah and a grim determination to bluster and bold it out and hold on grimly to power for as long as possible. His power has gradually but inexorably ebbed away with a succession of resignations and messages from ministers in… Continue reading Johnson’s chutzpah and Churchillian determination to keep going

Small business owner or want to start a business? Akimbo is a podcast worth your attention

Are you a small business owner? Have you an ambition to start your own business? Or are you an artist who wants to share your art with the world? I recommend you listen to a podcast called Akimbo, by Seth Godin. It’s completely free and the ideas he shares for small business owners or anyone… Continue reading Small business owner or want to start a business? Akimbo is a podcast worth your attention

Charles Bukowski-a gateway drug back to poetry

I came across Charles Bukowski for the first time on YouTube, I think. Short videos, most less than two minutes long, with haunting music behind a narration of one of his poems. Bukowski came to the United States from Germany with his family when he was a child. He had a rough childhood with a… Continue reading Charles Bukowski-a gateway drug back to poetry

Finding legal diamonds in the Twitter sewer

I am not the biggest fan of Twitter. I have often described it as a cess pool, an open sewer, feral, and so forth. But it keeps drawing me back, and on some rare occasions I come across a post or tweet or link that I love, or I find really useful or interesting. I… Continue reading Finding legal diamonds in the Twitter sewer

An avalanche of mask discrimination cases at the WRC-only 1 successful to date

Eight mask discrimination decisions from the WRC so far this year. Only one case succeeded, the other seven failed. There is a report in the Irish Times this morning. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) have published a report showing an avalanche of claims of discrimination in connection with the public health regulations compelling the wearing… Continue reading An avalanche of mask discrimination cases at the WRC-only 1 successful to date

Persisting with “Anna Karenina”, and I will miss it when completed

I am still listening to “Anna Karenina” and will probably miss it when I have finished. It has gone on, in my ears, in my daily life for what seems months now. This is not, note, a book that could be described as a ‘page turner’. I put my wife onto it, and she also… Continue reading Persisting with “Anna Karenina”, and I will miss it when completed