Author: Terry Gorry

The History Extra Podcast-well worth a listen

I am listing to a podcast by the BBC at the moment-the History Magazine podcast-and it is top class. Anybody can have a podcast nowadays. All you need is a microphone and a computer or laptop to allow you make audio recordings. The quality of many podcasts knocking around now is dubious. So it is… Continue reading The History Extra Podcast-well worth a listen

The only way Trump is avoiding a conviction (and jail)

Former President Donald Trump has been federally indicted for the third time, it was announced this morning on the radio. This latest indictment, like the previous two, is not trivial or inconsequential. They are serious crimes, if proven, carrying hefty prison sentences. The only way Trump will avoid conviction and jail is to win the… Continue reading The only way Trump is avoiding a conviction (and jail)

Podcasting and quietly building an asset

I have grown my YouTube channel to a subscriber base of over 23,000 as I write this on 1st August 2023. Video has been tremendously effective for my brand and business. And then I began to take the audio files from my videos and publish them on my podcast, the Irish Law and Small Business… Continue reading Podcasting and quietly building an asset

Two overlooked channels to promote your small business

If you have a small business like mine, you will come across all types of advice as to how to market your business and brand online. You will find, too, that the advice tends to reflect what is popular, hot, ‘blowing up’, at a given point in time. The inevitable consequence of this trend is… Continue reading Two overlooked channels to promote your small business

The two types of entrepreneurs/start-ups that have surprised me

I am contacted frequently by entrepreneurs or individuals starting their own business. They contact me because they may have learned that I have been an entrepreneur since I was 23 years of age and have been involved in a wide range of entrepreneurial/commercial activity across a range of industries. I make the most of my… Continue reading The two types of entrepreneurs/start-ups that have surprised me

Revisiting Enfield train station and ghosts in the signal cabin

I went down to Enfield train station yesterday for the first time since I was a child. I remember playing football in the station yard and being down in the signal cabin with Jim McDonnell who was a good friend of my grandfather. Jim was a staunch Kildare GAA supporter and seemed to derive a… Continue reading Revisiting Enfield train station and ghosts in the signal cabin

Making pictures and art

It is only since I have taken an interest in taking photographs that I have discovered the important role editing-the postproduction process-takes in creating pictures. Some see taking photographs as the job of reproducing what is-that is, a faithful representation of the reality of something or someplace. Others see it as an artistic endeavour in… Continue reading Making pictures and art

Pepper Finance granted order to sell 3 houses of couple who paid back €950,000 of a €1.125m loan

There is a story in the Irish Times today about a couple who are going to lose three buy to let houses to Pepper Finance even though they repaid €950,000 of an initial €1.12 million loan. The judge said he had sympathy for them but was obliged to decide his cases on the law, not… Continue reading Pepper Finance granted order to sell 3 houses of couple who paid back €950,000 of a €1.125m loan