Finding an enthusiastic drone community in Ireland

Since my recent purchase of a drone, and subsequent videos about the purchase and later crashing and loss of the same drone, I have discovered a large, enthusiastic community of drone owners exist in Ireland. They have been tremendously helpful and encouraging to me with the generous offer of tips, information, and their shared experience… Continue reading Finding an enthusiastic drone community in Ireland

Advice for a young person wanting to pursue a career in law

I was contacted by a young person on Instagram recently who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in law. He wanted to know if I would have any advice for him. Having thought about it I concluded that the best thing he, or any young person in his position could do, would be to… Continue reading Advice for a young person wanting to pursue a career in law

Are you a solicitor or an influencer?

Last week I received an email from YouTube. It was an end of year email telling me how well my YouTube channel had performed in 2022. The data was good, a significant year of improvement for my channel which has been on the go since 2011. I shared a graphic on a few social media… Continue reading Are you a solicitor or an influencer?

Crashing my drone and recognising the story opportunity

I wrote a few short weeks ago about buying a drone. I then published a video on my YouTube channel covering the same topic. But no sooner had I hit the publish button when I crashed and lost the drone in the River Boyne. I wrote about this yesterday on this blog. I was tremendously… Continue reading Crashing my drone and recognising the story opportunity

I lost my drone in the River Boyne yesterday

I was sickened. “Connection lost” was the message on my drone controller yesterday at the Leinster Bridge on the N4. The river Boyne runs under that bridge and my drone (a DJI Mini 2) was last seen travelling smoothly under one of the old, stone arches of the bridge. It was going to be a… Continue reading I lost my drone in the River Boyne yesterday

Changing the theme on my 2 biggest WordPress sites

There are a few days remaining in my annual leave and I still have a few little tasks I need to tackle. The most important one is to change the theme on my two biggest, most trafficked websites, BusinessAndLegal.ie and EmploymentRightsIreland.com. Both websites are of crucial importance in my business and generate an enormous number… Continue reading Changing the theme on my 2 biggest WordPress sites

Redoing my audiobook “Buying a House in Ireland: A Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”

I have spent the last few days rerecording my book, “Buying a House in Ireland: A Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”. This book sells well on Audible on audiobook format but I have had an English narrator to date and I believe it would be better if I was reading it myself. There… Continue reading Redoing my audiobook “Buying a House in Ireland: A Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”