Terry Gorry – Page 98

I’d sooner be woke than fascist

I’d sooner be woke than fascist. I am not sure what ‘woke’ means, or when it crept into the general vocabulary and lexicon. But I have seen woke persons and views online, or at least persons who have been accused of being woke. And for me it is a far more attractive position than being… Continue reading I’d sooner be woke than fascist

Comments on my Enoch Burke YouTube videos-some are appalling

I am surprised, and appalled, at some of the comments I have read on my YouTube channel regarding the Enoch Burke affair and his committal to Mountjoy prison for contempt of court. I have made a few videos about the situation as it is of general, societal, and legal interest. Issues of religious belief, religious… Continue reading Comments on my Enoch Burke YouTube videos-some are appalling

Instructing a solicitor? Give him/her the full and complete story

If you are going to engage the services of a solicitor in a legal dispute-for example an employment matter which will be dealt with by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)-make sure you give your solicitor all the facts. Good and bad. Full and complete instructions. Before the hearing. Preferably long before the hearing. The time… Continue reading Instructing a solicitor? Give him/her the full and complete story

Verbal chicanery

I’m reading Thomas Mann’s ‘The Magic Mountain’ at the moment, having just read his Nobel Prize winning novel ‘Buddenrooks’. Mann’s writing is sparkling, and it is my intention to read everything he wrote, so taken am I with his use of words and language. I encountered a phrase yesterday-verbal chicanery-which caused me to smile. It… Continue reading Verbal chicanery

Them and us-one of the most powerful tools of tribe building and persuasion

One of the most effective, and oldest, ways to gather a tribe around your cause has been in strong evidence over the last decade or so. It is a technique that has been in use for centuries but appears to me to have really put down roots in politics and society over the last few… Continue reading Them and us-one of the most powerful tools of tribe building and persuasion

Expanding and enhancing “Buying a House in Ireland-a Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”

It is 8 years now since I published “Buying a House in Ireland-a Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”. Little did I realise then how popular the book would prove to be. Sales in the last 12 months or so appear to have increased significantly and the audiobook version sells extremely well, too. I… Continue reading Expanding and enhancing “Buying a House in Ireland-a Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”

Enoch Burke to be released from Mountjoy next week without purging his contempt?

Enoch Burke could be released from Mountjoy Prison next week without purging his contempt. This is the speculation in the Irish Times this morning. The release could come about if the disciplinary process at Wilson’s Hospital School came to an end next Wednesday as the need for the injunction would no longer exist. ‘Informed sources’… Continue reading Enoch Burke to be released from Mountjoy next week without purging his contempt?

Tweaking my video strategy

I am writing this blog post to attempt to tease out my thinking on a topic that I am unsure about. I do this often. That is, use writing as a tool to assist with getting my thinking straight and obtain clarity. And it works. I have repeatedly claimed that ‘writing is thinking’ and have… Continue reading Tweaking my video strategy

Thomas Mann and “The Magic Mountain”

I am reading “Anna Karenina” and listening to “The Magic Mountain” by Thomas Mann at the moment. I never read anything of Thomas Mann’s prior to recently reading “Buddenbrooks”. Now I am so taken with the quality of Mann’s writing that I intend reading everything he has written. Mann was a German writer, and some… Continue reading Thomas Mann and “The Magic Mountain”