This is the time of year when I think about what I might change in my business in the coming year. I am always considering if there is a change or tweak I can make to my operating procedure to improve things incrementally. Over the Christmas period, away from the office, is a good time… Continue reading 3 things I will be looking at for 2025 in my business
Writing with a fountain pen on good quality paper
I have been toying with the idea of incorporating the use of my iPad into my everyday workflow. But if I do, I would have to give up the joy of fountain pen on paper. And that is not something I am prepared to do, yet. I have a notebook, a physical one, in use… Continue reading Writing with a fountain pen on good quality paper
The organic growth of my podcast
The last time I checked the average listens per episode stat for my podcast, The Irish Law and Small Business Podcast, was around the 100 mark. Now it is reaching 150 to 170 as an average number of listens per episode. And I have 536 episodes published as I write this today. This, despite, my… Continue reading The organic growth of my podcast
All in on AI (Artificial Intelligence) in 2025
2025 may be the year that I go all in on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in my solicitor’s practice. I never envisaged writing that sentence or anticipating that AI would have much, or any, role to play in my business. But I have quickly changed my mind. I have been playing around with ChatGPT in the… Continue reading All in on AI (Artificial Intelligence) in 2025
Injuries Resolution Board mediation service
The Injuries Resolution Board now has a mediation service offering and I experienced it for the first time last week. The two options up to now if you had a personal injury claim was to accept the assessment by the Injuries Resolution Board and hope that the respondent also accepted it. If that happened an… Continue reading Injuries Resolution Board mediation service
No power-how we adapted
Storm Darragh caused our power to be out for most of yesterday, along with hundreds of thousands of other people in Ireland. It is amazing the degree to which you become dependent on power coming into the house and how much you miss it when it is gone. We had no lights, water, toilets, tv,… Continue reading No power-how we adapted
Enduring power of attorney-are the misgivings overblown?
We have not made any effort, for a considerable period of time, to provide the service of helping people make an enduring power of attorney. However, I think we probably should and the misgivings, partly created by the Law Society of Ireland, in the legal profession may be overblown and overestimated. It is something I… Continue reading Enduring power of attorney-are the misgivings overblown?
Topical trials as a gateway to my brand
A surprising consequence of covering the Conor McGregor civil trial and Diarmuid Phelan criminal trial is the request by certain people to cover certain other trials. I never anticipated this and will have to look at it, especially if I want to maximise views and ad revenue on my YouTube channel. This is not something… Continue reading Topical trials as a gateway to my brand
Enoch Burke back in the High Court soon
Enoch Burke will be back in the High Court soon and will be asked if he is willing to undertake to abide by the High Court order regarding him trespassing on the school grounds of Wilson’s Hospital School. Sooner or later, he will have to give that undertaking or he will be depending on the… Continue reading Enoch Burke back in the High Court soon
Forcing myself to write a blog post every day
Forcing myself to write on this blog every day obliges me, each morning, to look around and wrack my brain for something to write about. This has the enormous benefit of forcing me to cycle back through the last day, and week if necessary, to find something worthy of comment. It may not be the… Continue reading Forcing myself to write a blog post every day