Advising a newcomer to Ireland about tax, law, business

I had an interesting consultation this week with a newcomer to Ireland. He intends setting up an office here in Ireland, buying property, employing staff and running a business. He has a number of high-level questions about From my perspective it was a valuable exercise to have to think about these matters and explain them… Continue reading Advising a newcomer to Ireland about tax, law, business

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Self-representing employees and imminent WRC hearings

I am frequently contacted by employees who have submitted a Workplace Relations Commission claim and the hearing is imminent. They are looking for representation and/or advice. It’s too late from my perspective, and I cannot help them. Getting ready for a WRC hearing is a time consuming and demanding task. It involves the preparation of… Continue reading Self-representing employees and imminent WRC hearings

Conveyancing is poetry

I discovered early in my career that many solicitors either liked conveyancing or hated it. In fact, there seemed to be a divide between litigators and conveyancers with different skills, mindsets, and personalities required for each area of activity. I have always liked conveyancing. Assessing and sussing out the provenance-the title-to a particular property intersest… Continue reading Conveyancing is poetry

Peter Casey’s Presidential Pardon for Enoch Burke

It’s disappointing to see that Peter Casey fellow engaging in far right, populism to try to make himself relevant in the upcoming elections. I think he is running for the European Parliament but I would be satisfied that he is an attention seeking irrelevancy, so I have not bothered to look into it deeply. The… Continue reading Peter Casey’s Presidential Pardon for Enoch Burke

I shot this video on my lunchbreak down the Royal Canal and it blew up

I have tried all sorts of things to grow my YouTube channel. By “all sorts of things” I mean, of course, I have published a wide range of videos which differ as to Some of my experiments have worked, most have failed. A spectacular success, however, has been a recent foray into the subject of… Continue reading I shot this video on my lunchbreak down the Royal Canal and it blew up

I made a surprising discovery on Ebay yesterday

I discovered yesterday, by accident, that there are guys on Ebay selling my book “Employment Law in Ireland” for €45. But the new price of the paperback on Amazon.co.uk is only £25. This converts to around €29. A few questions arise: When I thought about this further, I was kind of thrilled. For it indicates… Continue reading I made a surprising discovery on Ebay yesterday

The Trump convictions-what impact in November?

The Trump cult members/supporters are not happy. Even though they claim he will still win the Presidential election in November they don’t like their man being confirmed as a felon and convicted criminal. And perhaps there is a particle of doubt creeping into their minds that these 34 criminal convictions will hamper Trump’s election campaign… Continue reading The Trump convictions-what impact in November?

Trump convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records

Up to yesterday, Donald Trump, former President of the United States, was merely a sexual deviant, grifter, charlatan, liar, boor, and cheat. Now he is a convicted criminal, having been convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump has been found guilty by 12 ordinary New Yorkers. Not by Joe Biden, not… Continue reading Trump convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records

The genius of John Steinbeck

I am reading another John Steinbeck novel at the moment called “The Wayward Bus”. I don’t think this is a well-known book but I have recently reread Steinbeck’s master works “East of Eden” and “The Grapes of Wrath” and am running out of Steinbeck books to read. Only when I have read everything he has… Continue reading The genius of John Steinbeck