I have been considering for some time how to use certain video footage I make and enjoy making. For example, GoPro footage from a bike ride around the parish in the morning with the rising sun or evening with the sun setting. Or drone footage. I have never quite known how to incorporate such footage… Continue reading Putting B-Roll footage to valuable use
Commuter traffic at 5:40 am
As I drove over the bridge at Broadford this morning on my way to work, the one that spans the M4 to Dublin, I noticed that the traffic was bumper to bumper in a long line of red lights. It was the type of traffic I would only have seen years ago when there was… Continue reading Commuter traffic at 5:40 am
Judge refused to allow evidence by video link, rape trial collapses
A trial collapsed last week because the accuser and alleged victim in the case had been admitted to a mental institution. The state, prosecuting four men for alleged rape and sexual assault, applied for evidence to be given by video link. The judge refused this application. Quite a few people have asked the question, ‘why?’,… Continue reading Judge refused to allow evidence by video link, rape trial collapses
A lesson for small business owners from the hubris and vitriol of Paddy Cosgrave
The haemorrhaging of important attendees from the upcoming Paddy Cosgrave Web Summit event in Portugal is giving a great many people a great deal of pleasure. Anyone who has read Paddy Cosgrave’s tweets/posts on his Twitter account over the last few years would have seen a level of hubris and vitriol that was hard to… Continue reading A lesson for small business owners from the hubris and vitriol of Paddy Cosgrave
Sidney Powell, a lawyer close to Trump, pleads guilty and flips
Sidney Powell, a lawyer who was extremely close to Trump and Rudy Giuliani, has pleaded guilty in her criminal case and done a deal. Part of the deal is a commitment to give evidence against Trump in the trial involving charges of a conspiracy to overthrow democracy in January 2020 in the United States. This… Continue reading Sidney Powell, a lawyer close to Trump, pleads guilty and flips
YouTube livestreams-worth a second look
I have done live video in the past, most recently last weekend on an impromptu, unscheduled YouTube livestream. I have done a little research into the value of livestreams on YouTube and it appears that there are significant benefits including building a closer connection to your audience and the continued utility of the video on… Continue reading YouTube livestreams-worth a second look
The “corrupt judiciary” comment
A common complaint and comment I see on many of my YouTube videos to do with law, and particularly the various Burke cases, is “the judiciary is corrupt”. This comment is invariably from a supporter of the side who has failed to get the decision they wanted from the court tasked with determining the issue.… Continue reading The “corrupt judiciary” comment
Ammi Burke must pay bulk of legal costs of WRC and Arthur Cox in High Court case
Ammi Burke has been ordered to pay the bulk of the legal costs for the Workplace Relations Commission and Arthur Cox solicitors arising from her failed High Court challenge to the WRC. The judge, Justice Marguerite Bolger, made what she described as a “highly unusual” order which she felt necessary to mark the court’s disapproval… Continue reading Ammi Burke must pay bulk of legal costs of WRC and Arthur Cox in High Court case
How to grow my tribe
I was thinking over the weekend about building my influence and my tribe as I was listening to a podcast. The podcast was about short, vertical videos and the strategy of using such videos, which are incredibly powerful, to build a base on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube shorts, Facebook reels and Twitter. I have a pretty… Continue reading How to grow my tribe
The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill referred to the Supreme Court for testing by President Higgins
The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill has been referred to the Supreme Court by President Michael D Higgins. This is the first time this President has referred a bill to the Supreme Court to have the bill reviewed as to its constitutionality. If it is found to be repugnant to the Constitution the President cannot sign… Continue reading The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill referred to the Supreme Court for testing by President Higgins