I have been thinking about the value of writing on this blog every day and considering whether I should be spending my time making a daily video instead. At first glance making a video every day as opposed to writing on this blog appears to make more sense, especially when you consider that the vast… Continue reading Blogging every day versus making a daily video
Trump’s moronic tariffs on ‘pause’ for one month
I read somewhere a couple of weeks ago-it may have been the Wall Street Journal-that no economist alive thought the tariffs being introduced by Trump were a good idea. And within a matter of days of imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada the moronic man-child has put a ‘pause’ on them for one month. Why?… Continue reading Trump’s moronic tariffs on ‘pause’ for one month
The John Magnier High Court case
The John Magnier High Court case in which he claims he had an agreement, and an exclusivity agreement, to purchase the 751-acre Barne Estate in Clonmel has prompted quite a lot of interest online. I have also received a few private messages about the case and the whole question of “subject to contract/without prejudice” negotiations… Continue reading The John Magnier High Court case
The enduring Irish fascination with property explains the success of this video about discovery
I make a wide variety of videos for my YouTube channel, and social medial generally. I can usually predict with some degree of accuracy how a video will perform-that is, will it be popular, will it generate comments and engagement etc. Often, however, a video dealing with what I view as a relatively obscure legal… Continue reading The enduring Irish fascination with property explains the success of this video about discovery
Running my YouTube channel
Running my YouTube channel requires a good deal of skill and smart decision making. There are many decisions to make, especially as to what type of video to publish each time I upload. There is a skill in recognising that some of the topics will be populist and almost certainly generate a great deal of… Continue reading Running my YouTube channel
A video for trainee solicitors
A guy contacted me last week and told me he was a fan of my online content and suggested I make a video for trainee solicitors. I could make one for those trainees whose intention is to start and run their own practice. But what I would be able to advise anyone hell bent on… Continue reading A video for trainee solicitors
Rows about wills
Probate and wills bring out the worst in people. We encounter so many rows and disputes about probate and wills and who got what and when. Often, it is a pathetic situation, and you would feel like telling the person to cop themselves on, they are doing fine, and not to be getting involved in… Continue reading Rows about wills
Bullying in the workplace
If I had a euro for every time an employee told me they were being bullied in the workplace I would be a wealthy man. Most employees with whom I speak do not truly understand what constitutes bullying. What they are often referring to are one off incident or a form of rough, imperfect management… Continue reading Bullying in the workplace
What I am reading at the moment
I always have two books on the go at any one time: one on my Kindle, and an audiobook from Audible. I am reading John Le Carre’s first novel in the George Smiley series of books, for the second time, “Call for the Dead”. I will give the second book in the series a chance… Continue reading What I am reading at the moment
The lie of Trump being a deal maker
The pointed, intentional, out of control humiliation of the President of Ukraine by a convicted felon, the President of the United States, was gut wrenching to watch yesterday. And then the clown had the class to say it would “make good television”. In addition to the unseemly sight of a convicted felon dumping on a… Continue reading The lie of Trump being a deal maker