The Irish entrepreneurial spirit is renowned worldwide and many are now hoping that it is such endeavour which can rescue the economy from the current recession. However, the omens are ominous if the fortunes of the 'Irish Entrepreneur' business magazine are anything to judge by. The magazine which is devoted to celebrating success and the all conquering attributes of the Irish entrepreneur is itself struggling to survive. [...more]
The pot-belly stove in the corner of Hume’s Pub is still up to heating the bar. It was bought by Arthur Hume at the outset of the War in 1939 for the princely sum of £2 from Davy Frayne in the Hammond-Lane foundry in Athy. But the stove won’t be stoked or pressed into service anymore as Hume’s Pub has called closing time and last orders for the last time after 147 years in business this week. [...more]
In December 2008, food critic Biddy White Lennon awarded Jim Tynan's Christmas Pudding the accolade of the best plum pudding in the country. This award winning recipe is contained in the new cookery book, Jim's Kitchen which has been selling by the dozens daily since its launch on November 5th. As delicious and all as the pudding is and it remains a yuletide favorite it now has a rival on the best seller list. Demand for the book was grossly underestimated and the entire first edition sold out by December 8th and the book has now gone to re-print. New stocks will be on the shelves by January 22nd. [...more]
If you're at the airport for four to six hours, it's like having a chest X-ray [...more]
Roll up your sleeves. You have to lead the way and leading means visibility. You know what they say in the country, 'the best manure is the farmer's foot.' [...more]
DAVINCI House - a work of art - in 16 weeks By John Whelan [...more]
If you just think of one bulb when it's not required, it can result in major savings and that's only one item. [...more]
My advice would be, don't have an office, just get on the floor or in the car or where ever your customer is and go and talk to them and keep him happy. Get back to the coalface, not to be sitting down thinking, 'what am I going to go in a months time or a year's time, or a five year plan, the plan is now.' [...more]
If you go down to the pub today...you’re in for a big surprise. Yesterday’s publican pushed hard to take the country’s top spot for whinging from farmers as they saw they’re business go up in smoke as it were. [...more]
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