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ICTU says "Get up, stand up".
Today I received some paper for recycling in the post. It has gone the way of all political advertising that I receive. I took it upon myself to let him know my response by contacting him through his… more →
Where do we go from here
ICTU says "Get up, stand up".
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 1 month ago: Today I received some paper for recycling in the post. It has gone the way of all political advertis … more →
The Pleasures And Sorrows Of Work
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 4 months ago: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain DeBotton is an absolute joy to read. I love language and … more →
The Secret History of the World
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Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 5 months ago: This book by Jonathan Black has left me wondering and I’m not sure what I’m wondering ab … more →
The Return of the Economic Naturalist
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 5 months ago: Robert H Frank is a journalist and academic who writes a regular column for The New York Times. This … more →
Preventing The Future - Tom Garvin
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 6 months ago: This was the last of my Christmas books and boy did it inform my mind regarding the recent Ryan Repo … more →
Fianna Fail cannot do The Smart Economy
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 7 months ago: I know I tend to go on about how crap Fianna Fail are as a government and as a political party but I … more →
Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 7 months ago: Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom by Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta is certainly a very interesting … more →
Cosy consensus on tax - Sarah Carey
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 8 months ago: I’ve been thinking about Sarah carey’ piece in yesterdays IT. It seemed significant when … more →
In The Blood - Irish horse racing
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 8 months ago: I’m sitting here watching this programme in disbelief at the arrogance of the people being int … more →
Special Occasion Speech - The World is Flat
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Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 9 months ago: This is not in fact a Special Occasion Speech given by a Toastmaster but it does serve as a very use … more →
Who bares ultimate responsibilty?
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 9 months ago: One issue that people might consider raising with government representatives is in the area of respo … more →
Taking responsibility
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 9 months ago: Interestingly there are two pieces in the It today dealing with the failure of the Fianna Fáil party … more →
The Lucifer Effect - Philip Zimbardo
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Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 10 months ago: This is a book that will be returned to the shelf until some later date. While the idea is interesti … more →
Welcome to the reality check
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Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 10 months ago: Two interesting items this morning, both from the BBC. One is an article by David Tang where he says … more →
BBC History Magazine article
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 10 months ago: This the article that appears in the BBC History Magazine. A bright moment in all the gloom as Biffo … more →
We've been here before it seems
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Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 10 months ago: A friend in France told me about an article in BBC History about an economic crisis that hit in the … more →
Stupid people take note
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 11 months ago: My son brought my attention to the following piece and it really should be compulsory reading for an … more →
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 11 months ago: Outliers – The story of success by Malcolm Gladwell is a most enjoyable read. In times when th … more →
The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
Seamus (Shay) McInerney wrote 1 year ago: This I found to be an irritating little book. Firstly I found the format to be irritating: changing … more →
