“A lot of people try and muddy the water,” Grainne Kelly on why we need to ask stupid questions
Over-complicating something doesn’t make it sound more intelligent Having been the driving force behind the world’s first inflatable car seat for children, Grainne Kelly believes that simplicity and problem-solving go hand in hand. The company she founded, Bubblebum, solved the problem of car rental companies over-charging…
‘I survived losing my legs at 20; there was nothing left to fear’
When he was just 20 years old, Paul McNeive lost both his legs in a car accident. For him it was a world-changing event – but, as he tells Donal Lynch, the confidence he gained in recovery helped make him a success as a songwriter,…
Dr Harry Barry’s techniques for an anxiety-free life
When Harry Barry’s sixth book on anxiety was published last spring, it sold out so fast a second print run is now landing in bookshops. So why are so many of us suffering from the condition? Caroline O’Doherty reports. Forty years ago in rural Tanzania, Harry Barry…
Four All Ireland titles with four different counties – Meet the most sought-after women in the GAA
SLIGO woman Caroline Currid did not hit a sliotar in the All-Ireland hurling final, but she is one of the most significant members of Limerick’s 20-strong management team. A native of Grange, a village in north Sligo, she won an All-Ireland junior football medal with…
Stuart Lancaster turned down Premiership clubs to stay at Leinster: ‘It would take a lot for me to leave’
Former Head England Coach Stuart Lancaster has revealed he turned down offers from Premiership clubs before signing a two-year extension to his contract with Leinster that takes him through to 2021. Lancaster also stated that he has no immediate intention to return to the English game, even…
For Donal Óg Cusack The Beauty Of Hurling Is In The Detail
Donal Óg Cusack is an Irish hurling legend, former selector and player. He has been coach and selector with the Clare senior hurling team from 2015-2017 following a lengthy career with Cork, from 1996-2013. Cusack is regarded as the greatest goalkeeper of his generation. As a…
Connections Are Eternal… However, The Form They Take And How Technology Has Step-Jumped How We Connect With One Another Continues Apace
As Europe’s leading Consumer and Shopper Behaviourist, Ken Hughes blends his vast expertise in consumer psychology, social anthropology, behavioural economics and neuromarketing to answer the question to which he has dedicated most of his career: Why do shoppers buy and how can we make them…
What the polar explorers teach us about resilience
There is no cure for paralysis and I am paralysed. So my motivation to connect people around the world to create a cure may simply seem like a personal desire to walk, to feel, to be my old self again. The fall that broke my…
Enda McNulty – Chief Performance Officer, McNulty Performance, Leadership & High Performance Expert
Enda holds a degree in psychology from Queens University Belfast and a degree in Sports Science from University of Ulster. He had a very successful career at the highest level of Gaelic football in Ireland as a member of the Armagh team that won seven…
Cork Hurlers Turn To Howlett In Search Of A Little All Black Magic
Things have changed when a hurling manager openly admits one of the secrets to his championship preparations is the input of a foreign rugby player. Perhaps even more so when that county is Cork. John Meyler makes no apologies, and believes former New Zealand rugby…