Kevin Myers, a seasoned columnist known for his provocative views wrote a column in this weekend’s Sunday Times which was offensive to people of the Jewish faith and to many women. What is particularly interesting is that it appears that it was the storm on social media which resulted in action being taken and apologies
It’s a bank holiday weekend and most of us are heading out of town! So here is MKC’s suggested playlist for your own carpool karaoke this weekend to help you beat the traffic blues. Mr Blue Sky, ELO Always guaranteed to put everyone in a good mood and because we all start out the weekend
‘Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little’. Edmund Burke On Tuesday evening last I was happily scrolling through my facebook page looking at cute back to school photos posted by friends and family, when a photo of 6 or 8 bodies of young migrant children
Ireland’s national newspapers carried three times more “Yes” articles than “No” articles about the Same-Sex Marriage Referendum in the three week period from May 1st to May 20th. The finding is based on independently conducted research commissioned by PR and Public Affairs company MKC Communications from Newsaccess Media Intelligence. A detailed analysis of coverage of
A major expansion at Panda Recycling in Dublin will see 50 new jobs created at the firm over the next six months. Already employing over 650 people in Ireland, the new jobs will be across sales, marketing, legal and operations. The recruitment drive will consolidate Panda Recycling’s position as the largest Irish owned and managed
PhoneWatch, Ireland’s leading monitored security company is actively planning to open its first office in the Mid-West region in Limerick City. Jonathan Bunce, Sales Director, PhoneWatch said that the company would open an office “in a matter of weeks” once the company successfully recruits a talented Field Sales manager to lead the company’s expansion in
The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland has called on Finance Minister Michael Noonan to introduce an employment friendly budget on October 14th next. Addressing members at a lunch event in the Maryborough Hotel in Cork today, Louise Phelan President of the American Chamber, called for a budget that is both “employment and employee friendly.” Welcoming
Company actively recruiting for its Kildare Sales Team.
The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar announced in a by-lined article in the Irish Independent that the Government would not meet its own deadline for the introduction of Universal Healthcare. His decision to do so, on a quiet Tuesday post Bank holiday during ‘silly season’ – the technical term for the slow Summer news period
American Chamber addresses Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade “A comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between Europe and the United States would offer a significant stimulus to the transatlantic economy which has been stubbornly slow to recover after the global financial crisis”, said Mark Redmond, Chief Executive of the American