Thought for the Day….

Here’s a re-post from December. However, I think that the sentiment captures a sense of how dazed many feel this week as we adjust to a temporary New Normal. Originally shared on Instagram by commercial + marketing genius Giancarlo Giammetti, Co-Founder and Honorary President of iconic fashion and lifestyle brand Valentino. This week it was…

David Cameron and his Panama Dilemma

What a pickle David Cameron got himself into on the publication of the so-called Panama Papers. It’s all so unnecessary – but he knows that already. Before entering politics he was in the communications business so he’s no doubt aware of the phrase “if you’re explaining, you’re losing” – a perfect summation of the dynamic…

TO THE I.F.A; STOP DIGGING AND START RE-BUILDING

What a sad spectacle to see the once mighty Irish Farmers Association imploding in a manner that reminds me of the phrase “death by a thousand cuts”. From a communications perspective, it’s beginning to put the debacle of Irish Water in the shade. Reporting on the story in Saturday’s Irish Times (November 28) journalist Eoin…