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Traliblaze Talk: Stories from My Grandmother
This story was originally published in The Irish Times on October 29, 1996. My Grandmother died the next day soon after it had been read to her. STORIES FROM MY GRANDMOTHER By MARGARET E. WARD (note: spelling incorrect in Irish Times archive) 1482 Words 29 October 1996 Irish Times GRANDMA was a jailbird. The confirmation [...]
Why fictional women are stronger than real women
Truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction is more true than strange. Strangers are more fictional than truthful. In Hollywood and the media, fictional women may be stronger than real women. This week, we’ve discovered that Pixar will feature its very first female animated lead character. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/one-female-lead-does-not-a-zeitgeist-make–but-its-a-start-20110826-1jefv.html So, could this mean the animation industry’s portrayal of [...]
Fragments: 9/11 – a decade later
Originally published in Irish Tatler, September 2011 Fragments: reflections on 9/11, a decade on Margaret E. Ward I don’t really talk about this. To anyone. It’s so incredibly personal. Yet that stifling September day I put on my reporter persona to write about an attack on my city for the Sunday Business Post. I guess [...]
Cooley software and pottery entrepreneur Dr George G. Moore
Originally published in UCD Business Connections magazine, September 2011. Link here: http://issuu.com/glosspublications/docs/ucd_connections/1?zoomed=&zoomPercent=&zoomX=&zoomY=¬eText=¬eX=¬eY=&viewMode=magazine Profile: Entrepreneur Dr George G. Moore By Margaret E. Ward When Louth business tycoon George Moore was just a boy in Pearse Park, Dundalk a local priest was inspired by a Cooley legend to launch a hurling competition. In the epic Táin Bó [...]
The business ties that bind Ireland and the US
Tom Donohue meets Taoiseach Brian Cowen My Newstalk interview with highly influential U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue January 25, 2011. Part 1 Part 2
Questionable Behaviour?
Coming soon (perhaps) to a TV screen near you… In the latest episode of No Frontiers, Kathryn Thomas cruises into an electric ’Juice Point’ to recharge her electric car. She finishes off her skinny latte and dumps the recyclable paper cup in the appropriate green bin before driving back to her solar-panelled hotel. Or, even [...]
Tween a rock and a hard place
Nine-year-old Noah Cyrus? Had anyone actually heard of her until a tidal wave of righteous indignation engulfed the recent launch of her clothing range? Miley Cyrus’ (of Hannah Montana fame) kid sister and her parents allegedly signalled clear clothing line intent at a Halloween party last year when Noah appeared decked out in a black [...]
Marketing the Emerald Isle: a Modest Proposal
The opening of the National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin in the run-up to Paddy’s Day induced the usual po-faced indignation about the image of ‘modern’ Ireland. The headline writers and columnists had a field day, with the usual liberal sprinklings of ‘begorrah’ and ‘paddywhackery’ suffusing the media commentary. But this is exactly the kind of [...]
Writing in clear English: top ten tips
Want to write clearly, right from the start? Then you need to plan, write and edit in equal measure. Here are Clear Ink’s top tips for getting your message across. www.clearink.ie Writing and speaking are tools for communicating a message. That’s it. Yet so many things – jargon, legalese, academic-speak, overly formal or informal language, [...]
Haven’t you heard?
Gossip-powered product endorsement is a marketer’s dream but, if you don’t want your product to be the subject of neighbourhood tittle-tattle, then forget about relying on word of mouth promotion says Margaret E. Ward. “Do you have an iPhone?” and “Have you seen this cool new app?” are phrases that have the relentless pester power [...]
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