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On a voyage through time with ABBA
Neil Young: Songwriting great? More or less
We need a public information campaign to combat climate change
Greenwashing is evil but it shows companies are feeling the heat over climate change
For Peat's Sake: Ireland needs to stop the turf wars and do more to tackle the climate crisis
Governments need to rewrite the ending of our climate disaster movie
This Note's For You: Neil Young shames Spotify
The consumption variant that threatens us all
Hail, Ireland's national herd
Patti Smith: One Of A Kind
Could the price of Ireland's data centre success be climate failure?
"The Piano Ain't Got No Wrong Notes": The Genius Of Thelonious Monk
"While I'm Worth My Room On This Earth": In Praise Of The Proclaimers
"Scuse me while I kiss the sky": Thoughts on Jimi Hendrix
What Bob Dylan Means To Me
Can we reduce environmental costs when the chips are down?
Is sustainability just an afterthought for European football?
Can Ireland use data centre demand to shape the electricity grid for the better?
How many 'R's do you think there are in the circular economy?
How can we improve IT reuse rates?
Carbon tax: We pay the money, they get the time
Sustainability is the real secondhand news
Don't call me "consumer"
Taking aim at manufacturing emissions
Tech At Core, Rotten At Heart
About me
I am a highly experienced journalist, copy editor and editor who has written extensively on a range of sectors, including technology, business and sustainability, over the last 30 years. Over the course of my career, I have written for a wide range of publications, including MicroScope, TechPro, Irish Computer, PC Live, Smart Company, The Sunday Business Post, Real Business, Business & Finance and The Register. I edited MicroScope, the UK's longest-running weekly computer trade magazine, for six years.
I have written two novels – Underground & The Lost Crusaders – available on Amazon and a collection of poetry, A Ragged Clown Behind. You can find out more about them here. I was the songwriter and singer for two bands in London in the 1990s, Saloon Dogs and The Bogarts. I have just completed writing a musical, Hometown Girls.