Category: BUSINESS

  • It was eerily akin to being back at school

    “Inspection” – It’s up there with words like “examination”, “assessment” and “interview” in terms of provoking trepidation. Think about it, even when it comes to sport, mention of inspections implies, when used in one way, that events may not go ahead. Use of the term at other times, however, leads to the suspicion that all…

  • Are they finally noticing?

    Did you ever notice that there are certain channels on your television you hardly ever watch? Not just in terms of special interest ones, either. Then, one day, something is stumbled upon that tweaks even a modicum of interest. Of course, it won’t always happen, but, occasionally, said airwave will end up with a new…

  • Potential obvious if given fair airing

    It irks the agricultural community – somewhat understandably – that their sector tends only to make it into mainstream news at the time of the Ploughing Championships each year. That’s not to knock the remarkable event splendidly spearheaded by the inspirational Anna May McHugh and her daughter. Far from it. There’s a sense, however, that…