Yesterday, we had an exercise in democracy…or was it populism? The local elections (please don’t stop reading) are seen by…

If you were born between 1945 and 1950, you shouldn’t really be reading this. You should be dead. Especially if…

Officers recommend. Members decide. Here is what a Planning Inspector said about a recent decision. ‘“… Member’s Comments” demonstrate a disturbing…

You’re sitting in the office minding your own business when an email comes through. You are about to hit the…

Here are just some of the comments I’ve heard over the years: So who’s right? In some ways they all…

I’m not trying to needle anyone (sorry couldn’t resist that) but it’s a question that came to me just as…

I’m getting panicky – there are only 9,800 days left. We had better pull our socks up. Or else life…

Over the years, I’ve been asked the same things time and time again. So, once a month, I will become…

It’s a thorny question and one that has caused me sleepless nights. When does spring end and summer begin? Stay…

If I come back in another life, I have a dream I’d like to return as a cat and I’d…

 Most years it’s an embarrassment  to talk about the Irish rugby team but this year I’m going around with a…

Why do major projects go off the rails? Simple. Because they are major. It means they are complex. As the…