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Leadership Podcast with Stuart Lancaster

By Ryan Harmon 30 September 2022

In an exclusive podcast, Council Journal editor Jack Mullen is joined by former England and current Leinster senior coach, Stuart Lancaster, to talk about the concept of leadership. Moreover, Stuart speaks about the role that teaching and mentoring has had on his life so far. In addition, Stuart spoke candidly about what he believes makes a good leader

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The Future of Home Design Podcast with Virtual Teic and International Framers

By Ryan Harmon 23 March 2022

On this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Paul McMahon of Virtual Teic and Eamonn Gallagher of International Framers. Virtual Teic provide a service that lets you step inside your home before a brick is ever laid using the latest virtual reality technology. Virtual Teic can be used to: Interact with 3D digital […]

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Council Journal Podcast Now on Spotify!

By Ryan Harmon 20 January 2022

The Council Journal podcast can now be streamed and listened to on Spotify! Be sure to check out all of our podcasts on topics ranging from workplace success to medical developments. Click the link to listen now! Here are some of our favourite listens: Conor Stone Q&A Conor is the founder of both WorkMindful and […]

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Aoife Bakes with BUMBLEance

By Ryan Harmon 11 January 2022

Established in 2013, BUMBLEance had one vision, to provide transportation services for children affected by serious and life limiting conditions in a fun and safe environment. It is the official Children’s National Ambulance Service of Ireland. They provide safe and comfortable transportation for Ireland’s youngest patients as they travel between their homes and hospitals,

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BUMBLEance Podcast Featuring Heather Rainey

By Ryan Harmon 9 September 2021

On this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Heather Rainey, Head of Communications and Fundraising for BUMBLEance. BUMBLEance is the official Children’s National Ambulance Service of Ireland.  They provide safe and comfortable transportation for Ireland’s youngest patients as they travel between their homes and hospitals, hospices, treatment

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Irish General Practice Nurses Educational Association Podcast Featuring Dr Theresa Lowry-Lehnen

By Jack Mullen 5 August 2021

Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash In this weeks podcast we had the pleasure of being joined by none other than Theresa Lowry-Lehnen. Theresa is a Specialist Practitioner in General Practice Nursing, Registered Nurse Prescriber (RNP) and is a Teacher of Science and Nursing Studies.  Theresa has also published a number of books and medical journal articles, is […]

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Q&A With Farm Safety Advocate Peter Gohery

By Jack Mullen 23 July 2021

In this week’s exclusive podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to none other than Peter Gohery. In October 2009, Peter had a life-changing workplace accident that resulted in the loss of a leg, severe damage to the other and numerous other injuries.  His road to recovery inspired him to devote his career to advising […]

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Bizquip – Helping Councils with their Digital Transformation

By Jack Mullen 16 July 2021

For the past 15 plus years, Bizquip has been working with Laserfiche to provide clients with Enterprise Content Management solutions. Laserfiche is a software development company that creates enterprise content management, business process automation, workflow, records management, document imaging and web form software. What is ECM? Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

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Q&A with Enterprise Ireland’s 2021 High Potential Start-Up ‘Founder of the Year, Mervyn O’Callaghan

By Jack Mullen 13 July 2021

Picture above: Mervyn O’Callaghan In this week’s exclusive podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the Co-Founder and CEO of CameraMatics, Mervyn O’Callaghan. CameraMatics provides cutting-edge, award-winning SaaS technology for fleet and driver risk management. The company helps customers reduce accidents, improve operational efficiencies and manage

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Powering the Internet of Things (IoT) Podcast with Mike Hayes

By Ryan Harmon 8 July 2021

In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to Mike Hayes, who is the Head of Group for ICT for Energy Efficiency at the Tyndall National Institute. Mike and his team at the Tyndall National Institute are currently researching and working on developing solutions to power the Internet of Things (IoT), eliminating the […]

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Improving Employability Podcast with Daniel Botero

By Ryan Harmon 1 July 2021

In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to Daniel Botero, the founder of the ‘Mastering College to Career Academy‘, a company that college guides graduates in improving their employability. Daniel founded the company after seeing many college friends struggling to find jobs after graduating. He began as a speaker who addressed students […]

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Q&A with Conor Stone

By Jack Mullen 28 June 2021

Pictured above: Conor Stone In this week’s unique podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the Founder of WorkMindful and A Mental Health Journey, Conor Stone. In addition, Conor is also currently working as The Partnerships & Community Lead at Lupa, the Digital Running Studio. As mentioned, Conor is the founder of both WorkMindful […]

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Mirr Tech Start-Up Podcast Featuring Jack O’Regan Kenny

By Ryan Harmon 21 June 2021

In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to the co-founder of Mirr, Jack O’Regan Kenny. As mentioned, Jack is the co-founder of the Irish tech startup Mirr, which has patented and developed a new touchscreen smart mirror. It looks like a reflective mirror, but has the full functionality of a tablet. Jack […]

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Non-EU Medical Doctors in Ireland Podcast Featuring Dr. Eimear Nolan

By Ryan Harmon 17 June 2021

In this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Eimear Nolan about Non-EU medical doctors working in Ireland. Eimear is Assistant Professor of International Business and Director of the Blended Learning MBA at Trinity Business School. She gained her PhD in International Management from the University of Limerick, and her Graduate Certificate […]

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Oak Hall Consulting Q&A Featuring Jessica Gregory

By Jack Mullen 3 June 2021

In this weeks podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the CEO of Oak Hall Consulting, Jessica Gregory. As mentioned, Jessica is the founder and CEO of Oak Hall Consulting (OHC), an organisation providing Irish Energy Market expertise to new electricity and gas market entrants, existing Energy Suppliers and other Energy Industry participants and […]

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Waterford Technologies Podcast Featuring Mark Mulcahy

By Jack Mullen 1 June 2021

Waterford Technologies are experts in email and file compliance and management and provide the toolset, expertise, and insight to bring your unstructured Data (email and file) to light, make data decisions based on fact and set policies to keep it compliant. Their solutions enable data mapping, management and movement to securely migrate data to the […]

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Lean and Green GS1 Ireland Podcast Featuring Adrian Lannon and Derek O’Byrne

By Jack Mullen 21 May 2021

In this weeks podcast we were delighted to be joined by the Chief Operating Officer of Zeus, Adrian Lannon and CHEP’s Irish County General Manager, Derek O’Byrne. Both Zeus and CHEP Ireland are proud members of the Lean and Green Programme. Faced with advancing climate change, new regulations and possible financial penalties, companies around the […]

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3 Counties Energy Agency Podcast Featuring Alexandra Hamilton

By Jack Mullen 18 May 2021

In this weeks Q&A, our Council editor Jack Mullen spoke to Senior Energy Engineer at 3 Counties Energy Agency (3CEA), Alexandra Hamilton. The 3 Counties Energy Agency (3CEA) formerly (CKEA) was established in 2002 as a partnership between Carlow and Kilkenny local Authorities and the two county development companies. The Agency’s aim is to support […]

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Cavan Civil Defence Q&A Featuring John Maguire

By Jack Mullen 10 May 2021

On last week’s podcast, Jack Mullen, our Council editor had the pleasure of being joined by Cavan Civil Defence Officer, Mr. John Maguire C.D.O.  Cavan County Civil Defence was set up in 1950 and is a voluntary organisation which comes under the control of Cavan County Council. The Cavan Civil Defence plays a very important role in assisting the […]

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Gabriel D’Arcy EnergyCloud Podcast

By Jack Mullen 5 May 2021

Fuel poverty impacts thousands of families every day across the island of Ireland, yet in 2019 according to the Government, 711 GWh of zero carbon energy from wind generation alone was dispatched down. There is an opportunity to use this energy in social housing homes and help reduce the impact of fuel poverty. EnergyCloud is […]