How do you pay for your mobile phone calls? Many people, if not the majority, use the pay-as-you-go system, where you purchase credit beforehand and top-up as you need. Many of us know what it is like to run out of credit just when you need to make that important call...

“Never criticise” is the mantra that we are all told these days when it comes to working with young people. 

Teachers are told not to use red pens because it crushes the spirit.  Instead of getting an ‘F’ for ‘fail’, you now get a ‘U’ for ‘ungraded’ – as if that will...

I read this story recently of a man travelling through somewhere remote and far away, and thought it worth sharing. Have a read.

As I was driving home through a nearby mountainous region, I passed by a homeless man who was in a particularly bad state, walking uphill in...

I recently heard Louise Phelan being interviewed on the radio. She’s the vice-president of PayPal’s operations for Europe, the Middle-East, and Africa. This year she was awarded the title of Ireland’s Most Trusted Leader at the Best Workplaces in Ireland awards ceremon...

Comedian Lee Mack was interviewed on Desert Island Discs some time ago. He was asked which book he would like to take—you’re allowed to take the Bible, the works of Shakespeare and one other. He chose Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, but it was his comment a...

To some people, atheism seems like a breath of fresh air. After all, if God does not exist, there is no need to worry about moral standards and behaviour. We are totally free to ‘do our own thing’. Best all, when we die we will not have to answer awkward questions or...