Fintan Murphy

This is a really interesting talk on Education by Ken Robinson at a TED conference.   TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.  It was started in 1984  as a conference bringing different sectors together.  Today thanks to technology they record and broadcast talks from people such as Bill Clinton, Alain de [...]

On our recent trip to Leitrim Ruairi discovered oranges and more importantly that they roll.  As with everything however it does end up in the mouth at some stage.  I find this journey of discovery so extraordinary.  I think it is this that parents are trying to get across when they describe how wonderful it [...]

I was never big into the idea of college. I liked it and I always knew I’d give it a go but deep down from the age of 5 my greatest desire was to own and run my own business.   So after a year at UCD that’s exactly what I did, took a “year [...]

I recall a friend once saying as we were growing up, that we were running out of firsts. By that he meant everything from your first step as a baby to your first kiss as a teenager.  At the time I thought he was probably right as I left my teenage years behind and we [...]

A few weeks ago Deirdre O’Donoghue emailed me about herself and several of the staff at Educate Together running in the Flora Mini marathon to raise money for E.T. I am a huge supporter of Educate Together having gone through their education system and come out the other side a better person for it.  Educate [...]

We were heading back from Cork, having had a brilliant weekend (see previous post). We had to stop off in Mountmellick on our way back to collect Ruairi as he was staying with his grandparents. As we came into town past the hospital the car lost grip on a bend. The back of the jeep [...]

So I was hoping to do a few posts leading up to the birth of my son, however, having a kid is time consuming…who would have thought. Plus he came on his due date! My son, insane. I honestly thought I had another week at least. In my defence so did the Dr. His exact [...]

So we packed up our things on Saturday morning and headed for Cobh to celebrate our friends Benny&Laura moving into their new gaf (plus I think it was someones birthday). The party started early, at 12ish we moved onto the Com for a few hours then back to the house for a proper session.  There [...]

So with my iPhone dead and my sensitive data deleted I went about the difficult task of finding out about the repair process. First a little history on my iPhone, it is less than a year old and was purchased in Verona Italy, as they offer a legally unlocked iPhone there.  So I anticipated some [...]

So its 4am in the morning, my 4 day old is finally settling down  for some sleep…sigh.  I notice out of the corner of my eye that my iPhone has stopped charging.  At first I am not too alarmed, check the plug and connection all fine.  Hmmm…I go get another charger, still nothing.  I get [...]