At a time when social media is truly social, now IS the time to be purveying non-essential items. (update May 2020 - it's OK to promote now)

I'm delighted to be in such good company as one of Ireland's top 50 marketers in 2018.

We've been preparing for GDPR for some time. Here are our tips to help SME's get ready. You've probably got most of it done already.

You will learn loads. You will be given responsibility quickly. You will have full support and direction. Looking for a good break?

I was asked to join the Board of the new Drinkaware and I said yes. Here's why.

Why oh why do the same male faces appear on all the speaker lineups? It's so boring, apart from being sexist.

Have you seen this hilarious picture from Saudi Arabia? It's the all-male participants of the women's rights conference. Now look at DMX2015 speaker lineup.

JOY oh JOY! Brightspark won at the Irish Web Awards 2014: Most Responsive Website & Best New Web App.

Back in 2010, I blogged about Mary the lady who used to dance on O’Connell Street.  I had found a Facebook Page for her. It’s one of those things that I love Facebook for; nostalgia, and giving people with a shared memory a place to celebrate. The sad news today is that Mary has passed […]

I believe in blogs!  And they are as powerful and important as ever.  I was asked recently if they still count as much by someone who has been a bit resistant to them. This is what I said: Blogs are super important because they are the source of content.  The blog is like the big […]

This is the Brightspark privacy policy. You can be sure that we will never mess, sell or abuse your email contact details which you have trusted with us.

Back in 2009, amidst all the hype about Ikea coming to town, I set up a site called Simple Assembly Me Hole.  It was aimed at people like me (and you?) who would go out to Ikea, buy loads of stuff, and never get around to assembling it.. or worse – who’d not do a […]