@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] ‘You can’t unring a bell.’ Of the many quips former Ireland men’s rugby coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has uttered, that one regularly reverberates in my mind. A different ball game In...
Acabo de cumplir un año de haber tomado la decisión de irme de mi ciudad natal, Bogotá; una oportunidad laboral en la costa Caribe hizo que empacara mis maletas y emprendiera un nuevo camino. Agobiado por los crecientes problemas que presenta la capital del país como lo son...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] If somebody had told me in November 2008, just before I embarked on my first solo bout of world travelling, that I’d become indifferent to being involved in Gaelic football, I would have suggested they see...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] A boy, about 12 years old, regularly comes into one of my panadería offices asking for food. Unfortunately, such a scene is not unusual in these parts. Pan out However, what makes this particular pauper stand...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] Earn per hour what many Colombians would be doing well to make in a day. Largely be your own boss, decide how often you want to work and, for the most part, dictate the course of affairs. Outside of some sinecure or getting money […]
En el mes de abril no hay mejor plan que ir a la Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá para conocer de primera mano las novedades editoriales y a muchos de los autores que aportan desde su trabajo al conocimiento de la sociedad colombiana. Hay libros para todos los gustos y la oferta temática es […]
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] Wouldn’t it be great if we could all (mis)manage our financial affairs in a similar way to many countries? That is, not only be in debt but continuously add to it, giving back only a fraction of the total...
Análisis sobre la censura a los medios rusos en el marco de la guerra de Ucrania.
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] In Bogotá’s perpetual Corner Bar barrio, I explained how a working-class drinking culture permeates the neighbourhood I frequent the most in the Colombian capital. As somebody who grew up in rural Ireland, this is quite familiar to me. One big difference, though, is that […]
No eran las nulas estrategias ni la falta de resultados en las dependencias lo que tenía la inseguridad desbordada en Bogotá en 2022, era que la Oficina Asesora de Comunicaciones de la Secretaría de Seguridad no sabía comunicar y los medios no ayudaban. Al menos eso decían...
