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About derryo

Publisher of Life and Fitness Magazine, Tipp Tatler Magazine and Co-founder of www.WillYouMarryMe.ie

Achievement in Action by Brian Tracy

Posted on June 24, 2009

I came across this video and just had to share it. It’s a powerful video from Brian Tracy (you can follow him on Twitter). If you do nothing else today watch this video. He finishes the talk with this famous … Continue reading →

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EU Health Prize for Journalists

Posted on June 5, 2009

Any journalists wishing to win a prize for writing on a health related topic read on. This is an email I received earlier today. Best of luck! For all journalists writing on health (even occasionally) Dear journalists, Working at the … Continue reading →

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Catholic Church in Ireland

Posted on May 23, 2009

Catholic Church in Ireland I generally try to avoid negativity of all sorts and therefore avoid the news as much as possible. During the past week the Child Abuse Commission has released it’s report into the atrocious acts of sexual, … Continue reading →

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Heroes need all the help they can get

Posted on May 19, 2009

Tuesday Push – Decisions For Heroes Decisions for Heroes is an online reporting and analytics tool for search and rescue teams. eg. Coast Guard, Mountain Rescue, Lifeboat etc. This is from the companies factsheet and will explain it better than … Continue reading →

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Blogging by email

Posted on May 12, 2009

I spotted in WordPress’ own blog earlier a post about writing blog posts by email. So here I am testing it out, typing away on my BlackBerry (with the laptop on my lap of course). This could be extremely useful … Continue reading →

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Bad times can lead to Good things

Posted on April 28, 2009

Very often it is in times of crisis when we are at our most creative. We can’t afford the luxury of sitting back and allowing things to happen around us. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say. A … Continue reading →

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Press releases and DIY PR

Posted on April 17, 2009

I decided to write up a Press Release to promote our new magazine Life and Fitness, and  announce that it will now be available in Northern Ireland as well. For ideas and guidance I consulted Adrian Weckler’s post and Emily … Continue reading →

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Twitter business opportunity that anyone can do

Posted on April 5, 2009

Twitter, the micro blogging platform as it’s known, is fast becoming the source for breaking news stories. It is also a way for people to follow what’s happening in sporting fixtures, for example by following the hashtag (#) for a … Continue reading →

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Newstalk and Twitter

Posted on March 26, 2009

Earlier today George Hook went to Twitter to help source an item for the show regarding the use of Twitter in Primary Schools. As always the good folk on Twitter came to the rescue. As a result Evert Bopp and … Continue reading →

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MyMunster.com Tuesday Push

Posted on March 10, 2009

It being a second Tuesday it’s time for a push. A big push. Not as big a push as my wife’s one on Saturday morning last as our youngest son was born. But that’s a post for another day. There … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurs deserve to be laughed at

Posted on March 6, 2009

I was watching Dragons Den on RTE last night while following the Tweets about the show and the entrepreneurs who bravely faced the dragons. It struck me later that they deserve to be laughed at. I don’t mean that they … Continue reading →

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Excellent Customer Service

Posted on February 27, 2009

In the town where I live there’s a small shop with petrol pumps outside on the footpath. It doesn’t sell bread or milk or chocolate. It sells fuel and electrical stuff and various assorted items. The kind of stuff that … Continue reading →

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Fantastic finds

Posted on February 19, 2009

In order to write this post I have had to dig deep and battle my addiction. Even as I type I feel the urge, the burning desire, the draw, the attraction, the pull of what I must avoid until I … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Push: Twitter Mosaic by Sxoop Technologies

Posted on February 10, 2009

I only learned about the Tuesday Push recently and even though I’m only blogging a short while and don’t have a huge number of visitors I don’t think my push will do much. But hey, it’s better to get out … Continue reading →

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Cheap cars at auction

Posted on January 30, 2009

As my family is increasing in size I took a spin up to Naas yesterday to have a look at what value was to be had at auction for a 7 seater. Merlin Car Auctions is located just off Exit … Continue reading →

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