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Nellie R. Akalp of Corpnet.com Incorporation Services tells me how she enjoys her work life with tips on how to separate it from home life plus how she stays creative and gives us some advice on writing blogs.

Behind the scenes of the Tannery is Paul’s wife Máire Flynn keeping it all running smoothly although Paul is the Flynn that is mostly in the limelight. I thought it would be interesting to hear how Máire keeps such a tight ship, what her typical day would be and how they give back to the community of Dungarvan.

Every year, on St Patrick’s Day, the whole world seems to get a little bit greener. The global roll call of locations taking part in the festivities grows ever longer, as St Patrick’s celebratory events take place from Shanghai to Sydney and even in Scottish fields. In this interview with Niall Gibbons of Tourism Ireland, I look at how the business of fun is so successfully managed in Ireland and what tourism means to Irish business.

A major agreement between leading cleantech organisations in Dublin and Silicon Valley was signed in San Jose on Tuesday 13th March. The agreement between The Green Way – Dublin’s Cleantech Cluster and the Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) in San Jose, will lead to a dramatic increase in R&D, business development, commercialisation and investment opportunities for Irish and San Jose companies looking to access U.S. and EU cleantech markets respectively.

I recently spoke to Claire Dalton of Dungarvan Brewing Company which is a relatively new company started in a recession and proving to be very successful. We discussed what prompted them to start the business, how they manage it as a family, the recent rise in popularity of Craft Beers, their use of Social Media and future plans. Plus some useful suggestions for start-ups.

Recently I chatted to Adriaan Bartels of The Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore about their Twitter Tactics – the way he believes it works well and the power it has, plus he gives some excellent advice on using Twitter

Best known as a TV & Radio Presenter, Lynne Allbutt talks about being self-employed all her life, how she faces a recession in her business every winter and how she copes with it.

Samantha Clooney set up The Virtual Office in 2006 and is celebrating her 5th anniversary of trading on Monday 28th November. The Virtual Office has gone from strength to strength with Samantha recently winning Entrepreneur of the Month.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kate Hyde of Henparty.ie and Kate explained about setting up the business, being on Dragons Den, raising a family whilst running a successful business and plans for the future.

Caroline Casey is a social entrepreneur and founder of Kanchi and the O2 Ability Awards. In this interview, Frank speaks to Caroline about making radical change in one’s life, on why it’s important to allow oneself to make mistakes and what she views as the ideal workplace.