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Jan 11, 2025 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
Colin Murphy: Three things to be wary of when it comes to Elon Musk and his meddling in European politicsThe world’s richest man claims to be a free speech absolutist, but that is utter nonsenseElon Musk at Heidi Klum's Halloween Party in New York City in 2022.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
Leaning over the barrier at the Dublin Central count last Saturday, I watched as Malachy Steenson’s votes were sorted. Steenson, a long-time political activist with roots in the Workers’ Party, recently emerged as a leading voice of the anti-immigration movement. He was elected to the city council last June and had hopes of taking the final seat in the general election. And then Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch announced he was running.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
epthinktank.eu | Ionel Zamfir |Colin Murphy
Written by Ionel Zamfir and Colin Murphy. The rise of digital technologies represents a double-edged sword for women’s rights. On the one hand, the digital environment has enabled women to build networks and spread awareness about the abuse they suffer, such as through the #Metoo movement. On the other, it has provided abusers and misogynists with new tools with which they can spread their harmful content on an unprecedented scale.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
Until Baku, agreement on carbon trading as per the Paris Agreement had been evasive“Cop29 ends in betrayal,” announced Greenpeace. The deal reached was “a big F U to those on the frontlines of climate breakdown”, said Friends of the Earth. “A flop,” according to the Huffington Post, which left “a bad aftertaste”, said Sky News. That was on Sunday, as Cop29, the annual United Nations climate summit, limped to a close in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
Colin Murphy: ‘There’s dereliction, drug-taking and e-scooters on the paths, but Dublin is more disheartening than dangerous’Fixing the capital city should not be beyond the wit or budget of city plannersVandals attack a police car before setting it on fire during the Dublin riots on November 23, 2023.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
All the parties want to build more social housing and a free public health service. None is calling for conservatism in public spending. All are pro-Palestine. All are pro-Ukraine, but anti-militarism. Even on the most controversial domestic issue of the past year, the language is inflected by liberalism: all claim to be pro-immigration, but in favour of managing it better.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
Surprisingly, China, Elon Musk and even a few red states in the US are focusing on renewable energy“It’s looking like a worst-case scenario,” Michael E Mann, a leading climate scientist, said last week. He was talking about the implications of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks for climate action, but he could have been forgiven for referring to the climate issue more broadly. It has been a big couple of weeks for climate news — much of it bad.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
independent.ie | warm Kathleen Watkins |Colin Murphy
Colin Murphy: Kamala Harris lost sight of the hard facts, but media must take share of the blameDonald Trump on election night in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: GettyAfter eight years of angst about fake news, alternative facts, algorithms, Russian troll-farms, micro-targeting, misinformation, disinformation, deep fakes and AI, the US election was won on facts. Three facts: prices, immigration and war.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Colin Murphy
Here are 10 things to bear in mind as America counts down to the most dramatic election in decadesThe most dramatic US election since 1968 culminates tomorrow. Here are 10 things you need to remember. 1 The main reason it’s a 50/50 race is because it’s a 50/50 country No presidential candidate has exceeded 53pc of the popular vote since George H. W. Bush in 1988.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
destinationcrm.com | Colin Murphy
By Colin Murphy, senior vice president of customer success and chief customer officer, BMC Software The universe never fails to humble us. Things can change in an instant. For our customers it can mean disorderly implementations, critical system outages, cyber-incidents, or missed expectations—all disrupting business outcomes in unique ways. I’ve experienced my share of these customer moments.
