Across Ireland, elite Gaelic Hulers are utilising their prominent sporting platforms to champion vital social causes, transforming their national status and unique lived experiences into powerful vehicles for public advocacy far beyond the field of play. This dedicated group features courageous voices breaking down long-standing stigmas around mental health struggles, eating disorders, and gambling or … Continue reading Part 2: More Than a Game: How Gaelic Hurlers’ Biggest Names Are Fighting for Social Change in Ireland

The All-Ireland Gaelic football championship is in full swing at the moment, and several high-profile players are taking advantage of this and gaining publicity for causes that they advocate for. Among those leading the way are Niall McNamee, Bernard Brogan, and Dean Rock, who have each spoken openly about mental health, drawing on their own … Continue reading Part 1: More Than a Game: How Gaelic Football’s Biggest Names Are Fighting for Social Change in Ireland

It’s nearly a year since the European Accessibility Act (EAA) was enacted. The act makes digital accessibility a strict legal mandate for any company trading within the EU. Aimed at breaking down fragmented regional barriers and creating an inclusive marketplace for people with disabilities and elderly citizens, the law targets core digital products and services, … Continue reading 5 Ways To Make Your Social Media More Accessible

The Health Research Board recorded 13,295 cases treated for problem drug use in 2024 alone, the highest annual number ever recorded, with cocaine remaining the most common drug treated, accounting for 40% of all drug treatment cases. Alcohol remains one of the most deeply embedded public health challenges that the health services in Ireland face. … Continue reading From Addiction to Recovery to Entrepreneurship

I've previously written articles on Rugby Players speaking openly about issues in DEI, the best people to follow for the Female 2023 World Cup and Irish GAA players to open their own business. However, I wanted to take a DEI angle to this year's World Cup. I wanted to avoid players speaking openly about issues … Continue reading From Conflict, War and Refugee Camps to the World Cup

A&L Goodbody (in this article) states that "Section 16 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 (the Act) forms the bedrock of the duty to provide reasonable accommodation in Ireland. Put simply, section 16 places a duty on employers to provide “appropriate measures” to enable an employee to carry out their employment duties, provided the employee will be … Continue reading 30 Inexpesive Reasonable Accomodations that I have seen work in Irish Workplaces

In the first two sections of my review of people I met or heard from at One Young World 2025 in Munich, I featured company founders, and in the second section, I featured people who spoke at the event from large organisations who are making a difference in the world. In this section, I will … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World, Munich 2025 – Politicians, Celebrities, and OYW Senior Staff, Part 2

In the first two sections of my review of people I met or heard from at OYW2025, I featured company founders, and in the second section, I featured people who spoke at the event from large organisations who are making a difference in the world. In this section, I will be reviewing the people who … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World, Munich 2025 – Not For Profit Leaders, Politicians, Celebrities, and OYW Senior Staff, Part 1

This is part four of my series looking at 100 speakers to follow from large organisations that spoke at OYW2025 in Munich, Germany. This article features speakers from companies such as the Sandoz, Reckitt, Royles-Royce, Allianz SE and organisations involved in politics and peace building, to name a few. Like parts one and two, their … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World – Speakers from large companies, Part 4

This is part three of my series looking at 100 speakers to follow from large organisations that spoke at OYW2025 in Munich, Germany. This article features speakers from companies such as the Sandoz,Reckitt, Royles-Royce, Allianz SE and organisation invovled in politics and peace building to name a few. Like part one and two, their expertise … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World – Speakers from large companies, Part 3

This is part two of my series looking at 100 speakers to follow from OYW2025 in Munich, Germany. This article features speakers from companies such as the BCC Siemens, CBS, Ikea, UNHCR, Reckitt and The Nobel Women's intiative to name a few. Like part one, their expertise is in a range of areas such as … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World – Speakers from large companies, Part 2

Following on from my four articles about the incredible founders, One Young World staff, and coordinating ambassadors from around the world, this next series of articles turns its focus to speakers from large organisations who are championing the work their companies are doing on the global stage. They represent a genuinely broad cross-section of industries … Continue reading People to follow from OYW2025 – Speakers from large companies – Part 1

This is the third article in my series of People to follow from One Young World 2025. You can view my first article here, my second article here and my third article here. This article will focus on delegates at One Young World 2025 who have founded their own company, are One Young World staff, or are … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World 2025 – Founders, OYW staff or coordinating ambassadors – Part 4

This is the third article in my series of People to follow from One Young World 2025. You can view my first article here and my second article here This article will focus on delegates at One Young World who have founded their own company, are One Young World staff, or are One Young World coordinating … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World 2025 – Founders, OYW staff or coordinating ambassadors – Part 3

This is the second article in my series of People to follow from One Young World 2025. You can view my first article here This article will focus on delegates at One Young World who have founded their own company, are One Young World staff, or are One Young World coordinating ambassadors. If you prefer, … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World 2025 – Founders, OYW staff or coordinating ambassadors – Part 2

I had the privilege to be one of the 2,000 people from 192 countries to be given a ticket to the One Young World 2025 Summit in Munich. This was my third One Young World after being nominated originally by Dell Technologies in 2019, then been given a ticket as a returning ambassador for Belfast … Continue reading People to follow from One Young World 2025 – Delegate founders, OYW staff or coordinating ambassadors – Part 1

Here is the second part of my series on the best people of colour or minority ethnic backgrounds that could be your next guest speaker. You can find the first part here. It's estimated that there are approximently 227,000 people in Ireland that identify as being a person of colour or being from minority ethinic … Continue reading 50 People of colour, or of minority ethnic backgrounds in Ireland that could be your next guest speaker – Part 2

It's estimated that there are approximently 227,000 people in Ireland that identify as being a person of colour or being from minority ethinic background. This represents around 5% of Ireland’s total population. However often people of colour or minrity ethinic backgrounds opinions are left out of events, workshops or corporate communications because of unconcious bias … Continue reading 50 People of colour, or of minority ethnic backgrounds in Ireland that could be your next guest speaker – Part 1

Maezza Romero gaming career began in childhood and has since evolved into a full-fledged career. From impoving her reading skills through video games, to creating inclusive online spaces, to championing representation in an industry that hasn’t always welcomed underrepresented voices, maezza proves that diverse voices are always needed. Through projects like Cyber Squad, managing communities at scale, … Continue reading Maezza Romero: Shaping Safe, Inclusive Spaces in Gaming—From Cyber Squad to Romero Games Community”

Starting her journey in a small town in Indiana with a passion for storytelling, Gina forged a successful career in journalism that spanned major news organisations like CNN and impactful international volunteer-led work. Her deep understanding of narrative and communication eventually led her to found Language of Leadership, where she combines her media expertise with … Continue reading From Small-Town Indiana to Global Leadership Communications: How Story Telling has Shaped Gina London’s Journey to Empower Authentic Storytelling in Business

Meg O’Connell’s journey from her early work with the deaf community in St. Augustine, Florida to founding and leading Global Disability Inclusion (GDI) as CEO is truly remarkable. Meg and her team has been instrumental in driving meaningful change for disabled people in the corporate world, addressing long-standing gaps in workplace integration. One of their … Continue reading Meg O’Connell and her US based Global Disability Inclusion team is Championing Disability Inclusion Amidst DEI Funding Challenges

Serial entrepreneur Bill Liao began his journey as a self-taught hardware engineer in Melbourne, fixing computers while he and his wife worked dead-end jobs. A transformative personal development course and his wife’s involvement with the Hunger Project inspired a leap of faith: Bill left his job, moved into sales, and ultimately built two highly successful … Continue reading Bill Liao’s Journey from Self-Taught Engineer to Successful Entrepreneur and Global Changemaker who Drives Diversity in EdTech and the Environment