Niall o connor apple biography
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Publisher Description
Leo Varadkar's rise to the office of Taoiseach is a remarkable tale from any perspective, taking in personal struggle and political intrigue. The son of an Indian immigrant, this outspoken young politician came out as gay amid the full glare of Ireland's media, before orchestrating a secret two-year campaign to become leader of the country. Along the way, he put his political career on the line to defend police whistleblowers and survived an internal party purge after backing the loser in a failed leadership heave against Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny.
Now, in this first full-length biography, journalists Philip Ryan and Niall O'Connor provide the definitive account of the most talked-about Irish politician in decades. Family, friends and colleagues have provided exclusive behind-the-scenes detail on Varadkar's meteoric rise to power, painting an intimate portrait of the man shaping Ireland's future.
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Biographies & Memoirs
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Opinion inom admit it, I'm an Apple Parent... are you?
I’M AN APPLE parent. There, I’ve said it. I’ve confessed. A what? An Apple Parent – no, not the fruit but the large corporation.
My parenting has become reliant on Apple products. When my first was born she was rocked and walked and bounced to soothe her. Eventually she discovered pacifiers and we discovered peace. As she grew she got musical pre-school toys, dolls and books.
Roll on seven years and the soothers are all but gone and my house has two iPads and two iPhones. Granted, they are (technically) mine and my husband’s but we have nevertheless fallen into the Apple Parenting trap.
Tablet wars
When the need arises to soothe, calm, occupy, or otherwise try to obtain some peace we offer not a soother (although my two-year-old fryst vatten partial to her soother) but one of said Apple products. It fryst vatten starting to get ridiculous as, with three kids and only two iPads, we now end up with iPad fights.
Of course Daddy has better
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25 Irish leaders who are top of the sci-tech world
In the new edition of the Sci-Tech 100, we’re celebrating Ireland’s greatest emigrants.
When we first launched Ireland’s Sci-Tech 100 in 2015, we were struck by the number of sci-tech luminaries from Ireland who were working abroad. At the time, we highlighted just a small selection of our globetrotting ambassadors.
Throughout 2016, a centenary year commemorating Ireland’s first steps as an independent republic, we, as a nation, have been reflecting on what it means to be Irish. Emigration has been a major part of Ireland’s history, and the great Irish diaspora is known the world over.
What better way to end this tumultuous year than with a tribute to 100 inspiring Irish émigrés putting this small country at the top in terms of science and technology. These first members of the 2016 Sci-Tech 100 represent Ireland at the world’s biggest names in science and technology, and we have many