Brands as Visitor Attractions – Teeling launches in Dublin

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua On Products and Brands When Arthur Guinness brewed his famous stout for the first time back in 1759 little did he know that 256 years later 1m people would flock to his factory simply to visit. The same for Thomas Phillips (Bushmills), John Jameson, D.E. Williams (Tullamore Dew) and… Read more »

Seeing ourselves as others see us: Dublin as a MICE destination

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua O wad some Power the giftie gie us  To see oursels as ithers see us! Robert Burns “To a Louse” The sayings of my late mother have featured previously in this blog. This time I lead with one of her favourites, from Robbie Burns, written originally in 1785, but… Read more »

Arthur’s Day: not a black and white issue

by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI A Black and White Issue? The furore around Arthur’s Day now stretches from domestic dining tables to the snugs of public houses, from office canteens to staff rooms in schools, from the letters pages of the broadsheets to the screaming headlines of the tabloids. It’s all over… Read more »