Prague Diaries - Week 4

Wednesday August 25thMy interview with Johnson & Johnson is at 2. I spend the morning doing further research in to the company. The first think I think about when I hear J&J is baby products, those sweet smelling products of childhood. They are of course involved in much more, oral health care and diagnostics to name but two. I also give a quick scan through their 09 financials. This served me well in previous interviews and is always a healthy sign of a potential employee going that little...

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Prague Diaries - Week 3

Wednesday August 18thOne of the many formalities a foreigner has to go through is register with the foreign police if your intended stay exceeds 30 days. I take my intrepid interpreter Zuz along to ease me through the paperwork and translate. They can only issue me with a temporary pass lasting 30 days as I don't have a permanent address yet. Our initial accommodation is for 30 days only. Once full time accommodation and employment has been found then my new employers will look after the paperwork...

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Prague Diaries - Week 2

Wednesday August 11thWoke up to thunder and lightning storms and flashes of hail hammering the window. What? This is August in Prague. Where did this come from? With the weather as it was indoor pursuits would be the order of the day. I had yet to finalise my travel arrangements for Switzerland the following day. An exhaustive search of the options took up most of the afternoon. I had tagged the train as being the most suitable option but further investigation turned up the fact that it would have...

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USPGA 2010

Well that was a tournament to remember, so many talking points and another European winner in what has been a purple year for European golf. Martin Kaymer moves to 5th in the World Golf Rankings and solidifying his place at the Ryder Cup after his playoff win over Bubba Watson. The playoff was level up the last before Watson got adventurous from a poor lie and found water. Kaymer played the safe option and took the honors. He didn't look overcome with emotion, rather pleased with a job well done....

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Paul Hession

Little Sprints, Great Strides; The Fastest Irishman in History.Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. - Walter Elliott, The Spiritual LifePaul Hession has been running many short races for the best part of 18 years now. The headline might suggest a decorated national hero but sprinting operates well below the radar of the average Irish sports fan. 100mts and 200mts are his chosen disciplines, 200mts his preferred and one to which he has excelled to a world class...

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Prague Diaries - Week 1

Wed August 4thThis was it. The big move was finally here and a new life abroad awaited. One backbreaking suitcase and an equally overbearing hand luggage were to be my only companions for Aer Lingus flight EI0646 from Dublin @ 18.30. Well I lie, I did of course have human companionship in the form of Zuzana. This was a joint move and one which he hoped would transpire to be a prosperous one. Packing everything was of course a nightmare. Despite our best efforts to turf out the unnecessary in the...

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