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9th August 2022

MCE’s guide to being a more sustainably responsible business

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment to being a more responsible, engaged, and respectful business, our dedicated CSR team…

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27th July 2022

A tribute to Lord Trimble, from a child of the peace process

Growing up in the 1990s in Carrickfergus I was fortunate to be sheltered from so much of our troubled history, but I vividly remember the Good Friday…

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20th July 2022

Time to Be Real - Authenticity on social media

Social media feeds us false narratives every single day. We scroll past influencers and celebrities on Instagram and often wish our lives were as…

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6th July 2022

Jim proved you can treat people with respect and still be successful in business - tribute to Irish News Chairman Jim Fitzpatrick

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column "While a copy of The Irish News was regularly in my house growing up, I…

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27th June 2022

A week at MCE

Adulting, a phrase used by millennials and Gen Z (myself), meaning to do ‘grown-up things’ and hold down responsibilities… and it’s exactly what I’ve…

Mce blog rise of short form video content

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9th June 2022

The Rise of Short-Form Video Content

When is the last time you came across a video on social media? Probably right before you landed on this page, correct? Video content is without…

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31st May 2022

A Catalyst for economic change in Belfast's Titanic Quarter

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column"At the end of March, I attended the ten-year celebration of Titanic…

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24th May 2022

Belfast represented at UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF)

MCE's managing director, Paul McErlean, reflects on his recent visit to Leeds for the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF).…

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10th May 2022

AE2022 – What’s next?

Last week’s assembly election saw Sinn Féin becoming the biggest party in terms of votes and seats. This shift away from the long-held status-quo of…

The face of public procurement is changing

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26th April 2022

The face of public procurement is changing

From 1st June 2022 ‘Social Value’ will account for 10% of the scoring in any new public tender processes [1] in Northern Ireland. This means that a…

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25th April 2022

Karl Popper, Oded Galor and a brilliant group of young Antrim gaels

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column... "I mentioned in a previous Irish News column back in February that…

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20th April 2022

AE2022 – The seats to watch

Following the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, the Assembly did not return with a unionist majority for the first time in its history. It…