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30th May 2023

Who’s Who? Winners, losers and familiar faces of the Local Government Election

Northern Ireland went to the polls on Thursday 18th May… well, 54% of the eligible electorate went to the polls to be more precise. The results of…

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25th April 2023

We've just all seen that possible exists within the impossible...

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column... Within the word impossible is embedded the word ‘possible’. We need…

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7th March 2023

Business and the economy here have been built by people like Paddy McKillen

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column... When I think about it now, I wonder did my da start buying Renault…

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31st January 2023

Michael's legacy is Colin Glen as a serious tourist attraction

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column... There's a big roundabout in west Belfast which many people pass…

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25th January 2023

Should my business be on TikTok?

Initially launched in 2016, TikTok has surged in popularity since the pandemic. It is an entertainment hub where people can share and enjoy…

A look at the year ahead in politics in Northern Ireland

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11th January 2023

A look at the year ahead in politics in Northern Ireland

Despite having no sitting Assembly at the time of writing, we can still expect 2023 to be full of political drama. Here’s a run-through of some of…

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3rd January 2023

New envoy Joe and Protocol can make two of our best assets

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column... Northbrooke Illinois is a suburb of Chicago and home to the Allstate…

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19th December 2022

The Art of Speech

One of the quirks of human nature is the disproportionate amount of effort we often make to look effortless. For the anthropologically minded among…

Paul Mc Erlean Let me tell you a Belfast Story

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22nd November 2022

Let me tell you a Belfast Story . . .

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column... Last Monday night at about 7pm, I walked from a hotel on Piccadilly…

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19th October 2022

Paul McErlean: Sense of renewal and excitement created by new Belfast buildings is giving a real buzz

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column "My son and I were heading across the Westlink towards the M2 last week…

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14th September 2022

Washington Ireland Program: Lessons I learned in Congress

MCE account executive, Alix Hale, writes about her experience in The Washington Ireland Program (WIP). From its inception in 1995, The Washington…

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13th September 2022

We're back out - celebrating inspiration, ambition, ideas and innovation

MCE managing director, Paul McErlean, writes in his monthly Irish News column One of the things that some people in business didn't miss during the…