About Us:
Dick O'Brien:
Dick
is a business and technology journalist based in Dublin, Ireland. A native of
the city, he holds a degree in English and Philosophy from Trinity College,
Dublin. He currently writes for the Irish Independent and Silicon
Republic. Prior to this he wrote for a number of other technology and
business publications. Before embarking on his career as a journalist he
briefly worked for both Dublin City Council and the Department of Agriculture.
When he isn't writing Dick enjoys reading fiction, drinking coffee and smoking
cigarettes, preferably simultaneously.
Jon Ihle:
Jon
is a freelance journalist based in Greystones, Co, Wicklow, Ireland. His work
has appeared in Business and Finance,
Business Ireland, Dublin
Review, The Irish Independent, Irish
Runner, Badaboom Gramaphone
and
Fast Forward.
Hilariously, he has also worked as a social research consultant, a bagel
baker, a mapmaker and a chemistry lab assistant. Originally from Long Island,
NY, Jon is a graduate of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, and holds an MA
in English from Temple University in Philadelphia.