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Progressive tax reforms in Latin America: Strengthening the redistributive impact of the tax system
español ¿Por qué la fiscalidad en América Latina constituye un instrumento tan débil para mejorar la equidad? Teniendo esto en cuenta, el presente artículo describe tres reformas tributarias, en Uruguay (2006), Chile (2014) y Colombia (2022), que buscaron explícitamente mejorar la equidad; en los dos últimos casos, además, con el objetivo de aumentar la recaudación.
Geopolitical risk is outpacing legacy reinsurance systems
James Mahon leads the pre-sales function for DXC’s reinsurance offerings, working directly with (re)insurers to help them transform their reinsurance operations through the adoption of DXC Assure Reinsurance and DXC Assure Cede, our automated solutions that streamline the end-to-end reinsurance processing lifecycle
Surviving a softening market with smarter renewals
Renewal season is arguably the most demanding period in the reinsurance calendar. Recent market conditions have made the process increasingly complex – driving expectations for faster turnaround, greater transparency and stronger governance. Despite its importance, renewal management has not been modernised as much as it deserves. For many (re)insurers, renewals continue to be a reactive, largely manual back-office function, reliant on legacy systems, spreadsheets and lengthy email chains.
Trafficking data
Advanced search Critical Studies in Media Communication Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/15295036.2025.2469083?needAccess=true "Trafficking data." Critical Studies in Media Communication, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp.
The sports journalism career path has changed and teaching must follow suit
When I graduated from Sheffield University 12 years ago, the path into sports journalism was clear: cut your teeth in local news, build your portfolio, and work your way up to the national outlets. Today, that pathway has fundamentally changed. As educators, we need to catch up. I have been researching this trend and recently published a paper on it. The reality is that traditional sports desk roles are drying up.
The rise of sports club media in Scotland: implications for ethics teaching
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The rise of sports club media in Scotland: Implications for ethics teaching
Scottish football has an intrinsic tie into national identity, whether it be the Tartan Army (fans of the national team), the struggles of the national team or the highs and lows of the country’s clubs in European competitions. Coupled to this has been the crucial role of both print journalism and broadcasting in the coverage of the game.
Reflections and insights from PG pandemic delivery in Scotland
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Emerging post-pandemic challenges in British higher education for students of Pakistani origin and potential solutions
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Becker Scores Significant Reversal in the Appellate Division, Second Department on Behalf of The Soloviev Family
Becker’s client, plaintiff Stefan Soloviev, and his son, Hayden Soloviev, sued defendant Ross School to recover damages related to breach of contract, unjust enrichment, negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and direction, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Mr. Soloviev’s son, Hayden, attended Ross School where teacher Christopher Maddaleone chaperoned a school trip to South America in 2020 in which Hayden participated. On the trip, Maddaleone bullied and harassed Hayden.
Becker’s James Mahon & Catelyn Stark Contribute Chapter to International Comparative Legal Guide
James Mahon and Catelyn Stark of Becker’s New Jersey Litigation Team contributed a chapter entitled “Employment & Labour Laws and Regulations USA 2024” to the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide (ILCG). The chapter covers common issues in employment and labor laws and regulations – terms and conditions of employment, employee representation and industrial relations, discrimination, maternity and family leave rights and business sales.
Becker Secures Six-Figure Arbitration Victory Against National Homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. for Construction Defects
Becker’s New Jersey Litigation Team, led by James Mahon and Catelyn Stark, with support from Vincenzo Mogavero and Martin Cabalar, secured a six-figure victory against national homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. for construction defects. The clients experienced construction defects in their new home located in the Reserve at Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County. Problems included pervasive issues with the first and second flooring.
“In Leonardo’s Footsteps: Technical Workers, Collective Bargaining and Multiemployer Benefit Plans” – Employee Benefit Plan Review | Becker
In recent months it seems as though nearly every day another round of technical worker layoffs makes headlines, forcing workers and the industry at large to question the stability of what had previously been considered a professional occupation immune from involuntary job loss. At the same time, employers in a wide variety of other situations are finding it close to impossible to hire technical workers with the necessary skills.
Dr James's One Cap Wonders on Apple Podcasts
A series of interviews with elite footballers who have had successful club careers but got little recognition for their national teams. Interviews conducted by international broadcaster Dr James Mahon.
How the COVID pandemic changed digital journalism
In the last decade, smartphones and mobile technology have altered newsrooms, transforming news gathering, live broadcasting and content distribution. Trained on an iPhone 4s at the University of Sheffield in 2011, I was one of the first mobile journalists in the UK. Over the course of my career broadcasting live, from war zones in Iraq to tornados in the US, mobile technology has been the primary vehicle for capturing, curating and distributing packaged and live content.
MEDIA MATTERS: Digital journalism has transformed thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic
In the past decade, smartphones and mobile technology have altered newsrooms, transforming news gathering, live broadcasting and content distribution. Trained on an iPhone 4s at the University of Sheffield in 2011, I was one of the first mobile journalists in the UK. Over the course of my career broadcasting live, from war zones in Iraq to tornados in the US, mobile technology has been the primary vehicle for capturing, curating and distributing packaged and live content.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected journalism?
Mobile journalism has accelerated due to the pandemic, with remote work, and social media becoming an increasingly popular news outlet. Fewer editors, videographers, lighting and sound technicians mean journalists are more in control of the way they weave and distribute their news. TV, radio, podcasting and social media audiences have themselves become more creative and involved during the pandemic.
How the covid pandemic changed digital journalism
Mobile journalist Celine Argento (above) reporting for Leman Bleu in Geneva, Switzerland Credit: Copyright of James Mahon In the last decade, smartphones and mobile technology have altered newsrooms, transforming newsgathering, live broadcasting and content distribution. Trained on an iPhone 4s at the University of Sheffield in 2011, I was one of the first mobile journalists in the UK.
How the COVID pandemic changed digital journalism
In the last decade, smartphones and mobile technology have altered newsrooms, transforming news gathering, live broadcasting and content distribution. Trained on an iPhone 4s at the University of Sheffield in 2011, I was one of the first mobile journalists in the UK. Over the course of my career broadcasting live, from war zones in Iraq to tornados in the US, mobile technology has been the primary vehicle for capturing, curating and distributing packaged and live content.
D&G Council runs 'Dragon's Den' style competition to re-energise the high street | ITV News
Report by James Mahon Dumfries and Galloway Council are offering cash support to local businesses in an attempt to regenerate the high street. Retail is currently the second biggest employment sector in Dumfries and Galloway - but the Covid lockdown means many local shops have closed down as trade has moved online, leaving retail units empty.
Dumfries and Galloway group helping more to furnish their homes | ITV News
Report by James Mahon An Annan charity says it is seeing increased demand from people looking for help to furnish their homes. It comes as new figures show families in Scotland wait an average of 341 days in interim housing and a number of national charities call for more social housing to be built. The organisation, Newstart Recycle is now in its fifth year. Margaret Walsh, Newstart Recycle volunteer.
Lack of care staff sees Dumfries and Galloway respite centre shut its doors | ITV News
Report by James Mahon A Dumfries respite centre has closed due to a lack of social care staff. The facility was run by Leonard Cheshire and supported young adults with mental and physical disabilities. It provided overnight care and local families are concerned about the closure. Alison Douglas - who works as a nurse in Dumfries while also supporting her 29 year old daughter who is autistic - understands that the region has a lack of health care professionals.
Pandemic pets: shelters facing crisis as people hand over dogs | ITV News
Report by James Mahon Since the first lockdown more than 3 million UK homes have added a pet to their family. However with furlough ending this week and covid restrictions lifting more pandemic pets are being given to shelters or sold on. The Dogs Trust say they have seen a 35% increase in people asking about giving their dogs up - and it's a trend that's being reflected in our region.
NI wheelchair basketball team back in play after pandemic disruption | ITV News
Video report by James Mahon For most of the last 21 years, the NI Knights have been one of the only wheelchair basketball teams in the country. However, in recent years their domestic league expanded as more players got involved and they promoted their players and opportunities through social media. Then Covid-19 struck. Practice was cancelled, venues shut and dozens of players could no longer play including Luke Marshall who waited 16 months to get back on the court with his teammates.
WATCH: Oobah Butler discusses his Mayo roots and hosting Catfish on MTV UK
A journeyman career in sport usually describes an athlete who has worked his way up over time and through sheer grit and determination and breaks through despite competing for multiple organisations. Oobah Butler is the ultimate media journeyman of the 21st century. Irish journalist James Mahon talks to the new host of Catfish on MTV UK and how his family roots in Mayo remain close to his heart.
WATCH: Irish songstress Imelda May is back with a new album
11 Past the Hour comes out in April and Imelda May is looking forward to bringing her new music to adoring fans across the world. The Album features some of May’s closest friends including Ronnie Wood and Noel Gallagher. “Lately I am feeling brilliant”, explains the smiling and relaxed Dubliner whose happy dog sits at her feet as we chat life and music on Zoom. The new album will be May’s sixth and it will be released on Decca Records.
Distributed digital capital: digital literacies and everyday media practices
Introduction Digital and social media platforms have become ubiquitous, providing people from across the age and socio-demographic spectrum with the opportunity to create text, visual and video content and publish immediately using blogs, social networks, video and photo sharing sites. Access to these sites is invariably free, the threshold for involvement is often low and the proposed benefits for democracy, citizenship and community are potentially significant (McGillivray et al. 2015).
WATCH: Ireland's hitmaker Shane Codd talks chart success
Shane Codd used the Covid crisis as a focused window to hone his musical skills as a producer and songwriter. From his bedroom in County Cavan, he emerged as one of the brightest young talents in the Irish music scene with his song 'Get Out My Head' reaching 20 million streams on Spotify in a matter of weeks.
Retired pro-footballer Liam George
Retired Pro-Footballer Liam George reflects on becoming a European Champion under Brian Kerr and discusses life off the pitch with James Mahon. In 1998 Ireland made history, a small nation with limited footballing resources powered past Germany on penalties to become European champions. For many seen as the pinnacle of Irish football, the winning penalty was scored by a young man from a Luton council estate.
WATCH: Irish art guru Hollywood Philip DeClare talks with James Mahon
From off-Broadway actor to Paramount Pictures and around the world as a fine art dealer, the extraordinary emigrant journey of Irishman Philip De Clare reads like a Hollywood movie. In one of his first in-depth interviews, he explains to James Mahon why he kept going despite the tragedy and heartache. “I graduated back in 1995 from there I went to the UK, I wanted to be a professional actor” explains the relaxed De Clare from his home in LA.
WATCH: Irish rising star in Hollywood, Dylan Townsend
Dubliner turned LA star Dylan Townsend on his career and latest movie Bad Suns, a post-apocalyptic America inspired by the backdrop of division currently seen in US life. As the US elections dominate the news agenda, I think back to the time I spent in the White House and also to the Obama and Biden press conferences I covered as a TV journalist in Tennessee, then Donald Trump was just a billionaire reality-TV star with a cameo role in Home Alone 2.
DJ John Gibbons chats with James Mahon
Working with some of Ireland's most talented vocalists including Stephanie Rainey and Patrick Sheehy of Walking on Cars fame, Carlow man John Gibbons had undergone a "reinvention". It's a lifestyle, it's insanity, it's all about raving and drugs and parties, or is it? For some of the biggest names in trance and club music, it's about the opposite, hard work, and discipline. Calm, composed, and intelligent decisions are made by philosophical and strategic producers, management teams, and promoters.
WATCH: Actor Michael Mellamphy and his Big Apple journey
20 years ago, Michael Mellamphy decided to make his passion a reality. Leaving Cork behind, he moved to the Big Apple. "Theatre is part of the fabric of this city," explains the deep thinking actor. Between working and owning bars, he also tread the boards of the Irish Rep. However, it is being a voice actor in one of the world's most successful video games that makes Mellamphy adored by fans across the globe.
WATCH: Éamon Zayed - Ireland's globetrotting pro-footballer
Irish journalist James Mahon chats with Irish footballer Éamon Zayed. James Mahon Contributor Sep 02, 2020 What are your dreams? To travel the world? To find a job you love? How about do both at the same time? That's almost impossible you say, leprechaun luck and rainbow nonsense. For one Irishman, he made the impossible his reality. Éamon Zayed is Ireland's "Mr. Worldwide" having played professionally in Norway, England, Malaysia, Iran, America, and now the USA.
WATCH: Former IRISHTV presenter Murray Newlands discusses parenting during a pandemic
Irish journalist James Mahon chats with Murray Newlands. James Mahon Contributor Aug 21, 2020 20 years ago, Murray Newlands was a Cambridge based Solicitor with an interest in technology at what was then the beginning of the dot.com era. He adjusted his career path and channeled his passion for helping others with IT into a journey that has taken him across the world.
WATCH: One of Ireland's youngest elected officials discusses importance of millennials
Galway County Councillor Shane Curley chats with Irish journalist James Mahon. James Mahon Contributor Aug 07, 2020 Galway County Councillor Shane Curley is amongst Fianna Fáil's "new blood" When Shane Curley, a Galway County Councillor and a Fianna Fáil party member, won a seat last year in East Galway, then in his late 20s, he became one of the nation's youngest elected officials.
WATCH: Irish singer Luan Parle discusses moving her tour online after COVID-19
Luan Parle chats with Irish journalist James Mahon about how she's baking, haircutting, and gigging all from her home in Co Kilkenny. James Mahon Contributor May 28, 2020 Luan Parle, an award-winning singer from Co Wicklow, discusses how her career has adapted to the worldwide pandemic. Irish singer-songwriter Luan Parle kicked off her latest nationwide tour in January of this year just as the world was beginning to hear about a mysterious virus that experts believe originated in China.
WATCH: How COVID quarantine is helping Walking on Cars' Patrick Sheehy to write new songs
From an idyllic coronavirus quarantine in Dingle, County Kerry, Patrick Sheehy speaks to James Mahon about how his musical journey began. James Mahon Contributor May 15, 2020 It could be argued that of all the places in the world to be quarantined during a global pandemic, the stunning west of Kerry and the quaint town of Dingle most be towards the top of most people's lists.
Keeping Ireland smiling during a crisis: Colm Williamson of Waterford Whispers
Colm Williamson, the founder of the Irish satirical news site Waterford Whispers, discusses his team's approach to the coronavirus pandemic. Journalists are among the thousands of people in Ireland who are now out of work as the nation imposes tight restrictions to keep citizens safe during this pandemic. Johnstson Press, Reach Plc, and Newsquest have all furloughed or laid off reporters while the freelance community is struggling.
Father Ted's 25th anniversary, Fr. Stone is still "fine"
25 years on from a watershed moment in Irish comedy, the debut of Father Ted, one of the most entertaining characters from the show, Fr Stone caught up with James Mahon in Glasgow, Scotland before quarantine restrictions began. Michael Redmond never imagined a show about three Irish priests on a remote island would become a hit, "I had no idea how it was going to end up". Now based in Glasgow, Redmond has spent 30 years on the comedy circuits of Dublin, London, and Scotland.
Lead-I ECG for detecting atrial fibrillation in patients attending primary care with an irregular pulse using single-time point testing: A systematic review and economic evaluation
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Rui Duarte , Angela Stainthorpe, James Mahon, Janette Greenhalgh, Marty Richardson, Sarah Nevitt, Eleanor Kotas, Angela Boland, Howard Thom, Tom Marshall, Mark Hall, Yemisi Takwoingi Rui Duarte, Angela Stainthorpe, James Mahon, Janette Greenhalgh, Marty Richardson, Sarah Nevitt, Eleanor Kotas, Angela Boland, Howard Thom, Tom Marshall Published: December 23, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226671 Figures Abstract Background...
Irish journalist of the far east
There's almost a whole generation of Irish journalists scattered around the world James McMahon talks to Andrew Brennan about leaving Ireland and settling in China. It has been a tumultuous time in the Irish media world, the passing of Gay Byrne, the father of Irish television coupled with significant cuts announced by his former employer, RTE have left many taken aback and questioning what comes next.
PharmacoEconomics - Open, Volume 3, Issue 4 - Springer
ISSN: 2509-4262 (Print) 2509-4254 (Online) In this issue (21 articles) Review Article A Comparison of Pharmaceutical Budget Impact Analysis (BIA) Recommendations Amongst the Canadian Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Public and Private Payers Naghmeh Foroutan, Jean-Eric Tarride, Feng Xie, Fergal Mills… Pages 437-451 Review Article Cenegermin for Treating Neurotrophic Keratitis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal Nigel Fleeman, James Mahon,...
Returning home to Ireland after the recession - Through Irish Eyes
Three years ago I began writing down my memories and experiences in the American south as advised by my colleagues at Ch12 WDEF News in Chattanooga, as well as close friends. Over the last two months, I published six excerpts from the book, it is called "Through Irish Eyes, a Personal and Journalistic Journey" and welcome your views, comments and input. Possibly it will resonate with you, wherever you may be. Thank you.
Should Parents Lie to Kids About Santa?
Parents should stop lying to children about Santa Claus. There is no justification for lying to children about a man who lives in the North Pole and who will bring them presents on Christmas Day – presents made by elves and delivered with the help of a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer, if you go with the full lie.
Memoirs of an Irish journalist working in the American south: Crossing The Mason-Dixon
Three years ago I began writing down my memories and experiences in the American south as advised by my colleagues at Ch12 WDEF News in Chattanooga, as well as close friends. I knew my time was ending; visa issues, a dividing America, protests and uprisings, the beginning of the Trump campaign for president all contributing, coupled with a sadness that, as an immigrant, I only got to come home once a year to Galway and see my parents.
Memoirs of an Irish journalist working in the American south: The dangers of New York City
Three years ago I began writing down my memories and experiences in the American south as advised by my colleagues at Ch12 WDEF News in Chattanooga, as well as close friends. In this second excerpt of six from my debut book "Through Irish Eyes," I refer to my time living in New York City in the summer of 2011. A period when we Celtic Tiger Kids were fleeing Ireland by the thousands with no jobs and no opportunities as the economy crashed and university tuition fees rose.
Galway tech giants 9th Impact make history
9th Impact FacebookDr. Finn Krewer + Mark Quick, 9th Impact in Galway. Award-winning Irish games developers chosen to create new puzzle game "Sunny Bunnies: Magic Pop!" by English TV studio Media I.M. Incorporated Ltd. Multi-award winning Irish games development company 9th Impact have been charting their own course in "The City of the Tribes" [Galway] for more than half a decade.
Seeing the US "Through Irish Eyes:" Memoirs of an Irish journalist working in the American south
James Mahon, Irish journalist. James Mahon. Three years ago I began writing down my memories and experiences in the American south as advised by my colleagues at Ch12 WDEF News in Chattanooga, as well as close friends. I knew my time was ending; visa issues, a dividing America, protests and uprisings, the beginning of the Trump campaign for president all contributing, coupled with a sadness that, as an immigrant, I only got to come home once a year to Galway and see my parents.
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