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SEPA Deadline – My thoughts on the proposed extension & what it means for businesses

In December 2013 I did an interview with Claire Noble on Northern Sound / Shannon Side radio about SEPA and its implications for Irish Business. With the proposed extension to the deadline announced in early January I spoke again with the Bottom Line as to what this means for small businesses and what the wider […]

SEPA and Its Implications for Irish Businesses

By simondbell January 7, 2014 Leave a comment

I recently did an Interview with Claire Noble on Northern Sound / Shannon Side radio on the upcoming implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area. Click the link below to listen the Podcast Interview on SEPA from Northern Sound December 3rd 2013 By Simon Bell Update 20th January – I have recently done a […]

Identify, Prevent and Deal with Mobile Premium Rate Scams (Part 2)

By simondbell January 7, 2014 Leave a comment

In my previous Blog I identified a number of premium rate scams that are occurring currently and claiming unsuspecting victims. In this part I’d like to present some tips on how falling victim can these can be prevented and avoided and in the case where they cannot be prevented or avoided what the best actions […]

Identify, Prevent and Deal with Mobile Premium Rate Scams (Part 1)

By simondbell January 6, 2014 Leave a comment

Over the past number of months a number of friends and family have either fallen victim of or almost fallen victim of premium rate scams, either calls or SMS. These scams are becoming increasingly devious in their design and are increasingly outside the remit of the various controlling regulatory bodies in each jurisdiction. The challenge […]

Magic Hat #9 – Disturbingly Drinkable

By simondbell April 30, 2013 Leave a comment

Posted on April 15, 2013 by simondbell Source: Wikimedia Commons In the last year or so I have been slowly but surely working my way through the selection of English craft ales available in my local supermarket. On New Year’s Eve being away from my usual haunt for buying beer and really short on options unless I wanted […]

Mr Bell’s Craft Beer Blog

By simondbell April 9, 2013 Leave a comment

What’s it all about? After many years experience I have decided to collate some of my thoughts on the various beers I have been drinking. This blog is a collection of review of the various beers I have previously and am currently sampling. I am not a professional journalist or reviewer so the views and opinions […]