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DATAVERSITY TalksMy Career in Data Season 3 Episode 16: Daragh O Brien, CEO, CastlebridgeWelcome back to an all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.This episode we speak with Daragh O Brien, CEO, Castlebridge, his parents used to joke that the perfect job for him would be “to tell people they're doing it [a task] wrong”. Finding a problem and solving it is what he loved to do. Through data management, a field that didn't really exist when he was growing up, aligned perfectly with his hardwired problem-solving brain. Tune i...
2025-10-0838 min
MoncrieffCampaign launched for Wexford village to have its own playgroundThe community in Castlebridge, Co. Wexford, a town of 2,000 people, is currently campaigning to get their first playground. But, why is it such a struggle, and do we need a new approach in Ireland, so that we see playgrounds as a necessity rather than a privilege?Joining Seán to discuss is local mother and campaigner Lucie Revay, who comes originally from the Czech Republic…
2025-07-0913 minMoncrieffCampaign launched for Wexford village to have its own playgroundThe community in Castlebridge, Co. Wexford, a town of 2,000 people, is currently campaigning to get their first playground. But, why is it such a struggle, and do we need a new approach in Ireland, so that we see playgrounds as a necessity rather than a privilege?Joining Seán to discuss is local mother and campaigner Lucie Revay, who comes originally from the Czech Republic…
2025-07-0913 min
HIDE FMGOLDEN PLOVER - PLUVIALIS APRICARIAThis week Garrett is imagining to look at a bird called a GOLDEN PLOVER. Its name in the Irish Language is ‘Feadóg bhuí’. The Latin name is ‘Pluvialis Apricaria’. Sadly this bird is a RED listed bird in Ireland. Some interesting trivia here. Garrett relays the Origin of Guinness World Records where on 10 November 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Breweries, went on a shooting party in the North Slob, by the River Slaney in County Wexford, Ireland. After missing a shot at a Eurasian golden plover, he became involved in an argument ov...
2025-06-0658 min
Aussie LawnStarsBuild an aussie business like Castlebridge with Tony FaganTony may have moved here from the UK, but he is as true blue as You'd expect from any Aussie, and he has built his business through hard work and perserverence in the grounds of Aussie battlers. We all have to start from somewhere and build up to represent our selves and our businesses. Tony has demonstrated that this can be done well in the tough suburban markets where prices do get challenged and labour isn't cheap. He has ensured his business has deep foundations and he shares what it takes for you to do the same t...
2025-05-111h 52
The Best Show with Tom ScharplingTOP 50 FAST FOOD ITEMS! JAMES FRITZ! VISH KHANNA! ATLAS IN CASTLEBRIDGE!Callers ring in on the topic, TOP 50 FAST FOOD ITEMS OF ALL TIME! Who's got the best chicken sandwich, the best burger, the best fries, breakfast? Find out! JAMES FRITZ comes by the studio to weigh in, and to talk about his upcoming comedy special! VISH KHANNA zooms in to talk to Tom about music, Canada, and his Kreative Kontrol podcast! Also, Tom gets a call from ATLAS IN CASTLEBRIDGE! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH TH...
2024-11-203h 07
The Best Show with Tom ScharplingTOP 50 FAST FOOD ITEMS! JAMES FRITZ! VISH KHANNA! ATLAS IN CASTLEBRIDGE!Callers ring in on the topic, TOP 50 FAST FOOD ITEMS OF ALL TIME! Who's got the best chicken sandwich, the best burger, the best fries, breakfast? Find out! JAMES FRITZ comes by the studio to weigh in, and to talk about his upcoming comedy special! VISH KHANNA zooms in to talk to Tom about music, Canada, and his Kreative Kontrol podcast! Also, Tom gets a call from ATLAS IN CASTLEBRIDGE! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH TH...
2024-11-203h 12
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)The one with the Cat PsychologistFollowing on from last month's "Carey's Therapy Session", Castlebridge CEO and lead member of our consulting team Carey Lening chat about coal face experience on recent AI/GenAI projects and why the forecast 30% to 40% failure of GenAI proofs of concept isn't a bad thing if it puts focus on AI Literacy, Data Acumen, and fundamentals of data management as enablers for organisations.
(This episode features a Cat Psychologist who was observing the behaviour of our team as part of our health and safety culture).
2024-08-3036 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)The Carey Therapy Episode (aka Chasing the Shiny)In this episode of the Talk Data To Me Podcast, Daragh is joined by Carey Lening from our Advisory Services team to talk about the wonderful world of emerging AI Regulation, ethics in AI, and ethics in AI expert advisory.
And cats. Cats feature in here somewhere too (it is Carey after all).
Cover art for this episode generated by Dall-E.
Related content on Carey's personal blog can be found here.
2024-07-0948 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)The Statler and Waldorf Appreciation EpisodeIn this episode, Daragh is joined by mentor and Emeritus Advisor to Castlebridge (and all round nice guy to chat with), John Ladley.
In this episode, we discuss the much heralded death of Data Governance and find that, much like an elderly Jedi knight, if you strike Data Governance down, it might just become more important than you can possibly imagine.
(Muppet-ised episode art courtesy of an AI image generator)
2024-06-0445 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Oh CoPilot, my CoPilot!To kick off our rebooted Talk Data to Me podcast, Daragh chats with Tony Ellis from Buckinghamshire Council in the UK about their journey as an early adopter of Microsoft CoPilot.
A key theme in the discussion is the importance of fundamental data management disciplines, data nous and acumen in your teams, and figuring out the use cases for these novel technologies.
Ultimately - the more things change, the more things stay the same - it's about the people and the process to ensure that data delivers!
2024-02-1435 min
On The Record with Gavan Reilly HighlightsTikTok's fine of €345m for breaking EU data law explainedIreland’s data regulator has imposed a €345 million fine on TikTok for violating children’s privacy on its platform, including failing to shield underage users’ content from public view.Joining Gavan to discuss is Daragh O’Brien, data protection expert & Founder and Managing Director of Castlebridge.
2023-09-1708 min
INTHEBLACKDaragh O Brien dissects bad data, big data and the future of dataIs data the new oil? What's bad data? And how do you define data? To answer these and other questions is thought leader and data expert Daragh O Brien, who demystifies all things data. Delve into the new data frontier right here. Host: Garreth Hanley, CPA Australia podcast producer Guest: Daragh O Brien, Founder and Managing Director of Castlebridge, who advise clients on the business of data and help build information-enabled organisations. In 2008 Daragh was recognised as a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society for his contributions to Data Quality and Data...
2023-03-1534 min
Serious PrivacyFediverse and Cats (Carey Lening)Send us a textIn this season 4, second episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool meet with Carey Lening with Castlebridge, a Dublin-based data consultancy, as an outside DPO (privacat). She has over 20 years of experience assessing risks and enabling data security and data protection for companies like Facebook, Palantir, and numerous Fortune 500 companies. She recently gave a talk at the Rise of Privacy Tech event, titled “Is the Fediverse Ready to Think about Privacy?” And we are here to find out… As always, if you have comments or ques...
2023-02-0841 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)And... we're back.It's been a while but the pace of work slowed enough in June for us to record a new episode of the Talk Data To Me Podcast.
In this episode Daragh, Carey, and Blessing discuss a range of topics from:
Things we learned at conferences in May and early June
Interesting challenges ahead arising from Regulatory decisions
Coming attractions in the Data Protection and Data Governance tools market
The coming convergence of disciplines - and the need to breakdown silos.
Supporting resources for this podcast can be found at https://castlebridge.ie/podcast - just...
2022-06-3046 min
The Big Tech ShowA beginner's guide to putting in solar panels at home in IrelandFuel and electricity prices are going through the roof. There is one thing you can do, and help the planet while you’re at it — put in solar panels.But how easy or hard is that to do? How expensive is it? And how much of a dent might it really make in a country known for cloudy, rainy days and dark winters?Joining Adrian on this week’s episode is someone’s who done it – Castlebridge founder (and Wexford householder) Daragh O’Brien. A longstanding expert in domestic solar installation, Tim Cooper, also gives Adrian an A-Z of practical questions th...
2022-03-2537 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me - The one where we ponder burning it all down.Back after an extended summer hiatus during which NOTHING happened in the world of #Data, #DataProtection, #Brexit, or #DataGovernance, Daragh is joined by Carey Lening, Eoin Cannon, and Katherine O'Keefe to talk about a range of topics.
Things we touch on in this episode:
The WhatsApp DPC fine decision (and the pros and cons of where we now find ourselves)
The UK's bizarre approach to making and breaking deals on things that are central to a chunk of their economy.
The difference between digital literacy, data literacy, and knowing how to get stuff done with data.
2021-10-0537 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me Podcast: From Fecked to FixedIn this episode, Daragh, Peter and Katherine take the news of ransomware attacks and discuss the importance of a data strategy and data literacy for organisations of all sizes.
Topics addressed include data strategy, data literacy, and the value of data to organisations (and to criminals).
Useful Resources
Here's some links to blog posts and other resources relevant to the topics covered in this month's podcast:
The Infonomics of Ransomware (blog post)
Management Literacy is Data Literacy (blog post)
Data Driven Business - Get your foundations right (blog post)
The resource...
2021-05-2628 min
The Big Tech ShowApple’s new iPhone ad-tracking rules — a blow for freedom or a shackle on business?For most, it’s a breath of fresh air. The latest iOS 14.5 update will start showing you pop-ups when you open an app. It will ask you this question: “allow [app] to track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites?”This will be accompanied by a short pitch from the app concerned as to why it needs you to do this. (Although it can’t link your answer to functionality — Apple’s new rules forbid tracking to be a requirement for the app’s features to work.)If you say no, that app can’t track you across t...
2021-05-0726 min
The Big Tech ShowAn Irish class action suit against Facebook growsMore than 7,000 people have signed up for a mass action lawsuit in Irish courts against Facebook. The case, organised by Digital Rights Ireland, is over a global data leak that exposed the mobile phone numbers of 530 million people.People are really upset about this, not least because Facebook doesn’t appear to be taking it seriously. There are at least 1.3m Irish numbers alone, matched perfectly against full names and, in many cases, occupation or location.The least that we can expect is a new wave of scam texts or Whatsapps. But for a few thousand people, it co...
2021-04-3029 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me Podcast: The Database of all the Pricks (aka Jabs)In this episode of the Talk Data To Me Podcast, the Castlebridge team talk about the social project that is VACCINE CERTIFICATES.
We discuss the practical, ethical, legal, and fundamental data management issues that these proposed initiatives can raise. Key questions like:
1) Do we need a Database of all the Pricks?
2) What are the conditions for terminating the Tagging of the Jabbed?
3) What safeguards will be rolled out to prevent these technologies being used to discriminate against left handed ginger people?
And we only mention "BlockChain" ONCE!!
Joshua Hoshva...
2021-04-1932 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me Podcast: The One with Cats In It (Season 2, Ep1)In the first episode of Season 2 of the Talk Data To Me Podcast, Daragh O Brien is joined by Katherine O'Keefe (@okeefekat on twitter) and Carey Lening (@privacat on twitter) to discuss:
Data Adequacy for the UK post Brexit
The Data Protection & Infosec Snafu that is Clubhouse
The role of data governance in navigating these kinds of issues!
The resources link for this episode on the Castlebridge website is here.
Useful Links For Topics Discussed
Daragh wrote about Data Protection by Design and getting data governance fundamentals right to support data protection earlier this m...
2021-03-0839 min
The Big Tech ShowHere’s what will happen in 2021New Year, new tech world? Adrian makes a few predictions about what we’ll see in 2021, alongside guests Jon Ihle (deputy business editor, Irish Independent) and Dr Katherine O’Keeffe (director of training, Castlebridge).The predictions include trends for Brexit-related online shopping on services like Amazon, more pricing hikes for streaming giants Netflix and Disney Plus, a bedding in for remote working, the demise of cinemas, the first $100bn ‘Irish made’ tech company and a lot more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-01-0150 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me - Episode 11: There might be some profanityDaragh and Joshua from the Castlebridge team are joined this month by Alexander Hanff from our friends in Think Privacy in Sweden.
The topic of the podcast was the challenges in the second wave of tech solutionism for pandemic response. The topics discussed included the use of AI tools for social distancing enforcement, the importance of DPIAs that ACTUALLY follow through on things, and the issues of data quality and data governance that can arise with relatively new technologies with high error rates.
A key question raised is this...
2020-11-1848 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Episode 10 - Watch the KidDaragh is joined on this month's podcast by Andrew Carroll from the Office of the Data Protection Commission and the Castlebridge Children's Data Subject Matter Expert, Róisín.
We discuss the rights children have over their personal data, the DPC's consultation on Children's rights, and some practical things that kids can do to be aware of their data protection rights.
The information page for this podcast is at castlebridge.ie/2020/10/21/talk-d…10-watch-the-kid/
2020-10-2227 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me - Episode 9: Pooling IdeasEpisode 9 of Talk Data To Me is a special episode featuring our Emeritus Advisor Michelle Dennedy talking about data strategy, data value, and the future confluence and convergence of Data Privacy, Data Strategy, and Data Ethics.
We talk "Swimming Pool Metaphors" and the need to avoid unexpected floaters
2020-10-0143 min
The Big Tech ShowLet’s be honest for a second about Facebook and the EUIt’s finally coming to a head. After years of hedging and fudging and hiding behind controversial ‘standard contractual clauses’, reality is staring us in the face. Facebook, Google and the rest may soon be run out of Europe as the internet splits into three core silos: the US, Europe and China.There are now a few big questions.First, is there a way for big tech companies to carry on with existing services without breaking EU privacy law? Facebook says it can’t see how. But one of today’s guests, Castlebridge founder Daragh O’Brien, says...
2020-09-2542 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me Special Edition: The Northern Question: Honours Paper EditionA special edition of the "Talk Data to Me" Podcast where Daragh and Peter are joined by Simon McGarr of DataCompliance Europe and McGarr Solicitors to talk about the potentially tricky challenges ahead for Northern Ireland in a post Brexit, post Schrems 2 data transfer environment.
While the focus has been on avoiding a hard border for goods, we need to ensure we avoid a hard data border as well on the island of Ireland.
2020-09-2526 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me - Episode 8: Turbulent TimesDaragh, Katherine, and Peter discuss turbulence and disruption and the importance of good data practices in this month's podcast.
Topics we touch on include:
The Schrems 2 ruling and our take on what needs to be done
Covid data disruption - what that means for managing through challenging times
Data Ethics - hype or hope?
A key theme from our discussion is that, in turbulent times, it is important for organisations to get a handle on what data they have, where it is, and how they are using it. That requires a clear business strategy for...
2020-08-2738 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me - Episode 7: The Art of UnderstatementOn the 1st anniversary episode of the podcast, and the 11th anniversary of Castlebridge starting as a business, Katherine and Daragh chat on this month's podcast about Data Governance. They explore:
What it is
What it means
How it relates to Data Strategy
How it relates to Data Protection
And then, inevitably, they discuss the fate of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield in the recent CJEU case through the lens of Data Governance and the Irish Art of Understatement.
For full details and show notes, visit https://castlebridge.ie/2020/07/23/talk-data-to-me-episode-7-the-art-of-understatement/
2020-07-2428 min
The Big Tech ShowVestager vanquished, Schrems scoresThis week, Adrian tackles the two giant breaking news stories of the week: Apple’s €13bn tax win against the European Commission and what the Schrems data privacy ruling means for ordinary Facebook and web users here.On the first topic, he’s joined by tax expert Brian Keegan, who attended the court case last year.On the privacy ruling, Adrian grills data protection expert Katherine O’Keeffe (from Castlebridge) about where the ECJ decision leaves ordinary people who are now wondering whether their use of cloud services might soon fall foul of European law.See omny...
2020-07-1756 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me - Episode 6: "What's another year?"Daragh and Peter take a whistle stop tour through questions of data strategy and business strategy and the need for organisations to stop being distracted by technology shiny and get down to the fundamentals of defining and managing their data as a core asset that is essential to drive value, deliver services, serve customers, and make money. Recent blog posts here and elsewhere related to this topic can be found:
Here, by Daragh O Brien
More here, by Daragh O Brien
A call to action from John Ladley and Tom Redman
Daragh, writing on TDAN.com
Peter, talking a...
2020-06-2528 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Talk Data To Me: Episode 5 - I'm not a unit of production, I'm a human being!In this episode of the Talk Data To Me podcast, Daragh (@cbridge_chief) is joined by Katherine O'Keefe (@okeefekat), Peter Davey, and Katie and Joshua from the team to talk about the following topics:
The European Data Protection Board's Guidance on Consent
The EDBP published updated guidance on consent this month. Katie and Joshua took a look at it to tease out the potential implications. The TL;DR is that it reaffirms things people should already know and the design of consent mechanisms is going to be a key area for consideration by data controllers.
DPC...
2020-05-1835 min
The Big Tech ShowAre tech giants now suddenly the good guys?We're become used to hearing giant web companies described as leeches, health risks and agents of discord.But has the tone changed, now that we're all eagerly using their services to survive while locked in our homes?Are we quietly shelving our pearl-clutching hysteria about the dangers of 'screen time' and notional long-term health fears over using smartphones?Do we care as much if their free, or cheap, platforms slurp data?This week, Adrian Weckler is joined by senior Irish tech investor (and Draper Esprit partner) Brian Caulfield and data protection expert (and...
2020-04-1054 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)"Damn it Jim, I'm an Engineer, not a Doctor!" - Privacy, Practicalities, and Ethics in a Pandemic ResponseOn a special edition of the Castlebridge PodCast (Episode title: "Damn it Jim, I'm an Engineer, not a Doctor"), Daragh O Brien (not a doctor) and Katherine O'Keefe (not that kind of doctor) are joined by Phil Booth of MedConfidential, Pat Walshe (@PrivacyMatters on Twitter) and Ronan Lupton (Barrister, and @RonanLupton on Twitter) to talk about the ethical, practical, and legal issues that arise with some of the proposed uses for technology and data in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
There's a lot to unpack as we tease through some of the challenges, opportunities, and risks that n...
2020-03-2753 min
The Big Tech ShowIs stopping the spread of Coronavirus worth giving up our Google passwords to see where we’ve been?After a row over whether authorities should or should not have revealed the name of an Irish school where a student tested positive for Covid-19, this week’s panel digs deeper in other potential privacy conflicts that may arise.Should health authorities be asking infected people for their Google tracked location? If things got really desperate, would they even look for dystopian tools, such as Clearview’s facial identification database?The panel, which sees Sunday Independent deputy business editor Fearghal O’Connor and Castlebridge chief executive Daragh O’Brien join host Adrian Weckler, also debates whether remote w...
2020-03-061h 02
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Castlebridge Podcast - Episode 4: Away with the fairiesIn this episode, Daragh O Brien, Katherine O'Keefe and Elaine Comyn discuss the "delay" of the launch of Facebook dating, the mythological threat of baby snatchers at the new National Children's Hospital and therefore, the importance of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
To know more about:
- Our public training: castlebridge.ie/events/
- Facebook dating app request to the DPC: castlebridge.ie/2020/02/13/stupid-cupid/
2020-02-2134 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Castlebridge Podcast - Episode 3 (Lacking Adult Supervision)In this episode, Daragh O Brien and Peter Davey podcast without adult supervision.
Here they discuss Brexit, the core mission of the Data Protection Commission and the importance of data to any business strategy.” To know more about: Our Brexit services https://castlebridge.ie/brexit/ Book mentioned (Ethical Data and Information Management) https://castlebridge.ie/our-thinking/ Our work around Regulatory Strategy : https://castlebridge.ie/strand1-dpc-regulatory-strategy-submission/
2020-01-3015 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)WLRFM Interview - GDPR and WhatsAppDaragh O Brien interview on WLRFM about GAA, WhatsApp, and Data Protection
2020-01-2910 min
One Zero OneBonus Episode: Ethics in Data Science – Audience Q & AFor Episode #8 of the One Zero One podcast, Version 1, in association with the Analytics Institute, brought together perspectives from academia, media and industry to discuss the challenges of responsible data science in the age of the algorithm. This podcast was recorded live during the interactive event with live polling and Q&A technology.
This bonus episode includes the part of the event you didn’t hear yet, where our hosts answer the questions submitted by the audience throughout the recording. If you missed the first part of this session – stream or download the first part of the discussion here.
2019-12-1823 minOne Zero One#8 - Ethics In Data ScienceFor Episode #8 of the One Zero One podcast, Version 1, in association with the Analytics Institute, brought together perspectives from academia, media and industry to discuss the challenges of responsible data science in the age of the algorithm. This podcast was recorded live during the interactive event with live polling and Q&A technology.
The role of Data Science in today’s technology driven world impacts a range of industries from the health sector to financial services, to developing smart cities and transportation. Although the benefits of Data Science have become seemingly clear and its impact noted across said en...
2019-10-3057 min
Here's How ::: Ireland's Political, Social and Current Affairs PodcastHere’s How 92 – the DEASP and the PSCDr Katherine O’Keefe is an author, and the director of training and a management consultant with Castlebridge, a data privacy and information governance consultancy. Our discussion referred to a twitter thread by Katherine and another by solicitor Simon McGarr. ***** It’s probably just dumb luck, but I made two pretty accurate predictions about the byzantine […]
2019-09-2500 min
Here's HowHere's How 92 – the DEASP and the PSCDr Katherine O'Keefe is an author, and the director of training and a management consultant with Castlebridge, a data privacy and information governance consultancy. Our discussion referred to a twitter thread by Katherine and another by solicitor Simon McGarr. ***** It’s probably just dumb luck, but I made two pretty accurate predictions about the byzantine […]
2019-09-2540 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Castlebridge Podcast - Episode 2 (Where is my Feasibility Report?!")Episode 2 of the Castlebridge Podcast (Code Name: "Where is my Feasibility Report?!") deals with some of the latest news stories in data in Ireland, looking at them through the Information Strategy, Governance, and Quality lens.
For reference, we've posted some links to the stories we are discussing and Castlebridge appearances in Irish media discussing over on the Castlebridge website the issues. You can find the background information here: https://castlebridge.ie/podast-episode-2 To get the latest announcements and news from Castlebridge, join our maling list: https://castlebridge.ie/join-our-mailing-list
2019-09-0225 min
The Big Tech ShowWith a no-deal Brexit, get ready for privacy chaosAfter October 31st, will pensioners still be able to travel on a free pass around Ireland? Will online shops based in the UK be able to process customer information from Irish shoppers?It’s in serious doubt, says the guest on this week’s podcast, Castlebridge’s Dr Katherine O’Keeffe, an expert on data privacy.Adrian and Katherine go deep on why a no-deal Brexit spells chaos for many ordinary activities you wouldn’t have thought of.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-08-0950 min
Talk Data To Me (The Castlebridge Podcast)Castlebridge Podcast - Episode 1 (I Eat Candles)Episode 1 of the Castlebridge "I Eat Candles" podcast. In this episode, Elaine Comyn, Daragh O Brien, Katherine O'Keefe, and Peter Davey discuss the pros and cons of the "Certified DPO" certification maze.
"I eat Candles"... because sometimes the jargon makes us all feel out of our depth - The Castlebridge team cut through the waffle and technobabble to help you make business sense of today's Information Management world
2019-07-0724 min
The Big Tech ShowAre we wrong to care about Facebook privacy screwups?Do people really care if Facebook does unwarranted things with our personal data? Are we, in the press, simply overestimating how much it bothers people? The latest privacy breach involves the company saying it 'mistakenly' uploaded the private email contacts of 1.5m people. It has also admitted that millions, not thousands, of Instagram passwords were stored in plain language. But it's all being greeted by a big 'meh' from the public. Other than a few campaigning media outlets and privacy activists, thi+e latest revelations appear to barely bother anyone.Have we just become numb to...
2019-04-1944 min
The Big Tech ShowApple’s big screen adventure (on a little screen)Apple’s big screen adventure (on a little screen)Why is Apple launching a TV and movie service? And will it be any good?This week, Adrian and Daragh O’Brien of Castlebridge wonder whether Apple can make it in Hollywood against the likes of Netflix, Disney and HBO.They also ask what the future is for old-fashioned linear TV broadcasters like RTE and BBC — will they essentially become the channels of sport, news and talent shows?And the two look at another prominent issue in Ireland this week: broadband. Specifically, will the government’s National...
2019-03-2936 min
The Big Tech ShowPrivate ZuckerbergSo Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be a ‘privacy first’ company. Totally expected, right?This week, Adrian and Castlebridge founder Daragh O’Brien dig down into Mark Zuckerberg‘s new corporate mission to see whether it holds water.They discuss the chances — or not — of Facebook being allowed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner to make messages from Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger ‘interoperable’, as Zuckerberg sets out.And they look at what Ireland’s new Online Safety Commissioner will be expected to do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-03-0848 min
The Big Tech ShowAn absolute idiot’s guide to GDPR“I run a sports club – does this mean I have to ask them for permission to email now?”“Is it the end of cold-calling?”“What about if I want to email everyone about a charity I’m supporting?”These are the practical questions that many are asking as Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force.Adrian Weckler sits down with Daragh O’Brien (founder of data privacy expert firm Castlebridge) to go through dozens of layman questions about what will now happen in everyday business – and normal life – under the new law.Adri...
2018-05-251h 10
Racontour Archive 2008 - 201919. TNW Wexford's proud drama traditionIf at all possible, try and catch some of the stellar amateur dramatics that is rife in south county Wexford, another tradition that the area is steeped in and with stellar result. Pictured is the Bridge Drama Group from Castlebridge outside Wexford Town accepting the All Ireland Best Drama award in 2016 - the lady in the blue and gold dress is Heather Hadrill who won the Best Actress award and is our voiceover artist on the tour.
Audio: Breda Hayes, 2017
Text: John Ward, 2017
The Norman Way, Wexford, Forth and Bargy
See https://www.racontour...
2017-03-2601 minOCDQ Blog - OCDQ BlogSaving Private DataOCDQ Radio is a vendor-neutral podcast about data quality and its related disciplines, produced and hosted by Jim Harris.This episode is an edited rebroadcast of a segment from the OCDQ Radio 2011 Year in Review, during which Daragh O Brien and I discuss the data privacy and data protection implications of social media, cloud computing, and big data.Daragh O Brien is one of Ireland’s leading Information Quality and Governance practitioners. After being born at a young age, Daragh has amassed a wealth of experience in quality information driven business change, from CRM Si...
2012-07-0200 min