Archive for August, 2007
Dáil30.ie re-designed and online now
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Things have been pretty quiet over at Dáil30.ie in recent weeks - mainly due to the fact that Irish politicians are on their holidays.
This quiet time seemed like as good an opportunity as any to get the website re-designed and re-launched and after a plea on this blog and on adverts.ie Kevin of Alpha IT […]
On Culture Shock (Newstalk) at 8:45 tonight
Saturday, August 25th, 2007I’ll be taking part in Culture Shock’s Sunday newspaper preview, The Lay Of The Land, tonight - it should be at around 8:45 or so.
If you’re around your radio, PC or TV please do tune in for the few minutes.
If I may make a quick bet - the main stories will probably be about the […]
Review: UPC’s new DVR MediaBox
Friday, August 24th, 2007One paragraph review:
UPC’s answer to Sky Digital’s Sky+ service has finally been launched and it’s a considerable step forward for the company, even if it isn’t perfect. The box itself is considerable in size, owing largely to the built-in HDD and cable modem. The EPG is overhauled from the old NTL days and is vastly […]
Word to the wise; don’t bother emailing Revenue
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007As with any kind of freelance work, one additional responsibility that comes along is that of keeping yourself tax compliant.
I’ve technically been a freelancer since March 2006 and it has been the sole source of my income since then, so I now need to make sure my taxes are in order in time for the […]
All miracle fixes are fictional. Except mine.
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007Today’s Irish Times contains an article on comments made by Seán Brady (sub req.), Catholic primate Archbishop of Ireland, who has criticised people for turning to horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, and tarot cards to manage, predict and improve their future.
He says that Irish people have not so much abandoned their faith as they have become […]
The not-so-great Gatsby
Friday, August 10th, 2007Gatsby publishing, the company behind the now defunct US magazine The New York Dog and equally defunct Irish gossip site Blogorrah is in some serious financial trouble; although the exact reasons for this are still up for debate.
Dig & Scratch today posted a long report detailing accusations made by alleged former employees directed at Gatsby […]
Jobs.ie sitting on Facebook.ie
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007It looks as though job listing company Jobs.ie Ltd is sitting on the domain Facebook.ie, which currently redirects users to Irish-based social networking site TalkBeans.com.
If the domain was registered after 2004 it would almost certainly be seen by authorities as being registered in bad faith; apart from this the fact that it is directing traffic […]
Site update
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007This site recently turned two and passing that particular milestone made me realise just how much I’d neglected ever facet of the site bar the blog.
The CV page was out of date, as was the About page, and not a single published article of mine had been uploaded to the Portfolio page since September 2006 […]
Eoghan Harris gets his reward
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Eoghan Harris, Sunday Independent columnist and die-hard defender of all things Bertie, has just been announced as one of an Taoiseach’s eleven nominees to an Seanad.
Having originally savaged Ahern for his failure to promise stamp duty reform in the run up to the election, Harris became a convert of the Church of Bertie shortly before […]
O’Brien ups INM stake
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007(Via Greenslade)
The Irish Independent gives a fleeting mention to the fact that Denis O’Brien (owner of Communicorp) has upped his stake in INM from 8.35% to just over 9%.
There’s no details at present on what price he paid for the shares or when exactly they were bought.
Expect O’Brien to continue his slow-creep tactic over the […]
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