Image by 八 creatività e follia ♫♪ via FlickrIt's 2008.At least I think it's 2008 in most of the country.Unfortunately it looks like some parts of Mayo are stuck in some kind of time warp.I'm usually proud to be Irish, but when I see the kind of junk being pumped out by the Mayo Echo I cringe. If this were supported by any part of government I'd probably switch my citizenship … [Read more...] about Mayo Echo – Neanderthals?
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House Hunting Saga Continues – Daft Introduces RSS
As readers may have gathered I've been looking into the entire buying a house experience over the last while.My experiences to date have been mixed, but I am learning quite a bit in the process.The guys behind Daft.ie have been extremely helpful and gave me access to a really nice feature before unleashing it on the public earlier today. You can now subscribe to property alerts … [Read more...] about House Hunting Saga Continues – Daft Introduces RSS
Mailing List Moderation Is Wrong
I've mentioned the rather stupid way in which Enterprise Ireland mismanage their ebusiness mailing list.My previous comments were primarily aimed at the "anonymity", which I felt was problematic on a number of levels.But what about the actual editing and twisting of people's words?When I write an email, an article or a blog post I do so consciously. I may, from time to time, … [Read more...] about Mailing List Moderation Is Wrong
House Buying Saga Continues
Image via WikipediaWhile I'm still getting emails alerting me to new properties for sale in Carlow every few hours I decided to check out prices in other parts of Ireland.Why oh why did we base our business in Carlow? If we'd based ourselves closer to the Shannon (ie. Limerick, Clare, Tipperary) the cost of houses would be significantly lower.Of course the infrastructure and … [Read more...] about House Buying Saga Continues
Joseph Neylon – RIP
I've spent the last couple of days in Co Clare with most of my family (which is why I haven't been answering emails as quickly as normal). We seem to come together most often these days for weddings and funerals.My grandfather, Joseph (Joe) Neylon, passed away last Tuesday so we were there to say our farewells.My grandfather lived a very full life and passed away at the age of … [Read more...] about Joseph Neylon – RIP