Friday last Ireland went to the polls. I voted on my way into work, as did several of my staff. Others went during their lunch break or after work. The reports came in from around the country – polling was pretty high, but around 6pm the numbers dropped off instead of rising. Polls closed at […]
I’m proud to be Irish most of the time. Not all of the time. Some of the time I’m embarrassed by my native country. When it comes to “equality” Ireland has led the way in some areas, yet has failed miserably in others. Women’s rights in this country is one of our biggest failures. Tomorrow […]
I’ve refrained from posting anything here in relation to the upcoming abortion referendum this Friday. However anyone who follows me on any social media platform knows that I will be voting “yes”. I might go into more detail on why I think that voting yes is the right thing to do and why I think […]
Finally, after years of having convoluted rules and processes, the .ie ccTLD domain name space will become easier to work with. From March 21st onwards it’ll be WAY easier to register a .ie domain name So with that in mind we’re slashing the price of 1st year .ie registration (and transfers!) to a mere €4.99 […]
One of the things that I love about the house is that it has ample space around it, including a fairly big back garden. Unfortunately nobody had done anything with the garden in years. The garden at the front of the house was kept reasonably tidy, but the area at the back of the house […]
For the past year or so the forum over at IrishWebmasterForum.com has been offline. There’s a multitude of reasons why it ended being taken offline, but basically I didn’t have enough time or energy to move it to a better platform and actively maintain it. I probably still don’t have a lot of free time […]
The Irish Defence Forces are currently running a recruitment campaign. What’s different about it is that its focus is on women. They aren’t just an afterthought or merely included, they’re THE focus of the online campaign video: The Irish Defence Forces aren’t “huge” and unlike some countries our defence budget couldn’t be described as […]
Today is St Patrick’s Day and I’m in Austin, Texas for SXSW. Walking around the downtown area earlier today every 2nd person is making an effort to wear some green. But what about online? The guys over at .irish are running a campaign centred around turning the web green for Paddy’s Day. You can do […]
I’ve been living in Carlow for over 12 years. Prior to moving here I was in Milan for about 3 years. I’ve lived in other big cities, but I grew up away from towns and cities in the Irish countryside. At times living in a small town can be a pain. But at other times […]
Back in 2010 I did a quick and dirty review of where Irish political parties were hosting their websites. Back then I was curious since so many of them were talking about “the knowledge economy”, yet so few of them actually hosted their own websites in this country. Six years later things have changed. But what […]
