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: https://youtu.be/CTZr0G69WHk The Irish Defence Forces aren't "huge" and unlike some countries our defence budget couldn't be described … [Read more...] about Irish Defence Forces 2016 Recruitment Campaign Focusses On Women
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Greening The Web On St Patrick’s Day
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 your bit by switching over your profile pic on both Facebook and Twitter … [Read more...] about Greening The Web On St Patrick’s Day
The Upsides To Small Town Living
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 you find that there are some amazing differences between a small community and a big city. When I lived in … [Read more...] about The Upsides To Small Town Living
General Election 2016: Where Do The Irish Political Parties Host?
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 has also changed is the privacy regime. While back in 2010 … [Read more...] about General Election 2016: Where Do The Irish Political Parties Host?
Eircode vs UK Postcodes
Eircode has launched as Ireland's official postcode system.. A LOT has been written about the issues with how it's been rolled out, including some rather "impressive" faux pas like sending Eircodes to dead people .. However one of the things that I was curious about was the lookup system. The Eircode website offers a lookup service, but it has a limit - you can only do … [Read more...] about Eircode vs UK Postcodes