I've lived in Carlow for the past 12 years. Prior to moving to Carlow I was living for about 3 years in Milan. Milan is a big city. Carlow is a small town. The contrasts between the two are huge. While I sometimes regret moving to a small provincial Irish town, it's not without its upside. Even in the centre of the town the air is clean. Compare that to Milan, where the … [Read more...] about The Upside To Living In A Small Town
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Counting Down To .Irish Launch
In a few days time the .irish top level domain name will be available to the public. From June 25th they'll be open for registration on a "first come, first served" basis, though you can currently pre-order during landrush. It's going to be interesting to see who registers one and how they end up using it. We're currently running print ads in some of the Irish media - … [Read more...] about Counting Down To .Irish Launch
Voting No #MarRef
Friday May 22nd 2015 Ireland goes to the polls. I've posted about the referendum a couple of times in the past few weeks, both on a personal blog and on the company blog. My position on this referendum is 100% clear. This video from the "yes" campaign sums up the feelings of a lot of people, myself included. I am voting "yes", but I am also voting "No" to many … [Read more...] about Voting No #MarRef
Halfords’ Marketing Is A Tad Clueless
Spotted earlier today outside the Halfords in Carlow: Dear Halfords, While I'm sure your pricing is competitive, Carlow is a town in Ireland. Ireland is not part of the UK and hasn't been for quite some time. On a more serious note. If you're doing business internationally you need to be aware of cultural and political sensitivities. In the case of Halfords being … [Read more...] about Halfords’ Marketing Is A Tad Clueless
AIB Irony
AIB is one of Ireland's largest banks. I use it for my personal banking, while the company also uses them for pretty much everything. I've had my issues with them in the past. Most recently their rather "nutty" handling of phone calls has really peeved me. You can read more about this here. Short version - bank rings customer to check if charges are valid, but does so … [Read more...] about AIB Irony