An Post has announced a new stamp issue which will celebrate women in sport. The issue of six stamps celebrate six Irish women: Rachael Blackmore, who became the first female top jockey at Cheltenham and the first female Aintree Grand National winner.Kellie Harrington and Katie Taylor, both of whom are Olympic boxing gold medallists, and Katie […]
Apple has stopped selling iPhones and other popular products in Russia in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The company is one of the latest major corporations to boycott the country following the invasion ordered by Russian president Vladimir Putin last week. Fellow tech giants Google and Twitter have also cut down their business […]
If you’re still using an 1850, 1890 or 076 number to ring any company that you deal with you’ll need to update your address book. From December 31st 1850, 1890 and 076 numbers are being withdrawn. They’ll stop working entirely. Businesses can still use the non-geographic 0818 numbers or freephone 1800 ones, though the free […]
The Irish government has started issuing certificates to people who have been vaccinated. If you were vaccinated via one of the HSE’s vaccination centres then you will receive your cert via email. If you were vaccinated via a GP then you’ll get it in the post. The emails are sent from: no-reply-dcc@health.gov.ie The email subject […]
Carphone Warehouse has withdrawn from the Irish market. The announcement was made earlier today and is effective immedately: https://twitter.com/CarphoneIE/status/1384832575672397827 The website is now hosting an announcement about the closure as well as variety of FAQs for clients. The latest information on Carphone Warehouse is on their site. According to RTÉ about 480 jobs are lost […]
“Quand tu as un ballon, tu n’as besoin de rien d’autre”. When you have a ball, you don’t need anything else, says international footballer Bastien Héry in this short film shot in Belfast. Currently signed with League of Ireland club, Bohemians, Héry made his international debut for Madagascar last year. Un Ballon is the latest […]
Má tá tú scoite amach, féin-aonaraithe, Lá ‘le Pádraig, bíodh ‘fhios agat go bhfuil go leor ábhar Éireannach ar Netflix faoi lathair. Lost Girls When Mari Gilbert’s (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention […]
Black Mirror Season 5 is out on Netflix, and by all accounts it’s every bit as weird and wonderful as what as gone before. The series is an anthology of stories which take a look at the impact of technology on society. While some of the technology appears fantastic, most of it is not too […]
Donal ‘DC’ Cahalane is the founder of Republic of Work – the ‘innovation campus’ in the heart of Cork city which always has something going on. Recently it played host to Amplify Digital, the digital marketing training series, and I attended with the Blacknight crew at the IE Domain Registry stand. After delivering the opening keynote, […]
The Irish communications regulator, Comreg, has decided to tackle “non-geographic” phone numbers (NGN) ie. numbers that aren’t linked to a specific location. At present businesses can setup numbers using 1800, 1850, 1890, 076 and 0818. The cost to ring those numbers vary, but as many phone companies have started bundling standard national calls into their […]
