Protecting the Vital Role of Bees for Environment and Agriculture [Audio]
Did you know that the pollinating work of bees and other insects is worth €53 million to agriculture in Ireland, North and South? That includes £7 million per annum for apples in Northern Ireland, and €3.9 million for oilseed rape in the Republic. Our guest on today’s podcast is Dr Úna FitzPatrick from National Biodiversity Data Centre in […]
Fun Video Mashes Telephone Moments from over Fifty Films [Video]
The telephone is as old as cinema, and from its beginnings has provided a very useful narrative device for the medium. Why bother to bring characters together, when they can just pick the phone? And the phone itself can become a plot point: answering a phone is a moment filled with possibilities, especially if the call is coming […]
Texas Teen Arrested for Making a Clock says He’ll Transfer to “Any Other School”
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old who built a digital clock to impress his teacher and got arrested because police and school authorities thought it was a hoax bomb, has revealed that he is still suspended by the school. Neither has he received an apology from the school but it doesn’t matter, he told a press conference, because he is […]
Irish Company Arralis signs $1.45 Million in New Contracts in China
Chinese companies, Beijing Bluesky Aviation Technology and Sino TekCo, have awarded contracts valued at a total of $1.45 Million to Arralis, a technology company servicing the aerospace and security sector, founded and based in Limerick. The official signing of the contracts was witnessed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD […]
Build your Own Jony Ive Soundtrack!
For those fanboys and girls who just can’t get enough of Jony Ive saying “aluminium” in his soothing English tones, check out JonyJive.com! Choose from a range of words and phrases used by Apple’s design guru, and construct your own hypnotic, if meaningless utterances! View image | gettyimages.com How about: I can’t articulate why soft, […]
The One Billion View Music Video You’ve Never Heard Of
When you see this video by Enrique Iglesias you’ll want to play it again. It’s everything pop music should be: beautiful, sexy, fun – full of hooks and harmonies, rhythm and energy. You won’t be surprised it’s got over one billion views on YouTube, but you might also wonder why you haven’t heard of it before. Not […]
Shannon Firm Announces 40 High-Tech Jobs, Targets Annual Exports of €50 Million
Reagecon, one of the largest producers of physical and chemical standards in the world, has targeted annual export revenues of €50 million by 2020 and the creation of 40 new jobs over the next 12-24 months. Founded in Shannon in 1990, the Irish-owned company develops, manufactures and exports physical and chemical standards and reagents for […]
Apple Announces a Wave of New Products
Yesterday Apple announced a wave of new products, not just new iPhones, but a new iPad as well and a major upgrade to Apple TV. iPhone 6s and 6s Plus introduce a new dimension, literally, with the new 3D Touch. These devices sense not just where you place your fingers on the display, but also how hard […]
Star Wars Gets Earlier Release In France and UK
If you’re a Star Wars fan you probably know that the new movie goes on release in December. However apparently if you’re in France you’ll get to see the film a couple of days earlier than the rest of the world. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens now has the following release dates: France: […]
Hell’s Club Movie Mashup Takes Mashups To A New Level
This movie mashup is on a whole new level and somehow manages to bring together some of the most iconic characters in film into one big scene set in a club. The scene is coherent, but if you’re a film buff it’ll probably blow your mind! Well worth watching all 9 and a half minutes: […]