Michele and Conn take another ramble through the world of technology, covering geek prams, QR codes on gravestones, and vertical forests. We scratch our heads as Ryanair ask you to pay €3 for the privilege of marketing to you with their new iPhone app (which seems to be the same as their mobile website!) And […]
This week’s podcast contains offensive language. It’s not safe for work and not suitable for kids (or people of quality and breeding – you know who you are). In our defence … actually – we don’t have a defence. We weren’t even drinking – but speaking of drink, there’s an idea. Being a Kerryman, I […]
Irish company SumUp have launched a low cost mobile payment solution in Ireland, the UK, Germany and Austria. The service allows merchants to convert their mobile phones into card terminals for accepting card payments. By the sounds of things it’s like an Irish and EU version of Square. Similar to Square, SumUp offer a fixed […]
We posted some details of this year’s web awards the other evening, but this was before the official press release had arrived .. The event organiser, Damien Mulley, has a very positive outlook for this year’s event: For our 5th birthday we hope to see over 400 people attend the event and see another increase […]
This week Conn wasn’t able to do the show, so it’s my first solo gig. Thankfully I was joined on the show by a very gracious and understanding special guest – Pinky Brand. Sorry if the audio quality isn’t up to standard – I usually leave the audio stuff to Conn! Pinky has been working […]
The reactions and memes on Twitter (and elsewhere) to Katie Taylor’s win this afternoon are.. well see for yourself: Film star Samuel L Jackson: All of IRELAND Raise A Pint for Katie Taylor's Gold Medal Russian beatdown!! — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) August 9, 2012 Pop duo Jedward: Katie Taylor has the coolest Bling Now […]
Daft.ie is one of Ireland’s great online success stories. Up until now, however, the site has relied primarily on “word of mouth” and online advertising to expand and grow. However this may change as they unveiled their new television advert earlier today which features original music by Maria Clarke [youtube]http://youtu.be/vkbiW0rmyFc[/youtube] They’ve also made available some […]
According to a report in the Sunday Business Post, Bus Eireann, the Irish semi-state bus company, is to offer free wifi on 100 of its buses. Several of the private bus companies that service routes such as Dublin Airport to Galway, have been offering free wifi on their services for the last couple of years, […]
Ulster Bank’s technical disaster, which left thousands of Irish customers without access to their money, will cost the bank at least 35 million Euro in compensation. Scarily the bank’s parent, RBS, is still not stating that the issue has been fully rectified: The bank’s parent, Royal Bank of Scotland, said the computer error, which stopped […]
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is appealing a case to the Irish Supreme Court. The case involves Irish ISP Eircom’s out of court agreement with the music industry to implement a “three strikes” rule or “graduated response” to alleged copyright infringers. The Irish Times has full coverage of this latest chapter in the IRMA vs […]
