The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, has unveiled the design of the new Irish Passport Card, which will be accepted for travel within the European Union and the European Economic Area and will be available from mid-July. Speaking at the Passport Office in Dublin this morning, Minister Flanagan said: “The Passport Card will […]
Over 300 digital marketing professionals will converge on Croke Park next Thursday for the 3XE Digital Mobile Marketing Conference. The event is designed to help marketers and business owners to learn and take advantage of the explosive growth in digital marketing and mobile marketing. Smartphone penetration in Ireland alone is at 61%, which is a 50% increase over 2013. 86% […]
2015 is the bicentenary of George Boole, first professor of mathematics at University College Cork and forefather of the Information Age. UCC is beginning a year of celebration with the George Boole 200 Inaugural Lectures on the 5th February, 6pm. Professor Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli of the University of California Berkeley and Professor Muffy Calder OBE of the University of Glasgow will speak […]
If you use Hailo, Uber or any of the other companies operating in the “ride sharing” space you’ve probably fallen in love with some features, but you might also have noticed some that are missing. A lot of my friends and colleagues use Uber and Hailo when we’re travelling. It’s simple. You fire up the […]
OMiG, Online Marketing in Galway’s first Digital Summit has been completely sold out, organiser Maricka Burke-Keogh has confirmed. Sponsored by Blacknight, the event will be held in the Ardilaun Hotel on Thursday next, 29 January. The list of speakers includes Hugh Linehan of the Irish Times; Lucy Campbell, Marketing Director of RTÉ Television and RTÉ Digital; Aidan […]
This Danish archer takes archery to a whole new level.
The Internet is bursting with music: not just chart-topping, X-Factor stuff, but amazing inspiring independent talent as well, much of it recorded in bedrooms like this one. [youtube]http://youtu.be/Rgq-g4GRP0Y[/youtube] Her name is Mackenzie Johnson and she’s got plenty more like that on her YouTube channel, including both covers and original compositions (heard via Ennis Guitar School). Subscribed! We’re going to start featuring […]
Monday next, January 26, is International Community Manager Appreciation Day – yes – it’s a thing – and Boards.ie is joining other companies in Ireland and around the world in celebrating the work of community managers. Formed in 1998, Boards.ie is one of Ireland’s oldest and most successful online communities. Its CEO, Sean Coughlan, is my guest on […]
TIDAL, the first High Fidelity lossless music streaming service with HD music videos and Curated Editorial, has just announced the availability of its service in Ireland. Billed as “the ideal music service for those who care about quality”, TIDAL boasts an extensive library of 25 million-plus tracks, 75,000 music videos, and curated editorial articles, features and interviews […]
This is for everyone who’s ever driven around with Woke Up This Morning playing in their heads, chomping a (real or imaginary) cigar. Digital Biscuit is the name of a 3-day international film and technology event being held in Dublin next week that aims to foster innovation and collaboration in film and television production. There’s an […]
