The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Alex White, TD, has written to Ms Ellvena Graham to confirm her selection as ESB Chairperson. Minister White has asked Ms Graham to make herself available to attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, which must confirm her appointment under Government […]
The Minister for Skills Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, today has congratulated Ireland’s researchers and companies on their success in the first year of Horizon 2020, the current EU programme funding research and innovation. Irish projects won €127m in funding, exceeding the Action Plan for Jobs national target for 2014 by 27%. The minister was speaking at a Horizon […]
Limerick City and County Council have welcomed the announcement by online taxi service, Uber, of its decision to create 150 jobs in Limerick City by the end of 2015. Uber aims to start operations in the city by the end of August, and has signed a 10-year lease on a site in Thomas Street which will […]
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has published the results of a survey on broadband speeds. Unsurprisingly, they report that customer satisfaction is correlated with the transfer speed experienced by users (and that rural users are especially challenged). Speeds enjoyed clearly impact on satisfaction levels. For example, those fixed urban panellists who said they were […]
Francesco Cetraro is our guest on today’s podcast. He’s Head of Registry Operations for the new .CLOUD Top Level Domain. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 15:50; 9MB; MP3. ‘Cloud’ is a buzz-word of our time – and with good reason. The Network is the Computer has long been […]
Blacknight CEO Michele Neylon joins me for a chat on this week’s podcast. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 31:48; 18MB; MP3. Michele thinks Ashley Madison, the cheaters website whose entire user database has been compromised, was asking for trouble. By that, he doesn’t mean that they’ve been smitten for their […]
Joseph Dalby of Flightpath Consultants spoke at the Digital Rights Europe Conference in Dublin earlier this year. They offer advice and expertise about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, commonly known as drones, with extensive legal expertise and intrinsic knowledge of the unmanned systems industry. The range of opportunities provided by this emerging technology is highly diverse, as he explains in […]
View image | gettyimages.com French DJ and producer David Guetta recently claimed in a BBC interview that music piracy has helped him gain a following for his music, and sell more tickets for his shows. Now a survey by World Intellectual Property Review reveals a 50-50 split among respondents asked if they agree with his views. […]
Ethan Z Scott is a somewhat flamboyant video blogger – even before he tried out these colour-blindness correcting glasses. Predictably enough, his response is rather over-the-top and emotional – but who am I to judge? Imagine what it must be like to discover the world is really more beautiful than you previously thought. HT: Boing Boing. Related articles […]
When Netflix first got an Emmy nomination it was big news, but at this stage it’s almost the new normal. However this year Netflix have got 34 Emmy nominations, which is pretty damn impressive. Here’s the full roster: GRACE AND FRANKIE: 1 nomination Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series- Lily Tomlin House of Cards […]
