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Realex Fire Officially Launched

Irish payments provider, Realex Payments, has launched their new personal payments service “Realex Fire“. Conn and I had spoken about the service a couple of times over the last year when it was still known as CaraPay. Here’s the official announcement: With an ambition to transform the way people and businesses are paid, Realex takes […]

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Visualise Irish & European IT Metrics Easily

Everyone loves being able to visualise data and infographics have become very popular in the last couple of years. However being able to generate attractive graphs and graphics requires both skill and access to data. The EU’s Digital Agenda for Europe site removes some of the pain You can quickly and easily generate a range […]

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Spark.me Startup Competition

The guys over at the .me domain registry are running a competition for startups in conjunction with their conference – spark.me. The conference, which is being held in Budva, Montenegro will feature a number of international speakers and include the startup competition. If you’re involved in a startup that has received less than $2.5 million […]

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Pirate Bay Launch Browser To Circumvent Blocking

File sharing site The Pirate Bay has just celebrated 10 years “in business”. And they’ve also announced a new browser – aptly, yet not very creatively called “Pirate Browser“. The browser is a bundle of a Tor client with a custom Firefox install. It’s supposedly able to get past the blocks that many ISPs have […]

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Villains’ Forum [Podcast #66]

Brought to you by Blacknight it’s the Technology.ie podcast – with Michele and Conn. Politicians in the UK are considering forcing ISPs to block adult material, unless users explicitly opt for uncensored access.  Irish ISPs warn against “rash adoption or attempted copying of UK measures”. This is against a background of an increased awareness of […]

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Country Codes And SEO

Google’s Matt Cutts explains the thinking behind how Google decides if a country code can be used globally or whether it’s only going to be targetted to a specific country. The basic thinking is that if the country code is in active use in the region then you won’t be able to target it to […]

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Technology: A ‘bad’ woman’s best friend?

Technology: A ‘bad’ woman’s best friend?

In Do Penance or Perish: A Study of Magdalene Asylums in Ireland, first published in 2001, historian Frances Finnegan acknowledged the critical role of technology in the demise of Ireland’s institutions for ‘fallen women’ saying, “Possibly the advent of the washing machine has been as instrumental in closing these laundries as have changing attitudes.” Ireland’s […]

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Hailo Expands Service to Galway

Hailo has launched its service in Galway, though their website still hasn’t been updated to reflect the new service area. The mobile app is available on both iPhone and Android smartphones. To celebrate their Galway launch they’re running a promotion to give users a €10 credit off their first fare. Full details here. Related articles […]

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