Irish Tourist Industry Celebrates Gay Marriage Result
Tourism agency Fáilte Ireland was quick of the mark to celebrate the referendum result with this promotional video declaring: 'Ireland says YES to love!'. https://youtu.be/A2YKMdXQvno In particular it's promoting The Outing, which builds on the old tradition of September
Excited Digital Learning Festival is Underway and Streaming Live
There's a lot going on in Ireland today - including a historic referendum. There's also no shortage of excitement at the Excited Digital Learning Festival in Dublin Castle. Registration opens at 6 this evening, with keynotes and
Historic Referendum Moves the Needle on Social Media
The #VoteYes hashtag is currently trending globally on Twitter. It's the number one trend in Ireland, together with #hometovote, which has seen thousands of emigrants tweet about the fact that they are making a long weekend of it
Web Summit 2015 Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
While the dust on Web Summit 2014 has barely settled they're already working on the 2015 edition. Tomorrow will see 1000 tickets for Web Summit 2015 going on sale. They're apparently cheaper than the "2 for
The Cold War In 9 Minutes [Video]
Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989. Photo: Wikipedia With this week marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall a lot of people are probably a bit curious about the Cold
This Guy went Hurling Training with a GoPro on his Helmet [Video]
Ever wondered what it feels like to play hurling? Here's a first-person view, thanks to Daniel Farrell of Erin's Isle GAA Club in Dublin, who put a GoPro camera on his helmet when he went training. Clearly his hurling
Facebook Messenger Reaches 500m Users
Facebook has announced that the Facebook Messenger standalone app has reached 500m users. That's fairly impressive, it's true. But it's less impressive compared to over a billion users who access the social network every month from
