Russell Brand Mocks TV Journalism, Backs Irish Water Protests [Video]
We featured Russell Brand's cover of Parklife earlier this week - a collaboration with Irish band, the Rubberbandits. Afterwards he tweeted that he planned to address the Irish Water controversy. Now he has: [youtube]http://youtu.be/nV7KojDB87o[/youtube] It's a bit of
Web Summit Delays Launch of 2015 Tickets Due to Load-Testing Glitch
Web Summit tickets for 2015 were due to go on sale today at 5pm with a special 2-for-1 offer for those who had registered their interest in advance. But when over 24,000 people did just that,
Netflix First Original UK Drama is All About the Queen
The Crown, the decades-spanning inside story of Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain’s post-war destiny, will premiere exclusively across all Netflix territories in 2016. The Crown is inspired by the award-winning West End
Declan Ganley will Speak at Startup Galway
Startup Galway has got off to a great start with Trustev's Pat Phelan and VC Dermot Berkery headlining its first two gatherings. And they've just announced their third event will feature entrepreneur and campaigner Declan Ganley.
WhatsApp Acquisition In Perspective
While the announced acquisition price for WhatsApp is significant (ok, let's just say "huge"), how does it compare to other tech industry acquisitions? Here's a nice chart from Statista that puts it in context
Humour: Netflix Launch New Plan
I love Netflix but I probably spend more time browsing and searching for something to watch than I do actually watching .. at times anyway. So this parody video from The Onion really appealed to me
Weathering the Storm in Carlow [Audio]
On Wednesday of last week, 12 February, a ferocious storm tore across Ireland, felling trees, damaging buildings and leaving 200,000 people without power. Backup systems kicked in seamlessly in the Blacknight data centre, so staff had
