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Claire Brock, Sarah O’Connor and Sinead O’Donnell, who were recently appointed to the UTV Ireland news team. The new station will go on air on January 1.

Minister’s Order Paves the Way for UTV Ireland on Saorview

The Minister for Communications, Alex White, TD, yesterday signed the order designating the new UTV Ireland television service for carriage on SAORVIEW, the national free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform. The decision means that Irish television viewers who rely on the SAORVIEW platform will be able to view the new service when it launches on New […]

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Irish Online Shoppers Use Parcel Motel to Overcome ‘UK-Only’ Delivery Restrictions

Parcel Motel, the round-the-clock delivery service for online shoppers has released research detailing the savings available to online shoppers when shopping on UK websites. The preference for shopping on UK websites was shown to be prevalent amongst online shoppers, with over 50% of Irish adults shopping regularly* online on UK websites. The reasons behind these […]

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Úna Minh Kavanagh, Blogger, Journalist, Foodie

Úna Spills the Beans on Food [Podcast]

Our guest on today’s podcast is Úna-Minh Kavanagh, blogger, journalist, broadcaster and campaigner. (Download here: 19:38; 11MB; MP3 – or click the player above). She’s worked for JustEat.ie and interned with Storyful and most recently worked for Her.ie. Now she’s taking a new path so I Skyped her to find out more. Úna’s going back to […]

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Steve DelBianco, Executive Director, NetChoice

Ridesharing Companies Face ‘Resistance to Innovation’ – an Interview with Steve DelBianco of Netchoice [Audio]

Steve Del Bianco is the guest on today’s podcast (42:16; 24MB; MP3). He’s the executive director of NetChoice, “a trade association of eCommerce businesses and online consumers all of whom share the goal of promoting convenience, choice, and commerce on the net”. Steve is based in Washington DC, where he lobbies on internet issues, but the latest issue he’s focused on is playing […]

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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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