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Jobs initiative announced


Shopping in Meath 21:48
The Government’s much-flagged jobs initiative will see a cut in the VAT rate on a range of tourism-related products and services in a bid to generate employment in the economy.The plan, announced today by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, also in...

Irland im Mai 2011 - Das ...


News aus Irland 16:24
Kam grade per Email von einem unserer Lieferanten. Warum man zum Beispiel die M50 sperren muss, nur weil die englische Queen zu Besuch kommt, enzieht sich allerdings meiner Kenntnis.Hi All, Pls see below in relation to road restrictions in the comin...


Eurovisionary


University Blog 01:30
The first time I watched the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1967, and I remember it really well. For those of my readers who won’t immediately know what happened that year, the winning entry was ‘Puppet on a String’, written by Bil...

The Creative Space Killin...


Irish Craft Update 14:59
www.the-creative-space.com If you have an interest in any workshop, classes or course please let us know and we can book your place. . Karen Harper Churchview Road, Killiney, Co Dublin 086 888 5321 . HI All Just a reminder that Crochet class starts...

Welcome To Ireland, Ma’am


Crime Always Pays 08:27
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Ireland today, and naturally there’s more of a fuss being made of her visit than if she were the Queen of Sweden, say, or Swaziland. Eight hundred years of oppression, the Famine, the Black and Tans, Bobby Sands, yadda...


Pirates of the Caribbean ...


Film Reviews, Movie News ... 14:42
I’ve been posting some shots of the stars of Disney’s upcoming release – Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides over on my movie news site. Here are a couple from last night’s screening of the film during the Cannes film ...

Exclusive – Stream The Mi...


State Magazine 11:16
This Friday sees another of our tips for 2011 enter the album fray with the release of Marcata from The Minutes on Model Citizen Records. Having taken their time to get this far, State is delighted to confirm that the record is all we hoped it would...

Hawk’s Well Theatre annou...


Sligo Events 19:29
The Hawk’s Well Theatre is delighted to announce the third iYeats Poetry Competition – an online national and international competition open to all and with a special award for poetry from poets under 25. Prize giving and a public reading of ...

Bank of Ireland forced to...


Clonmel and South Tippera... 10:00
BANK of Ireland has been forced to put more than 2,000 customers back on tracker mortgages and compensate them, the Irish Independent has learnt. The homeowners had opted to move from trackers to fixed rates, but the bank had failed to observe Cent...

JEDWAAARRRRD


Culch.ie 13:04
Well, they were just brilliant weren’t they? Like a pair of puppies jacked up on Ritalin clothed in the shiniest of sweet-wrapper red and just GOING FOR IT. It was 4 minutes when the whole country set aside its cynicism and got 100% behind the...

Honi Soit


The Punishment of Sloth 16:37
Another word on the upcoming visit of the head of state of the United Kingdom to the territory of the Republic of Ireland, the habits and practices of certain people, the supposed historical significance of this visit, and other related matters. Acc...

City social housing schem...


An Irish Town Planner's B... 05:06
THE FIRST public housing development to be built in Dublin city through public-private partnership (PPP) since the collapse of the system in 2008 has been granted permission by An Bord Pleanála.Alcove Properties, owned by developer Seán Reilly, has ...

Cat Lost 2 Days Ago - O'd...


Latest Missing & Found Pe... 18:38
Missing since Sun May 8th, a male black and white domestic cat (microchipped), under 2 years old. He is......

True Blood - Season 4 Tra...


TV Lover 07:56
And with six weeks to go, HBO are finally giving us a trailer for the fourth season of True Blood. Here's hoping cast shots are next ...I thought that was Jessica in that screencap but it turns out it's a character called Daisy, who Bill interrogate...

Salmond in the Pink


Politics 14:39
An event took place last week that could have major implications for this island of ours. I refer to the virtual landslide secured by the Scots nationalists in the Holyrood elections. If Alex Salmond proceeds to a referendum for Independence, which...

High Fidelity launch with...


Brian Greene 15:26
High Fidelity: A Century of Recorded Song with Jack L and Julie Feeney begins 16th May on RTÉ Lyric fm Two of Ireland’s most talented stage performers, Jack L and Julie Feeney, have joined forces to present a ground-breaking new radio ...

We are part of the war o...


Independent.ie - Analysis... 05:00
Last week's (admittedly posed) picture of President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden watching the mission to kill Osama bin Laden is already an iconic image of our time. His national security team present in the picture included Deputy Nati...

Event of the Week: 16th –...


Culch.ie 10:11
Got a taste for adventure? This week’s Culch.ie highlight is The Adventure Weekend at the RDS from Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd. Showcasing the best of Irish outdoorsy pursuits, the event will offering attendees the opportunity to try thing...

Current and future pensio...


corkpolitics.ie 00:18
FIANNA Fianna Fáil Spokesman on Public Expenditure and Financial Sector Reform and Cork South Central TD Michael McGrath has said that thousands of existing pensioners will have their pensions reduced as a result of the Government’s decision to impo...

Form and function-creep


Memex 1.1 08:02
Just back from the annual Lee Seng Tee Lecture at my college, which was given this year by Peter Hennessy, Britain’s most interesting constitutional historian. His title was “Watching Prime Ministers”, which he interpreted as an a...

Le Grand Séducteur


The Writing Life and Othe... 22:10
How the mighty fall at times. The head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man with more power than our entire political 'elite', was arrested on board a plane bound for France over the weekend after a maid at a $3000 a night hotel in Manhattan ma...

George Michael announces ...


State Magazine 14:22
This could be interesting. George Michael is back on tour this summer, although this time we’ll see him in a very different guise than we’re used to. Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour will see the singer perform both his own songs and sele...

Found money!


A Kilcullen Diary - News ... 21:35
For several years the local tidy towns people and local councillors, and concerned individuals have been trying to get Kildare County Council to repair the Valley wall on the Milemill Road, writes Brian Byrne, because it was both an eyesore and a ...

New Bon Iver song & Irish...


Nialler9 Music Blog 11:23
There’s no doubt, having heard the new Bon Iver album (self-titled) that it’ll be a divisive album for many who fell in love with the burning embered heart of For Emma, Forever Ago. A markedly different album, the intervening three year...

A Right Royal I-Do


Popcorn Politics 11:33
Congratulations to Irish politics’ first Royal Couple – Fine Gael’s Lucinda Creighton and Senator Paul Bradford – who have tied the knot.The couple (pictured far left) chose the day of the Royal Wedding to celebrate their nuptials and it marked the ...

Left Archive: The Hillsbo...


The Cedar Lounge Revoluti... 07:10
To download the file please click on the following link: DANNY MORRISONHILLS Printed by the Sinn Féin Publicity Department in May 1986 this document, as the frontispiece notes: …examines the background to the Hillsborough Agreement, the agree...

Nominated in the Social M...


Garrendenny Lane Interior... 08:10
We had a glitch with our guest post yesterday so hopefully that will be up later (all due to my non-technical know how). We’re off to the ID&A show today so will bring you news of the highlights there over the weekend. The Social Media awa...

Rush – O2, Dublin


State Magazine 16:39
Sometimes words are difficult to find. Finally making their first visit to Ireland, Rush treated their patient fans to a spectacle of giant screens, retractable rigs, resplendent lighting, revolving drum kits and indoor fireworks. Oh, and then ther...

Jedward Sarkozy snub coul...


The Mire 08:17
A row has broken out at the heart of Europe as to whether Jedward’s Eurovision semi-final performance was enough to ensure that Ireland gets a revised EU-IMF bailout. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is understood to be quite besotted with the ...

The Business of Blogging - Irish Blog Awards via Boost Your Small Business Website with Sole Control Solutions, Mar 12th, 2009 at 16:34

Late February saw the Irish Blog Awards take place.  I don’t know much about the Irish blogging community, or these awards.  I don’t know whether it’s a narrow back slapping community of buddies or the result of widespread poling but I thought we might all be able to learn something from the winners.  Blogging is part of the small business’s online marketing arsenal and these guys know enough to win an award.  Maybe they are doing something right. The awards were in many categories and you might see something in your industry, your niche.  Maybe they are doing something really well that you could learn from.  Maybe you could do it much better.  Either way, I think these blogs are a useful resource and can provide an insight into the business of blogging... Similar posts

Irish Blog Awards Winners 2009 via Lee Munroe, Feb 23rd, 2009 at 19:49

I was short listed for the best newcomer award but Trust Tommy ran away with it. Congrats Tommy and well done to all the other winners. I didn’t attend the event myself but it looked like a good night. And the winners are… Best Popculture Blog Raptureponies Best Blog from a Journalist - Sponsored by Mamut Markham Nolan - expad.ie Best Food/Drink Blog - Sponsored by Bord Bia The Daily Spud Best Fashion Blog - Sponsored by Spinnakerpro Beaut.ie Best Arts and Culture Blog - Sponsored by Poetry Ireland Pursued by a Bear Best Political Blog - Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries Cedar Lounge Best Group Blog - Sponsored by DineToMeet.ie Dublinblog.ie Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog - Sponsored by Edgecast Media iGaeilge Best Technology Blog/Blogger - Sponsored by Bitbuzz... Similar posts

The one with the blog awards winners via Down with my Life by Vic Barry, Feb 22nd, 2009 at 14:20

ViaBest Popculture Blog* rapture poniesBest Blog from a Journalist - Sponsored by Mamut* Markham Nolan - expad.ieBest Food/Drink Blog - Sponsored by Bord Bia* the daily spudBest Fashion Blog - Sponsored by Spinnakerprobeaut.ieBest Arts and Culture Blog - Sponsored by Poetry Ireland* pursued by a bearBest Political Blog - Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries* cedar loungeBest Group Blog - Sponsored by DineToMeet.iedublinblog.ieBest Use of the Irish Language in a Blog - Sponsored by Edgecast Media* igaeilgeBest Technology Blog/Blogger - Sponsored by Bitbuzz* Justin Mason - taint.orgBest Sport and Recreation Blog - Sponsored by Boards.ie* The kop blogBest News/Current Affairs Blog - Sponsored by IGO People* Suzy Byrne mamanpouletBest Specialist Blog - Sponsored by iQ Content*... Similar posts

The 2009 Irish Blog Awards winners are via Irish Blog Awards, Feb 22nd, 2009 at 12:19

Full Winners List. (We’ll format it properly later) Best Popculture Blog * rapture ponies Best Blog from a Journalist - Sponsored by Mamut * Markham Nolan - expad.ie Best Food/Drink Blog - Sponsored by Bord Bia * the daily spud Best Fashion Blog - Sponsored by Spinnakerpro beaut.ie Best Arts and Culture Blog - Sponsored by Poetry Ireland * pursued by a bear Best Political Blog - Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries * cedar lounge Best Group Blog - Sponsored by DineToMeet.ie dublinblog.ie Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog - Sponsored by Edgecast Media * igaeilge Best Technology Blog/Blogger - Sponsored by Bitbuzz * Justin Mason - taint.org Best Sport and Recreation Blog - Sponsored by Boards.ie * The kop blog Best News/Current Affairs Blog... Similar posts

2009 Irish Blog Awards Finalists via bloggarriv, Feb 17th, 2009 at 10:16

Below are the list of finalists for the 2009 Irish Blog Awards. Some of these I would read occasionally anyway, and now I have some new reading material for the rest of today/week/month/year etc. Best Popculture Blog bifsniff.com raptureponies.wordpress.com rickoshea.wordpress.com dante-andthelobster.blogspot.com fustar.info Best Blog from a Journalist - Sponsored by Mamut irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch expad.ie davidmcwilliams.ie irishcrimereporter.blogspot.com adammaguire.com/blog Best Food/Drink Blog - Sponsored by Bord Bia tast.ie thedailyspud.com cheapeats.ie italianfoodies.wordpress.com sourgrapes.ie Best Fashion Blog - Sponsored by Spinnakerpro dressjunkie.com wow.ie beaut.ie thesexypedestrian.blogspot.com dublinstreets.blogspot.com Best Arts and Culture Blog - Sponsored... Similar posts