While local companies' offers of putting Wi-Fi on our trains may yet to come to fruition, bus travellers will soon be able to enjoy free Internet access thanks to technology from Wexford-based company BlueZone Media.
Using a bluetooth enabled mobile phone, travellers on a range of bus routes can now check their Facebook, read news and send and receive e-mails.
The service will be rolled out early next month on a number of coaches from Cork company Butler Buses and will initially benefit those on their chartered and sight-seeing tours. Read More
Courtesy: RTE News
Monday, May 18, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Digital media bucking the recession
Companies located in Dublin's Digital Hub expect to create a total of 250 jobs this year, a growth of 25% of the present combined workforce. That's according to the second annual Enterprise Survey of Digital Hub companies published by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA).
The survey was conducted last March amongst the companies located in The Digital Hub, the Government enterprise and regeneration project in Dublin's South West Inner City.Its findings show that Digital Hub companies are expected to grow strongly during 2009, with almost 54% expecting to expand their operations. This is in stark contrast to the general Irish economy, where only 19% of companies expect to see workforce growth this year. Read More
Courtesy:RTE
The survey was conducted last March amongst the companies located in The Digital Hub, the Government enterprise and regeneration project in Dublin's South West Inner City.Its findings show that Digital Hub companies are expected to grow strongly during 2009, with almost 54% expecting to expand their operations. This is in stark contrast to the general Irish economy, where only 19% of companies expect to see workforce growth this year. Read More
Courtesy:RTE
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Over 2,000 Students Take Part in SciFest 2009
More than 2,000 secondary school students are due to participate in SciFest 2009 over the next two weeks as schools from around Ireland exhibit almost 900 science and technology projects at 14 Institutes of Technology nationwide.
SciFest is a one day festival of science, which includes a competition and exhibition of projects, a selection of science talks, science demonstrations in the college laboratories and a prize-giving ceremony.The programme aims to encourage the pursuit of science through an investigative approach to learning and to provide an opportunity for students to display their scientific discoveries.
203 local students took part in the Dublin event which took place today at DIT Kevin Street with 97 projects on display in total. Read More
Courtesy: RTE
SciFest is a one day festival of science, which includes a competition and exhibition of projects, a selection of science talks, science demonstrations in the college laboratories and a prize-giving ceremony.The programme aims to encourage the pursuit of science through an investigative approach to learning and to provide an opportunity for students to display their scientific discoveries.
203 local students took part in the Dublin event which took place today at DIT Kevin Street with 97 projects on display in total. Read More
Courtesy: RTE
Bealtaine Festival 1st - 31st May
Bealtaine is the national festival celebrating creativity in older age. Over 55,000 people took part in Bealtaine in 2008, making it one of Ireland’s biggest arts festivals.
From dance to cinema, painting to theatre, Bealtaine showcases the talents and skills of both established and first-time older artists and performers. It is a chance to make new and challenging work, a chance to communicate traditions between the generations, a chance to delve a little deeper into a new area of understanding. Bealtaine creates the space to discover talents until now unseen. Read More
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
No Grey Bin collection on Bank Holiday Monday
BALLYMOUNT CIVIC AMENITY
CENTRE OPEN ALL DAY
South Dublin County Council is very sorry that some householders have not had a black bin
collection service in recent weeks. We hope that everyone’s bin will be collected, as normal, this week. Thanks to the fortnightly green bin collection, householders are really reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. A lot of households only put out the grey bin once every three weeks. There will be no grey bin collection on the May Bank Holiday Monday or on future Bank Holidays. Householders are asked to put their bin out on the week before or the week after bank holidays from now on.
No Bin Collection on May Bank Holiday
Courtesy: SDCC
CENTRE OPEN ALL DAY
South Dublin County Council is very sorry that some householders have not had a black bin
collection service in recent weeks. We hope that everyone’s bin will be collected, as normal, this week. Thanks to the fortnightly green bin collection, householders are really reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. A lot of households only put out the grey bin once every three weeks. There will be no grey bin collection on the May Bank Holiday Monday or on future Bank Holidays. Householders are asked to put their bin out on the week before or the week after bank holidays from now on.
No Bin Collection on May Bank Holiday
Courtesy: SDCC
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Dell no longer top selling brand in Irish PC market
DELL HAS lost its long-held number one spot in the Irish personal computer (PC) market following its decision to cease manufacturing in Limerick with the loss of 1,900 jobs over the next year.
Provisional first-quarter data from market research firm IDC shows that HP is now the biggest- selling brand in Ireland with Dell in the number two position.
Dell’s years as the number one exporter from Ireland boosted its local sales and it was the number one brand here at a time when it could not replicate that feat in other European countries.
The data show that PC sales in the Irish market collapsed in the first three months of this year, with just 124,835 units being shipped,
a drop of 37.9 per cent compared to a year ago. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
Provisional first-quarter data from market research firm IDC shows that HP is now the biggest- selling brand in Ireland with Dell in the number two position.
Dell’s years as the number one exporter from Ireland boosted its local sales and it was the number one brand here at a time when it could not replicate that feat in other European countries.
The data show that PC sales in the Irish market collapsed in the first three months of this year, with just 124,835 units being shipped,
a drop of 37.9 per cent compared to a year ago. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Arts & Culture Week at the Big Picture
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April 20 -25th 2009
Artist’s films and multi-media projects from South Dublin County Council’s
Per Cent for Art Programme, In Context 3.
Artist’s films and multi-media projects from South Dublin County Council’s
Per Cent for Art Programme, In Context 3.
Short films, photographs and website projects from South Dublin County’s innovative public art programme will be on show for a week at the Big Picture, the new multi-media exhibition space in the heart of Tallaght.
Entry is free and all the films and photographs will be on view continuously – just drop in to see a selection of these exciting projects. The artists worked closely with the people and landscapes of South Dublin County – so look out for familiar faces and places!
Entry is free and all the films and photographs will be on view continuously – just drop in to see a selection of these exciting projects. The artists worked closely with the people and landscapes of South Dublin County – so look out for familiar faces and places!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Firefox 3.0 becomes the most popular web browser in Europe
For the first time, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 became the most popular web browser in Europe, overtaking Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0, according to web analytics firm StatCounter.
According to StatCounter, Firefox 3.0 took 35.05pc of the European web browser market, followed by 34.54pc for IE 7.0.
“The move is partly explained by a small switch from IE 7.0 usage to IE 8.0, but also by growing market share overall by Firefox 3.0,” explained Aodhan Cullen, CEO and founder StatCounter.
“The data shows that Firefox is closing the gap, and is now just 10pc behind all IE versions in Europe.”
The StatCounter analysis is based on four billion pageloads per month. StatCounter is one of the largest website traffic monitoring companies in the world, with over two million members globally. Over 40pc are located in the US with 25pc in Europe.
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
According to StatCounter, Firefox 3.0 took 35.05pc of the European web browser market, followed by 34.54pc for IE 7.0.
“The move is partly explained by a small switch from IE 7.0 usage to IE 8.0, but also by growing market share overall by Firefox 3.0,” explained Aodhan Cullen, CEO and founder StatCounter.
“The data shows that Firefox is closing the gap, and is now just 10pc behind all IE versions in Europe.”
The StatCounter analysis is based on four billion pageloads per month. StatCounter is one of the largest website traffic monitoring companies in the world, with over two million members globally. Over 40pc are located in the US with 25pc in Europe.
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
Friday, March 27, 2009
Eco Week - Monday 30th Mar - 4th Apr
South Dublin County Council is proud to announce its fifth annual Eco Week, which will be launched by the Mayor of South Dublin County, Councillor Marie Corr on Tuesday 31st March.
Eco-Week runs from Monday 30th March to Saturday 4th, April. The week long festival aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and provide some solutions in an engaging, enjoyable and practical way.
Sorcha O’Brien, South Dublin County Council’s Environmental Awareness Officer said “ there are over 100 events taking place through out the County for ECO-week so there is something for everyone from Community Groups to Schools, Householders to Individuals. This year the launch of ECO-Week coincides with the South Dublin County Environmental Schools competition award ceremony. This adds greatly to ECO-Week as the competition encourages students of all ages to learn about environmental issues and to express themselves artistically.
Some of the ECO-Week highlights range from, Eco-Easter Arts & Crafts Sessions, Naturalists Dale Treadwell, Don Conroy and Eric Dempsey, to Composting Workshops, environmental themed movies, Tallaght’s Eco-Shop and the Smoothie Bike.
In addition a series of lunchtime lectures will take place and exhibitions will be on display in County Hall and South Dublin County Library branches during the week. Topics include Ecological Footprints and Climate Change.
All events are free so come along and discover how to reduce the size of your eco-footprint.
For more information on ECO-Week or to book a place at an event please visit http://www.southdublin.ie/ or contact the Environmental Awareness Section, South Dublin County Council or your local library.
Eco-Week runs from Monday 30th March to Saturday 4th, April. The week long festival aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and provide some solutions in an engaging, enjoyable and practical way.
Sorcha O’Brien, South Dublin County Council’s Environmental Awareness Officer said “ there are over 100 events taking place through out the County for ECO-week so there is something for everyone from Community Groups to Schools, Householders to Individuals. This year the launch of ECO-Week coincides with the South Dublin County Environmental Schools competition award ceremony. This adds greatly to ECO-Week as the competition encourages students of all ages to learn about environmental issues and to express themselves artistically.
Some of the ECO-Week highlights range from, Eco-Easter Arts & Crafts Sessions, Naturalists Dale Treadwell, Don Conroy and Eric Dempsey, to Composting Workshops, environmental themed movies, Tallaght’s Eco-Shop and the Smoothie Bike.
In addition a series of lunchtime lectures will take place and exhibitions will be on display in County Hall and South Dublin County Library branches during the week. Topics include Ecological Footprints and Climate Change.
All events are free so come along and discover how to reduce the size of your eco-footprint.
For more information on ECO-Week or to book a place at an event please visit http://www.southdublin.ie/ or contact the Environmental Awareness Section, South Dublin County Council or your local library.
SWAN Family Support - Coffee Morning
COFFEE MORNING
At SWAN FAMILY SUPPORT ORGANISATION
Springfield Shopping Centre
On 8th April 2009 from 10.00am to 12.00pm
All welcome
http://connect.southdublin.ie/swanfamilysupport/
At SWAN FAMILY SUPPORT ORGANISATION
Springfield Shopping Centre
On 8th April 2009 from 10.00am to 12.00pm
All welcome
http://connect.southdublin.ie/swanfamilysupport/
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