Month: November 2005

Colm Keena writes in the Irish Times The filings indicate the multinational’s effective tax rate has dropped from 39 per cent to 31 per cent, indicating it is saving approximately ?100 million a year in taxes via its Irish business. “This is primarily because proportionately more of our earnings in 2005 compared to 2004 are…

[BHG’s prediction addiction]as of today’s date (19/11/2005)25,000 Podcasts and counting on iTunes 19,921 are be tracked by PodNova.com 10,276 submitted to podcastalley.com numbers numbers, Im looking at a magic number 36,000, the number of radio stations worldwide (according to ‘I am an oil tanker‘ by Fi Glover). 5000 of these stations broadcast / stream on…

classichits.ie will be launched Nov 30th 2005 using the AAC plus format for streaming. on their site they say We’re launching our new Irish service on November 30th, 2005, with a full service and a brand new web site. Check back to listen to our test transmissions and get ready for high-quality audio featuring the…

I have set up a list at webnet.ie called opencast@webnet.ie The function of the list is to discuss the setting up of a representative body for Podcasters in Ireland. The list is open for anyone to join and discuss this topic. The need exists to safe guard the activity of podcasters regards licencing, legal and…

RTE [SCIENCE] [PODCAST] You couldn’t have timed it worse – in the middle of National Science Week, Ireland’s first chief science adviser to the Government is moved sideways amidst revelations that he obtained his PhD from the US Pacific Western University, known for selling qualifications. So what did Barry McSweeney achieve since he took office…

COMREG has awarded the last remaining 3G (umts) licence to Smart Telecom. The company will now have a chance to take up the running of the third part of the second tier of licences knows as ‘B’ licences. They beat Eircom & Meteor who are due to merge but submitted separate applications to double their…

since it introduction just 3 years ago the Fingal Bin Tax tag cost has risen 50% to the now proposed €7.50 The average cost per house per annum is €195 (a tag every two weeks). The green bin service which the council are charged for by a private monopoly costs €70 per annum or €5.38…

on April 26 I blogged In Ireland there are 21 labour inspectors for 1,600,000 workers. And there are 50 dog wardens for 156,000 dog licences. It doesn’t add up. It seems according to the SIndo today that the same argument is being made in the Dail, by the leader of the Labour Party in Ireland…

According an RTE Radio1 show; The Quantum Leap, its newsletter states, RTE will begin podcasting RSS/MP3 today…. welcome montrose.. o domhnaill abu 32bits Erin, loud n clear, QSL? Please join us at 8pm if you can. From tomorrow we?ll be podcasting the programme with RSS feeds, as well has providing mp3 downloads from the site…