Live on NPR Tonight: Sinead O’Connor in Concert

Once one of pop music’s most distinctive and controversial stars, Sinead O’Connor returns for a night of Jamaican roots music with reggae legends Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, live from Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club. Hear their full concert stream on NPR.org tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 6 beginning at approximately 8:45 p.m. EST. [1:45am Dublin] O’Connor is…

Swiss Roll

FT reports: Swisscom’s chairman and chief executive on Monday accused the government of political interference and warned of resignations if the crisis at the Swiss telecoms company was not resolved swiftly. The attack came as Swisscom confirmed it had broken off take-over talks with Eircom of Ireland following last month’s surprise veto by Bern on…

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w800i podcatcher

I got my w800i sony walkman phone today; the day meteor messed up credit control, blocked my phone & over charged me. You see the postal service is being run down so much that the lag time between bill arriving and cheques arriving is so expanded up to 16 days that monthly billing is running…

Podcasting Research

snipped from http://peterchen.members.grokthis.net/research a number of interesting relationships between audience size and show characteristics are examined. Some key findings include: * Episode frequency exerts a strong influence on audience size, with the release of daily episodes demonstrating the highest average audience size. Presently, most shows are produced on a weekly basis, * There are few…

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car, 54, where r u

I heard it reported on RTE 2FM that the average Dublin commute time is 54 minutes according to the CSO. So if podcasts are tailored to suit average commute times, Dublin podcasters beware. “Dubliners love their cars” the commute time has also expanded because of the widening of the commuter belt as the celtic tiger…

Irish Ferries: ICTU Must Call a 24 Hour General Strike NOW!

The barricading of the control rooms of two ships by Irish Ferries workers should be fully supported by all working class people. This battle is not just about defending 543 trade union jobs. This is now the biggest issue in the country and is relevant to all workers. Other companies are watching and egging on…

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IIA PODCAST

The IIA podcast has been launched. You can hear the full proceedings of the Irish Internet Association & CheetahMail Net Visionary Awards Winners 2005 on the podcast. The feed for the podcast is at http://www.netvisionary.ie/rss.xml or you can listen to the MP3 here. The podcast was recorded and built by doop.ie and will also feature…

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