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…
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Radio Telefís Éireann, RTE anseo agaibh PODCASTING
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…
Dungannon – best small town in the world
Dungannon (Tyrone) has won first place (Gold) in the LivCom awards backed by the UN, the awards cermony was held in Spain on Monday.The LivCom Awards were launched in 1997 and are endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme. LivCom is the world’s only Awards Competition focussing on Best Practice regarding the management of the…
My race against waste
The race began at 14:00pm in Drumshanbo Leitrim, a full car boot load on cardboard needed disposal. Leitrim has only two bring banks that take cardboard, (source repak.ie via dead slow dialup in Leitrim’s broadband black spot). The two bring banks that take cardboard are Manorhamilton & Mohill, both are open Wednesday & Saturday (at…
iTunes: the First, the Last, My Everything purchase
I just bought my first track in iTunes (fanfare for the common man) in fact I bought two; I was prompted to buy 2 tracks I did not own, that were requested at a gig I played last night (im a DJ). All my music is CD based and 13 years in CD world, I…
latest podcast uploaded – I Love Radio (part 1)
show nine is now out. click here 2 hear SHOW NOTESI LOVE RADIO – part 1first memories of radiobuying my first tranyAM pirates versus super piratespodcasters and pirate pioneersmusic radio and podcasts—regular serviceMusic byerinmckeon.comrebeccahart.netlinnbrown.commurderthestout.compodcasts linksIEN irish emigrant podcast www.emigrant.ie
FF driving ban now 2 TDs are off the road
The former government minister, Jim McDaid, has been convicted of dangerous driving and drunken driving at Naas District Court in Co Kildare and given a two year driving ban. Driving up the wrong side of a dual carrageway McDaid was more than 3 times over the limit with 267 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres…
rossport 5; explosion would kill anyone within a mile radius
RTÉ reports A retired US Navy officer with expertise in explosives has told a hearing into the safety of the onshore pipeline from the Corrib Gas field that if the pipeline were to rupture, the ensuing explosion would kill anyone within a mile radius. public consultation is happening today & tomorrow, long after the decision…
where’s me portal
Portal Launch Speech for Minister5 May 2004 18:00(Photocall : Minister, Developers, IBM 17:50) Fellow Ministers, Ladies and GentlemenIntroduction…Like many other Member States, Ireland has developed many eHealth applications. I now have the pleasure of introducing you to one of our latest developments the National Health Services Portal.…It gives me great pleasure today to launch the…