General: November 2005 Archives

I just got a nice envelope in the post from the IIA

According to an article on RTE.ie the EU member states are in hot water again.

The online directory, goldenpages.ie, has been given a facelift

For a lot of people the working week is a strictly defined period of time. It starts on a Monday and ends on a Friday. The working day is usually over by 6pm.

As most readers of this blog know, I was going to the Net Visionary Awards ceremony in Clontarf Castle the other evening.

I'm getting geared up for tomorrow night's event in Clontarf.

Oxfam are currently running a draw to give away a year's worth of cd's - or one a week. To enter the competition follow the link on Student Cents UK You'll need to fill out a survey to be entered in the draw.

It seems like only yesterday that I first spoke to the then CEO of the IIA, Irene Gahan, about sponsoring the IIA NetVisionary Awards 2005.

Ireland the land of saints and scholars, but maybe for not much longer, as the Irish government is reviewing the tax exemption scheme for artists.

Bertie Ahern, the Irish prime minister (Taoiseach), has announced a €34 billion scheme to upgrade transport infrastructure in Ireland. The term "upgrade" is probably a misnomer if you consider that in many instances there is no infrastructure to upgrade. Problems: - the figure of 34 billion although high will probably end up being a lot higher. The Irish government has a frightening tendency to allow these kind of projects to take longer than expected and to run well over budget - the proposed Dublin metro will involve digging up large parts of the city and will disrupt business - connecting the Luas (tram) lines had originally been proposed - most of the other improvements were previously rejected - it will take years for this to be implemented - it will cost more than they project - Who will pay for it? Irish government amuses me at times. How can they expect any economy to survive in the longterm if there is little or no long term investment in infrastructure? So many of these projects seem to be years behind the rest of Europe.

My addiction to DVDs is documented. I know, as I was the one who documented it.