Posted by maca on January 15, 2008
O2 and probably other gsm service providers too offer you free text messages through their website. With O2 you get 250 free messages per month, the only pain in the ass is that to use them you need to log on to the site to access the message form. For that reason I only use [...]
Posted by maca on January 8, 2008
With my head buried in the sand these past few months I totally missed the change in .ie registration rules … as of 31st October 2007 you can now register personal .ie domain names! Certain restrictions apply of course but it’s a welcome and long overdue rule change. For cheapest registration prices, that i found [...]
Posted by maca on January 8, 2008
A BBC London investigation has uncovered a scam by a group calling itself the “Irish International University” (iiuedu.ie). It has been operating in the UK for a number of years, targeting foreign students and at one stage claimed to have a campus in Dublin. The Malaysian group, registered as a business in Switzerland, which apparently [...]
Posted by maca on December 13, 2007
From Citizens Information: “Every household, business or institution in Ireland with a television or equipment capable of receiving a television signal (using an aerial, satellite dish, cable or other means) must have a television licence”. The funding from TV licences is used to support RTÉ 1, RTE 2, Radio 1, RnaG, TG4, Lyric FM & [...]
Posted by maca on December 12, 2007
The football folks north of the border still aren’t accepting the FIFA ruling that players born in Northern Ireland can turn out for the Republic. The Unionists even wanted to pass a motion in Stormont condemming FIFA’s proposal! *yawn* Why can’t an Irish citizen born in the North play for their national team? Was Maik [...]
Posted by maca on November 28, 2007
Somehow I doubt John Delaney or anyone in the FAI reads this blog but if, by some odd stroke of luck, they chance upon my wee corner of the blog o’sphere I want my message to be clear… Do not hire Terry Venables as ROI manager! We’re sick of chancers and second rate managers! The [...]
Posted by maca on November 23, 2007
Below is “Waiting For The Guards“, the first film (of three) just released as part of Amnesty International‘s unsubscribe campaign. Worth watching whether or not you agree with Amnesty’s work. Get great free widgets at Widgetbox!
Posted by maca on November 22, 2007
So with England’s miserable defeat to Croatia and NI’s expected exit last night and the poor aul Scots losing to the iTalians last week it obviously means none of the “home” nations, as some call ‘em, will be taking part in Euro 2008. It’s a sad state of affairs really. What has happened to soccer [...]
Posted by maca on November 16, 2007
SERIOUSLY sweet models. It doesn’t get much better than this.
Posted by maca on February 23, 2007
I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s game in Croker … who isn’t?? I’d love to be there, the atmosphere is going to be amazing!! It’ll be even better if Ireland finally turn on the style after two disappointing performances against the Welsh and the French. There are two things I am really hoping for [...]