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Finally – Twitter via SMS officially available in Ireland

December 19, 2009
By Tom
Finally – Twitter via SMS officially available in Ireland

Twitter via SMS (text) messaging is now available to customers of O2 in Ireland, although sending them incurs a cost of 11c. Up to 500 incoming tweets per month are free however. To start, have Twitter verify your mobile phone at http://www.twitter.com/devices. Then go to O2 at http://short.ie/a65hji to get all the details on terms...

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Nortel Networks – Top wireless turkeys of 2009 – FierceWireless

November 20, 2009
By Tom
Nortel Networks – Top wireless turkeys of 2009 – FierceWireless

There are lots of local businesses using Nortel PBX systems around here. They better wise up – Happy Thanksgiving! Nortel Networks – Top wireless turkeys of 2009 – FierceWireless.

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Free rent for local Startups

November 6, 2009
By Tom

If you are a startup company in the Athlone area then you may be interested in visiting the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, between 11am and 2pm. FK Development, part of the FK Group, with offices in Moate, Co. Westmeath, will be presenting details of the several properties they have in their...

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Weekly Radio Podcast

June 19, 2009
By Tom
Weekly Radio Podcast

This is a one hour podcast of our weekly show on Athlone Community Radio -” The Thursday Mix”.  Studio guest was Jeff Reid of Indianapolis, Indiana who is visiting Ireland for his wedding to local girl Paula. Best wishes to them both. We did a lot of plugging for the Sharon Shannon gig which was happening...

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The Thursday Mix

May 14, 2009
By Tom

Preparing for our slot at Athlone Community Radio. Our show is one hour long and goes out on Thursdays from 7 to 8pm. Uploaded by www.cellspin.net

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UPC Ireland 100% more expensive than UPC Netherlands

April 10, 2009
By Tom
UPC Ireland 100% more expensive than UPC Netherlands

Below is the text of an article that appeared in the New York Times regarding High Speed Broadband. The U.S. company Liberty Global is examined, which you likely know is the parent company of Chorus, aka NTL, aka UPC, the dominant cable operator in Ireland. What caught my eye is the fact that Liberty Global...

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Alienware to close Athlone EMEA manufacturing base?

March 24, 2009
By Tom

PC Magazine thinks so…. Dell’s Alienware division will lay off employees from a number of its business units as the once-independent division becomes more closely tied to Dell’s main organization and significantly expands its reach. In a memo forwarded to ExtremeTech, Alienware general manager Arthur Lewis outlined a number of divisions that contained...

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‘Red Shrimp’ parasite causes serious damage to fish stocks in Lough Ree

February 28, 2009
By Tom

An infestation of parasites on Lough Ree is set to cause serious damage to both the natural ecosystem and anglers who are dependent on its fish stocks. Shoals of “red shrimp” which can resemble a red cloud were spotted in the lake over last weekend, and the infestation was confirmed yesterday. There is no way of...

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Community Games to be held in Athlone

February 23, 2009
By Tom

RONAN McGREEVY Mon, Feb 23, 2009 DETAILS OF this year’s HSE Community Games have been announced by the organisers. They will take place at the Athlone Institute of Technology because Mosney is having a face-lift. The events this year take place from May 22nd to May 24th, and from August 14th to 16th and August 21st and 23rd. The...

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You have been warned!

February 22, 2009
By Tom
You have been warned!

You have been warned, originally uploaded by *regina*. I came across this pic on flickr and thought it was worth a post. I’m pretty sure this is the wall at the entrance to Burgess Park on the Strand and not a million miles from this sign I came across in 2008.

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