Irish Independent Shops set to re-open on Stephen’s Day in an attempt to boost sales following a rough year – Aideen Sheehan. http://tinyurl.com/3897yjc Ryanair will slash the number of flights it operates from a number of German airports next summer in response to the German government’s €8 passenger travel tax that takes effect from next [...]
With the recent budget cuts, many will be forced tighten their belts a few extra notches from January. Before you decide travel is a luxury you can no longer afford, try these clever budget-busting travel tips from lastminute.com . You may be pleasantly surprised that it’s still possible to take a break without breaking the [...]
Irish Times Kevin Cardiff, the secretary general at the Department of Finance, told officials from the US embassy in Dublin in late 2008 that he was confident the Government would not have to bail out our banks. This has emerged from the latest batch of secret US cables released by WikiLeaks – Ciaran Hancock. http://tinyurl.com/2a4q7qg [...]
Irish Independent: Freeze set to return on Friday – Fiona Ellis and Paddy Clancy. http://tinyurl.com/28bozee Metro: 48% of people surveyed in Metro Herald’s Urban Life survey will give to charity this Christmas. 36% say that they will be spending less this Christmas than they did last year. Only 56% of workers say they are definitely [...]
1. ‘Hacktivists’ target MasterCard, Visa and Amazon websites, to name but a few, in retaliation for the withdrawal of donations to the WikiLeaks website. Our client, Dermot Williams from IT security company, Threatscape, helped break down the denial-of-service attack into layman’s terms for RTE Drivetime and Pat Kenny listeners as the news unfolded – http://tinyurl.com/2a722nt [...]
MetroHerald: Amazon most recent victim of the Anonymous ‘hacktivists’. The average Irish person will spend €550 each on Christmas this year on gifts and food a new survey by eBay has found. Parents will spend more than average. More than half of Irish people save for Christmas but more than a fifth take out loans [...]
Irish Times Main Paper Citigroup will create over 200 jobs in an expansion of its Dublin and Waterford operations. – Barry O’Halloran http://tinyurl.com/3xtoekh Wikileaks supporters have been linked to a ‘denial of service’ attack on the MasterCard website in response to the company’s refusal to handle donations to WikiLeaks. – Jack Horgan-Jones http://tinyurl.com/3x62ujf Eircom has [...]
Irish Times: Praise for those who are looking out for their neighbours during the cold snap. Irish students drop in rankings for literacy and maths, a recent OECD survey has found – Sean Flynn. http://tinyurl.com/2by8ynt Anna Carey on how Twitter is turning TV watching into a communal activity, giving rise to conversations about everything from [...]
Irish Independent: Stephen Fry’s cameo role in Ros na Run Regular use of mobile phones in pregnancy could increase the chance of youngsters suffering behavioural problems, new research out yesterday suggests – Jane Kirby. Nearly 60,000 may emigrate next year to seek work. Ronan Price on the battle of the ebooks this Christmas. http://tinyurl.com/32om36f Irish [...]
The Irish Independent Charity volunteers working to help recession-hit families are so traumatised by the enormity of problems facing some households that they have had to be provided with special counseling – Ralph Riegel. http://tinyurl.com/34e7xc3 AA Roadwatch survey shows that mums do more of the chauffeuring of their children than dads. Thousands of shoppers chose [...]
