Irish Independent reports on the bustling Irish blogland

From today’s Irish Independent (subscription required, free).
Irish language activists are one of the interest groups flocking to the blogosphere. Having started his Irish blog, Imeall (imeall.blogspot.com), a little over two years ago, Conn O Muineachain has, without quite planning it, found himself taking the first steps to a full-blown media career. Some 1,000 readers visit [...]

DIY Broadband With The WAN Wizards

Since we moved house two months ago, I’ve struggled to publish a daily podcast without even a telephone in the house, not to mind broadband. With the launch of An Líonra Sóisialta next month it could not be sustained under those conditions.
“So why did you move to an area without broadband?”
It’s a reasonable question! However, [...]

What’s on my MP3 Phone?

Troy needs an iPod?  No he doesn’t.  I don’t!
Silly boy Troy!  What he needs is a smartphone, camera, media player - one device, carry it everywhere.
Click on the picture for a Flickr post describing my podcast listening kit, using my Nokia 6680 and a couple of attachments.
Yesterday, in my column for Lá, I listed the 15 [...]

Flickering, Brightening

It’s been a very difficult week in our family as my 6 year old niece was seriously injured in a car accident last weekend.  Today she left the Intensive Care Unit to continue her recovery on the Children’s Ward.  Get well soon Aoife.  All our love and prayers.

Raidio na Life to Broadcast “An Líonra Sóisialta”

More good news for An Lionra Sóisialta.  Radio listeners in Dublin will have an opportunity to hear the series when it begins in September.  Dublin city’s Irish language community station Raidio na Life join Galway’s Flirt FM in agreeing to broadcast An Líonra Sóisialta.
Watch this space …