Retreat

The 59th and final episode of An Líonra Sóisialta is broadcast and podcast today, bringing the 12-week run to a close.
The 5 episodes published this week review some of the series highlights and give me a chance to say thanks to those who contributed. Today’s episode expresses the hope that this material will continue to [...]

Arts & Literature Blogs Appeal

I’m looking for some help.
As you may have gathered, I’m most definitely on the geek side of the blogopolis. Which is not to say that I don’t appreciate the arts, but I feel that my own resources are somewhat deficient when it comes to researching radio reports on the subject.
The final two weeks of An [...]

The Podcasting Politician

There’s been a share of discussion about the desirability of encouraging our public representatives to blog. It seems like an ideal application of the medium, allowing politicians to go “on the record” on a range of issues, have more say in how they are represented in online conversations, and engage in a meaningful way with [...]

Irish Podcasting Notes

There’s a lot worth noting about Irish podcasting this week.

Congratulations to Brian Greene, who received the inaugural Podcasting Award at the IIA’s Netvisionary awards last Thursday.  Brian may well have been Ireland’s first podcaster and he and Doop Design are working hard to promote podcasting as a communications channel for Irish business.  On a personal level, I and other [...]

And we’re back!

Has it been 4 weeks since we started An Líonra Sóisialta? Almost! Eventually it took Guido to get me to come up for air!
Busy - and exciting too! An Líonra Sóisialta is well and truly up and running. There’s been a fantastic response in the Irish language community and I’ve been overwhelmed by [...]

An Líonra Sóisialta Launched

Here’s the press-release which did the damage.  Jett would probably describe it as “King Kong Long”, and he’d be right.  But at least it’s only text!
Ground-Breaking New Radio Show To Teach Internet
“As Gaeilge”
Radio listeners across Ireland will join internet users worldwide next Monday, as they tune in to the first episode of a new [...]