The first meeting of the Irish Robotics Club  (www.robots.ie) will be held tomorrow (June 24th) in the TCD Science Gallery (7-8pm in studio 2)
Since it will be the first meeting I’ll talk a little bit about setting up the club and what sort of activities the club run (talks, workshops, competitions, etc). Then I’ll open [...]

Despite the weather forecast, this afternoon and evening was gorgeous and I took the opportunity to walk on the western pier of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The first photo is actually of the Commissioners of Irish Lights – the people that look after the lighthouses. There is quite a nice map of the harbour and its [...]

I arrived at Tara St Station to see a commuter train waiting at the platform (16:00) and hopped on to get to Dun Laoghaire. As the train left, the guy in the seat across from me asked if the train would stop at Lansdowne Road and I directed him to the map above the door [...]

Champs Barbers in Dun Laoghaire,

8B Lower George’s Street,
Dun Laoghaire,
Dublin,
Ireland

Went to Champs Barbers in Dun Laoghaire (just beyond the Bloomfields Shopping Centre and Carnegie Library – 8B Lower George’s Street).
One of most professional cuts I’ve had – plenty of time taken, relaxed and assured cut with chat or no chat depending on yourself. The waiting area [...]

I’ve recently moved to Dublin so I’ll be networking a lot more in capital. First off was the Microsoft BizSpark Launch @ Digital Island Meetup. Held in the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel, Microsoft launched a practical offering to startup companies consisting of free/cheap software and support. See – Microsoft BizSpark
The evening then turned more topical [...]

Out and about with Yahoo Developer Network in Templebar…the Spanish guy is my favourite (2:20). Thanks again to Chad & Tom!

If that doesn’t work try this link – MashUp Camp — Dublin or MashUp Camp — Dublin

It was cool to meet people from Google, Yahoo, IBM, Microsoft and individuals like John Herren (invented Tag Clouds), David Berlind (writes for ZDNet) and many more. Here are some random notes
Here is what happened and some of the sessions have notes describing what was discussed and decided. – MashupU5schedule
Some interesting insights into data-mining – [...]

German banks have had to make €17.3 billion ($23.3 billion) available to the Saxony state bank (.de) to cover Dublin-based affiliate/conduit Sachsen LB Europe(.ie). That affiliate (or off-balance-sheet investment vehicle) had a fund called “Ormond Quay” which had invested in “asset backed commercial papers” and got into liquidity problems. It has two other funds also [...]

Giant Lego figure appears on beach
Turns out that there is a crypt worth visiting in Dublin – St Michan’s Church & Crypt via Elly and Maryrose
Also via Elly – Nokia Announces Battery Recall
GSpace – a firefox addon (not from Google) worth trying perhaps
Aaaah – the hippies are threatening our jelly babies! Next it will be [...]

I was up in Dublin last weekend to see some of the family and going-away drinks for a good friend. I’m getting more used to driving in Dublin and decided to park in town to go out on Sat night.
I found basic info about on-street parkin neatly presented on the AA site: On Street Parking [...]