Mar 17
Unlike nearly every other traffic light in the U.S., the traffic light up on Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, New York displays green above red. Why this bizarre reversal? Well, St. Patrick’s Day is an appropriate time to tell this story.
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Jan 16
These days street art has become more popular, and has many more fans than it used to. You can thank Banksy and some other artists for that. And now that it is more accepted, it seems like the installations just keep getting bigger and bigger. Take this gas station for instance.
This incredibly colorful piece of art is in Limerick City, Ireland. Street artist Maser took an abandoned gas station and turned it into a loud and very eye catching public art installation. Even the cars are candy striped.This piece is entitled “No.27- A Nod To Ed Ruscha”. Edward Joseph Ruscha is an American artist associated with the Pop art movement, who is well known for his book Twentysix Gas Stations, so the gas station locale makes sense.
I’ll let the artist explain more about his motivations.:
I converted a derelict petrol station in Limerick city into an interactive installation, as part of a transformative urban art project. My work often boldly juxtaposes old and new, past and present in the architectural elements, the visual grammar and choice of pallet. I hope to create work that surprises people and questions their relationship with the familiar and the norm and also how dissociated we are from the space around us.
I bet this piece is already quite the tourist attraction.
[via Street Art News via Neatorama]
Jan 09
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live in cartoon, consider visiting Limerick, Ireland—where a street artist recently turned a broken down gas station into a full-fledged color party.
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Dec 30
Phoenix, Madrid, even Astana: These are the cities we tend to hold up as examples of the havoc that construction booms—and busts—can wreak on a housing market. Ireland is in the news less, but its situation is just as dire; thousands of brand-new Irish homes have sat empty for years. And now the government is demolishing them.
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Jun 24
Think you’re carrying a tad too much debt? Spanish telecom giant Telefónica wants to reduce its red ink to 47 billion euros ($62 billion) by the end of the year, so it’s decided to sell its Irish mobile and broadband business to Hutchison Whampoa’s Three for 850 million euros ($1.1 billion). If regulators approve the deal, it’ll let Telefónica hack about 750 million euros of debt from its books, while giving Three a 37.5 percent share of the nation’s mobile business and a strong number two position behind Vodafone. The deal follows a £200 million ($273 million) sale of Telefónica’s fixed phone line business to Sky. Considering the whopping level of debt, though, that may be just the start.
[Image credit: Wikimedia Commons]
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Internet
Via: WSJ (subscription)
Jun 12
Pirate Bay, a file-sharing oriented site, has been the object of an Irish court order which requires six local Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block it on their networks. This was reported by the IrishTimes which adds that about 200,000 […]
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May 27
Summer is the prime season for European cyclists, whether they’re racing the Tour de France or just embarking on voyages of self-discovery. It’s a good thing, then, that Google Maps’ biking directions have reached six more European countries. Those in France, Ireland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Poland can now plot pedal-friendly routes using their phones and the web. Google may miss a hidden trail or two when it’s crowdsourcing the data through Map Maker, but the upgrade should still help riders avoid the inevitable crush of tourist traffic.
Filed under: Transportation, Internet, Google
Source: Google Europe Blog
May 16
Irish government seeks emergency power to cut mobile services during G8 summit
Posted in: Today's Chili
The Irish Defence Minister, Alan Shatter, has put forward a law that would give his government the right to cut off mobile services “in a limited area” to prevent a bombing. In particular, he fears that militant groups may attack next month’s G8 summit in Northern Ireland to “garner publicity,” and that they may try to detonate explosives remotely using phone signals. Ireland already has a voluntary system for requesting operators to suspend services if there’s a threat, but the new legislation would make this compulsory, in case the authorities should face any “difficulty in getting a telecom company in an emergency to cooperate.” The idea of deliberate blackouts may sound strange, at least outside of oppressed nations like Egypt and Syria, but Shatter says the Boston Marathon bombing, which possibly also involved cellphones as detonators, proves that such measures are necessary.
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc, Mobile
Source: Belfast Telegraph
May 13
Netflix scored a big coup with its semi-exclusive Disney deal late last year, but the newly expanded content didn’t reach everybody in one shot — just ask the British and Irish, who’ve been left high and dry so far. To viewers’ relief, the companies have mended that gap with immediate availability of Disney and Disney-Pixar movies in Ireland and the UK. The initial mix includes not-quite-recent movies like Wall-E as well as back-catalog classics like The Aristocats; the months ahead will see Netflix’ selection catch up slightly by introducing the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie, among other titles. Combined with the upcoming additions of some DreamWorks and Marvel movies, the Disney pact should hopefully keep the kids (and, we’ll admit, ourselves) entertained just as the summer is about to start.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: Netflix (1), (2)
May 12
There are lots of different ways to keep intruders out of your house. You could go with some garden gnomes, or possibly a gargoyle, or maybe even a statue. But nobody will mess with you if your driveway is protected by a dragon.
Before you ask, this isn’t the entrance to House Targaryen on the island of Dragonstone. It’s the front gate of Harlech House, a nearly 10,000 square foot private residence located in Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland. The house was built in 1798, but was extensively remodeled about 15 years ago. The interior of the house is quite opulent and impressive, so it’s only appropriate that access is restricted by a gate.
It’s too bad that it doesn’t breathe fire when an unwanted solicitor comes to ring the bell. That’d be neat.
[via Different Solutions/Facebook & BuiltDublin]
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