The bonfire at Ballycraigy contains hundreds of tyres Fears are growing that serious health and environmental damage could be caused when a huge bonfire in Antrim is lit on 11 July. The bonfire on the Ballycraigy estate contains hundreds of rubber tyres and dwarfs nearby houses. However, loyalists at Stoneyford in Lisburn have exchanged the…
Game world gets ready for E3 show
The E3 show always attracted big crowds The video game world is gearing up for the E3 Expo – one of the biggest events in the gaming calendar. Although smaller than in previous years the three-day event will be a showcase of the latest and greatest in the gaming world. The focus in 2007 has…
GAA-Result – Armagh vrs Derry
Derry’s Mark Lynch in action against Ciaran McKeever of Armagh Derry’s Mark Lynch battles with Ciaran McKeever of Armagh Armagh are out of the All-Ireland Championship after Derry snatched a dramatic and controversial victory in the qualifier at Clones. Colin Devlin kept his head in a frantic period of stoppage-time to coolly shoot over the…
$10 For Vista Drivers
If you’re running Windows Vista and you want to enjoy EAX-enabled effects from your Creative Audigy sound card, get ready to shell out a ten-spot for the privilege to do so. Although initially reported that Creative was charging $9.99 for Vista drivers in general, a post by ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes was later updated to reflect…
Variety is the key to sustainable fuel resources, says Masterlease
The inevitable increase of biofuel production is predicted to have a negative impact on the economy and ecosystems of developing countries according to a key UN study released on 4 July. However, leading fleet management firm, Masterlease, warns that in order to avoid draining any one resource it is critical that a mix of environmentally-friendly…
‘Clumsy’ Simpsons movie promised
Speaking at a press launch in central London, he said The Simpsons Movie was “a tribute to the art of hand-drawn animation, which is basically disappearing”. “All the animated movies these days are computer generated,” he said, adding that his film had been created in “the old-fashioned, clumsy, ‘erase it if you don’t do it…
Broad welcome for Parades Commission ruling on Castlederg
Sinn Fein Cllr Charlie Mc Hugh has given a broad welcome to a Parades Commission decision to re-route Orange Order/Loyalist Band marchers away from predominantly nationalist areas of Castlederg on the 11th Night and on the evening of the 12th July . Cllr Mc Hugh said, The decision to re-route a parade by the Castlederg…
O2 ‘to get iPhone contract in UK’
Apple iPhone Half a million phones were sold on the first weekend in the US iPhone in action Mobile phone operator O2 is reported to have won the sought-after deal to sell Apple’s iPhone in the UK. Press reports said that O2 is set to sign an exclusive contract shortly and should have the new…
The growing problem of accessing old digital file formats is a “ticking time bomb”
The growing problem of accessing old digital file formats is a “ticking time bomb”, the chief executive of the UK National Archives has warned. Natalie Ceeney said society faced the possibility of “losing years of critical knowledge” because modern PCs could not always open old file formats. She was speaking at the launch of a…
Mc Namee Awards 2006
The winners of the 2006 Mc Namee Awards have been confirmed by the GAA. The Awards will be presented at a function in Croke Park on July 22nd. The winners are: Best Local Radio Programme A Lifetime ‘til Sunday – Mid West Radio Liam Horan and Mike Finnerty’s well researched and presented review of the…