Month: July 2007

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…

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…

While the clash of Galway and Sligo in the Bank of Ireland Connacht football final on Sunday promises to be an intriguing match, the launch of the season’s All-Ireland qualifiers will also provide huge entertainment at seven venues on Saturday and Sunday. In all, there are eight qualifier games down for decision, with Fermanagh v…

KINGS HALL, BELFAST SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 2007 Doors 7.00pm. Tickets are £25.00 (plus booking fee and subject to credit card charges and the commissions of Ticketmaster and it’s agents) and are available across the counter from all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ie , and on their 24 hour booking line on 0870 243 4455 When…

Popularity of DAB Radios, Flat Screen TVs and Laptops Increases threat of Climate Change A report released today by the Energy Saving Trust reveals the dawn of a new ‘ICE (Information, Communication, Entertainment) Age’ as a proliferation of home electronic equipment across Northern Ireland undermines efforts to manage domestic energy demand in the fight against…

Only Northern Irish radio station to be nominated…….. Citybeat’s amazing award winning run continued in London yesterday as the Belfast based radio station picked up another major prize. This time success came at the 2007 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, widely regarded as the “Oscars” of the UK commercial radio industry. A glittering turnout of stars…

Zelda helped usher in the 3D gaming era   The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has topped a poll of readers of Edge magazine and industry experts to find the top 100 games of all time. The 10-year-old videogame for the Nintendo 64 games console helped usher in a new era of 3D gaming….

(Eurovision, X Factor & Hollyoaks Stars To Select Winner in Belfast) Northern Ireland hero David Healy has been wishing the countries ‘young and talented’ all the best for the final of Citybeat ‘Young Star Search’ this weekend. The goal-scoring machine was speaking to presenter Stuart Robinson ahead of the grand final at Castle Court this…

Commenting on the recent change at the top of the IFA, Minister for Sport, Edwin Poots MLA said: “I acknowledge the important role the outgoing president Jim Boyce has played in steering the Irish Football Association through a challenging period of change. His standing in the international football community has been of immense benefit to…

Paul McGuiggan, Sales Director with Musgrave SuperValu-Centra NI and Action Cancer’s Corporate Fundraising Officer Kerry McCrea celebrate the success of the third annual Musgrave Mountain Challenge. The event involved 120 staff from SuperValu and Centra stores across Northern Ireland, including the Strabane SuperValu store and Centra Clogher, who took part in two days of strenuous…