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iPad Bathroom Magazine Rack

July 20, 2010
By Marie Boran
iPad Bathroom Magazine Rack

iPad Bathroom Magazine Rack, originally uploaded by mikemylen. It was going to happen sooner or later …
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Is mandatory industry collaboration for Irish academia a good idea?

May 26, 2010
By Marie Boran

I’ve just written a piece on Batt O’Keefe’s recommendation that academic  researchers  should be required to partner with industry at all stages of their work “so that ‘smart’ jobs can be created by bringing products to market faster”. I think this raises some interesting...
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Carlow Arts Centre

February 18, 2010
By Marie Boran
Carlow Arts Centre

Although the aesthetics of Carlow’s new art centre – the Visual Centre for Contemporary Art- are hotly debated, with some people saying it looks like a glorified warehouse and others admiring the stark beauty, it has been mentioned in the October issue of Wallpaper...
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Calling Irish Google Wavers

October 15, 2009
By Marie Boran
Calling Irish Google Wavers

I’m trying to see if I can get a list of the Irish Google Wavers out there. I was talking to Bernie Goldbach on Wave yesterday and being full...
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What web journalists want

September 26, 2009
By Marie Boran
What web journalists want

Usually when I arrive at a product launch event, after being cordially greeted by the company’s PR people, I know that there will be between four and ten technology/business/lifestyle...
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Penumbral Eclipse of the moon. The main moon.

August 4, 2009
By Marie Boran
Penumbral Eclipse of the moon. The main moon.

We’re going to witness a penumbral eclipse of the moon tomorrow night here in Ireland. The moon will pass through the penumbra of the earth, which is the not-quite-so-dark...
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