Saturday, September 17, 2005
catching up in Limerick
Silly season has finished as August is over- i just decided to take an extended vacation!! Some things stay the same however as the Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea has once again had to stand up in defence of the city!! Citing Garda figures, the Sunday Tribune claimed that Limerick is the most dangerous place to live in Ireland with 27 people violently killed in the area since 2001. Minister O'Dea said the Tribune's lead story was "totally and utterly fabricated" and bears no resemblance to reality. "This is an old story that the Dublin media use to fill space during the silly season. This is absolutely old stuff rehashed that could be applied to any part of the country," said the Defence Minister. Same old stories, but once again the replies are justified!!
A great source of news around town is the discussion forum on boards.ie for Limerick City . It has loads of great stories and news. Where else would i have found out that Harvey Norman is coming to town next year?? - can't wait to hear Harveys ads on the radio for that!! Some of the most recent ones of note include a Full scale gang fight near the Parkway . Another one worth reading is about the rubber bandits who gained a good reputation for krank phone calls a few years ago and it looks as if they are back in business. Well worth checking out on a regular basis!
Gadget Launches
Once again, the nothing to do with Limerick section has some news. Two recently launched gadgets may be of note and indeed santa isnt that far way. The first is the Sony PSP for which Game on cruises st opened at midnight for the launch of the new console.
The official PSP website has all the information you need to keep the young and not so young boys and girls happy. In short it plays games (on yet another new format- UMD discs) but also plays music and lets you view your digital photos and indeed you can even compress dvd movies if you have the right software. All yours for a price starting at 255 euros.
Coming more recently has been the launch of the new ipodnano from apple. Its bloody small.. An extensive artice and interview is here.
. The Nano starts at 209 euros for the 2gig model and 259 for the 4gig model and you can order yours from either the apple store or from compub on Henry Street. Rumours are still flying that the main (ie bigger) ipod will be getting an upgrade in the next month or two and that a video version will soon be available, although Apple have denied they have any plans for this... A sure sign that something is afoot!
A great source of news around town is the discussion forum on boards.ie for Limerick City . It has loads of great stories and news. Where else would i have found out that Harvey Norman is coming to town next year?? - can't wait to hear Harveys ads on the radio for that!! Some of the most recent ones of note include a Full scale gang fight near the Parkway . Another one worth reading is about the rubber bandits who gained a good reputation for krank phone calls a few years ago and it looks as if they are back in business. Well worth checking out on a regular basis!
Gadget Launches
Once again, the nothing to do with Limerick section has some news. Two recently launched gadgets may be of note and indeed santa isnt that far way. The first is the Sony PSP for which Game on cruises st opened at midnight for the launch of the new console.
The official PSP website has all the information you need to keep the young and not so young boys and girls happy. In short it plays games (on yet another new format- UMD discs) but also plays music and lets you view your digital photos and indeed you can even compress dvd movies if you have the right software. All yours for a price starting at 255 euros.
Coming more recently has been the launch of the new ipodnano from apple. Its bloody small.. An extensive artice and interview is here.
. The Nano starts at 209 euros for the 2gig model and 259 for the 4gig model and you can order yours from either the apple store or from compub on Henry Street. Rumours are still flying that the main (ie bigger) ipod will be getting an upgrade in the next month or two and that a video version will soon be available, although Apple have denied they have any plans for this... A sure sign that something is afoot!# posted by grumpy : 10:21 a.m.
