Laptops at Le Web 2006-2010
I’ve gone to Le Web every year since 2006. It’s the stand-out event for those working in the Web in Europe. Every December I head over to Paris and come back wit h a head full of ideas and plans.
Ewan Spence is another regular at it and it’s pretty much the only time we see each other every year. He has a great post over on his blog about what computer to bring this year.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Sunday, November 8, 2009
The Good Wine Show in Cork
If you haven’t heard about it already, you’ll want to know about the Good Wine Show happening this Friday 13th and Saturday 14th of November. It’s a joint effort between the three best independent wine retailers in the country: Curious Wines, Bubble Brothers and Karwig Wines.
goodwine It’s on in the Clarion Hotel in Cork from 3pm - 8pm on Friday and 11am - 4pm on Saturday and only costs €15.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, November 7, 2009
Good Things Cafe should be called Awesome Things Cafe
Two days of fantastic fish recipes by a wonderful teacher in a perfect setting. Not much more to say than that. But I will.
Three years ago I did a cookery course down in Good Things Cafe with Carmel Somers. It was honestly two of the best food days I’ve ever had. The relentless pressure of start-up business life meant I didn’t get to return until this month. Now I can’t wait to go again.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, October 31, 2009
Bandon Farmer's Market now has a web-site
I’m always happy to see local initiatives get an online presence to extend their reach. My attempt to create a blog for Bandon Farmer’s Market three years ago fell flat due to my lack of consultation with the standholders to ensure buy-in. So it is great to see the new site launch with all the details you need. Check it out here and don’t forget it is on every Saturday morning.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Sunday, October 25, 2009
Bandon.ie revamp
Trevor and crew have done a big revamp of the bandon.ie. Tons of useful information about the town and area and the beginnings of a local business directory. You should definitely be subscribed to the blog if you want the latest news. I push all their blog updates to Twitter here too.
The best way you can help the site is to make sure you let them know about everything that is happening in the town.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, October 16, 2009
Chambers Organic Pork from West Cork
I haven’t tried their meat yet but the thought of locally-reared organic pork has me salivating. They sell directly to the consumer and are based in Teadies near Enniskean. The pigs are a mix of Old Spots Gloucester & Saddleback. Give Liam a call on 086 604 1208 if you want to order. More details on their web-site.
Rough location here:
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Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, October 15, 2009
Michael O'Leary is my hero
Just watch him take apart this Panorama interviewer. It’ll be impossible for me to take the show on the BBC tonight seriously.
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He is not only hysterically funny but completely accurate too. Flying Ryanair is simple, you make yourself aware of the rules and work within them. I don’t think I’ve ever paid more than €60 for a Ryanair return flight. Treat it as a bus, set your expectations correctly and you’ll find them the perfect short-haul operator.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Monday, October 12, 2009
Vids and Pics of Engage Arts
I put up some vids and pics of Friday night on the Engage Posterous Blog. If you have similar from all the other events on Friday/Saturday, would you email them to me and I’ll post them there too (with full attribution of course)? conor AT loudervoice DOT com
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Sunday, September 27, 2009
Whatever way you are voting
You have to admit these are both great and show what a little imagination can do in political advertising.
Or if you want real belly-laughs just head over to Jim Corr’s site.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Sunday, September 27, 2009
I'm in Far Eastern Foodie Heaven
The recent review of CX Oriental by Messy Chef was the final push I needed to check this place out today after months of saying I must. It’s just fantastic. If you have ever raved about Asia Market in Dublin, this is 10x better.
If you have driven past Kinsale Road Roundabout in the past few months you can’t have missed the huge signs for CX Oriental Cash and Carry. Whilst Cork has had the brilliant Mr Bell’s in The English Market for years, it suffers from lack of space and the awkwardness of getting to it so this morning I finally made the trip to the Cash and Carry.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, September 26, 2009