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Brought to you by Blacknight, this is tech news from an Irish perspective, with Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin.
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Blacknight Podcast June 3rd 2022: Dublin Airport Chaos, A Greener Ireland, Troubles in ISP Land, and More!
This week on the Blacknight Podcast, we discuss the chaos at Dublin Airport and how it's affecting travel in Ireland (and in Europe as well). We talk about the EU's pledge to end Russian Gas Imports and how that will affect Ireland's plans to be a greener country (spoiler, Ireland doesn't use Russian Gas). We [...] Blacknight Podcast June 3rd 2022:…
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Blacknight Podcast: .HIPHOP Changes, .EU Web Awards Open, Travel Michele in Paris, Musk, and a Movie Discussion
This week on the Blacknight Podcast, we discuss a variety of issues that have cropped up since the last podcast. First up, .HIPHOP has changed hands the prices have gone down. The .EU Web Awards have opened for nominations. Travel Michele visited Paris last week. The EU is seeking to break the internet with its [...] Blacknight Podcast: .HIPHOP Cha…
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Blacknight Podcast: May 5th 2022 – Blacknight Updates, .SEXY 9,900% Price Increase, Indian Customers, Travel Michele Returns, Elon Musk and Twitter, and More!
This week on the Blacknight Podcast, we discuss a variety of issues. First up is news about Blacknight, including new promotions and no longer accepting customers from India. We also talk about the recent wholesale price rise on .SEXY domains by 9,900%. Travel Michele has returned, and we talk about his restarted adventures and what's [...] Blackni…
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In this week's edition of the Blacknight Podcast, recorded last week, we talk about the difference between Irish and American Easter Holiday time off, the ending of Windows Shared Hosting at Blacknight, the coming Twitter edit button and the implications of that, as well as Saint Elon Musk's attempt to buy Twitter outright. It's a [...] Blacknight …
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Blacknight Podcast: April 7th 2022 – Wild Camping Ireland Sponsorship, Revolut Becomes a Bank in Ireland, UK Online Safety Bill and EU DMA
The Blacknight Podcast is back this week with several great discussions. First up we talk about Blacknight's new sponsorship of the Wild Camping Ireland YouTube Channel. Revolut has officially become a 'bank' in Ireland - what does that mean for Irish consumers? We then move on to discuss the UK Online Safety Bill and the [...] Blacknight Podcast: …
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Blacknight Podcast: March 25th 2021 – Myths about Data Centres Debunked, Inflation Concerns, Blacknight Domain Deals, and more!
The Blacknight Podcast is back this week with several great discussions. First up we talk about the effects of inflation on the hosting and domain industry, then we talk about some great new promotions at Blacknight for .CAT and Radix Domains. Then we segue into talking about some upcoming events in Ireland - including the [...] Blacknight Podcast:…
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Blacknight Podcast: March 11th 2020 – Blacknight News, Ukraine and Russia, Technology.ie, and more!
The Blacknight Podcast has returned! It’s been almost a year since we last released an episode and it’s time to start again. Our CEO Michele Neylon will be acting as the main host, with backup from me (Jonathan Thomas) as co-host and producer. In our first new episode of the relaunched Blacknight Podcast, we talk [...] Blacknight Podcast: March 11t…
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The first CASSINI European hackathon for space-based entrepreneurs will take place from the 18 - 20 June. The Irish portion of the event is hosted by The National Space Centre (NSC) in Elfordstown Co Cork, and sponsored by Blacknight with €4,500 in prizes for the winners, free hosting and free .EARTH domain names. Rory Fitzpatrick, [...] Blacknight…
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Creativity can be taught - and it should be. That's the message of The Big Idea, a transition year programme for Irish schools, offering mentoring and guidance by creative professionals. The Big Idea is the brainchild of designer Kim Mackenzie-Doyle, today's guest on The Blacknight Podcast. Click on the player below to play the podcast, [...] Podca…
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Update: The dealine for entries for the .IE Digital Town Awards has been extended to 30 April. .IE, the Irish domain registry, has announced The .IE Digital Town Awards 2021 with a prize fund of €100,000. Oonagh McCutcheon, Corporate Communications Manager with .IE, joins us on the podcast today to talk about the awards. Click [...] Podcast: .IE Di…
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Glasgow.com Domain is For Sale. We Interview Tommy Butler [Audio]
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Tommy Butler owns the domain name Glasgow.com, but now it’s up for sale, and in a podcast interview with Technology.ie he talks about his reasons for selling, his thoughts on the value of domain names, his strategy for domain success, and why a good domain is a business asset. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 39…
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The Blood and Sweat of Irish People [Audio]
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Michele goes on something of a patriotic rant on this week’s podcast – well it is the centenary of the 1916 Rising. “Forget about these bloody multinationals who are set up over here and have absolutely no loyalty or ties to the country. What about the Irish companies built on the blood and sweat of Irish people?” Click on the player above to liste…
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Podcast: Compost, Lost Lobsters and Silly Traffic [Audio]
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Blacknight CEO Michele Neylon and I got together in his office on Friday for our first podcast chat of 2016 – and it’s been a busy year so far. Michele brings us up to date on his recent trips to Las Vegas and Turkey and talked about a recent spate of phishing attacks which are specifically targeting Irish users. Click on the player above to listen…
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Podcast: Super-Grumpy!* [Audio]
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On today’s podcast I talk to Michele about Star Wars: The Force Awakens – which I have seen and he hasn’t. Don’t worry – it’s a spoiler free zone. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 20:51; 12MB; MP3. We also talk Teresa Mannion, TV reporter turned YouTube viral star, who I interviewed earlier this week at the laun…
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Ho-ho-hosting! Podcast with Michele Neylon [Audio]
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Thanks to a busy run of events recently, it’s been a while since Michele and I got together for a podcast so we had a lot to talk about in today’s episode. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 33:34; 12MB; MP3. In fact it’s Michele’s second podcast this week: he was a guest on the Domain Name Wire podcast on Monday …
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Safe Harbour Ruling Strengthens Europe’s Hand – An Interview with Simon McGarr [Audio]
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Simon McGarr is our guest on today’s podcast. He’s the solicitor representing Digital Rights Ireland, who were granted amicus curiae status in the case regarding the EU-US ‘Safe Harbour Agreement’, which the EU Court of Justice ruled invalid this week. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 21:34; 12MB; MP3. The case …
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Tracy Keogh is our guest on today’s podcast. She’s been involved in startup events for many years and recently joined Bank of Ireland as Startup Community Manager for Galway. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 07:18; 4MB; MP3. There’s more going on in Galway than we generally hear about, she says, with co-working …
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Podcast from the Padded Cell [Audio]
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Today’s podcast is recorded in Michele Neylon’s office at Blacknight HQ in Carlow. It’s our first show recorded there since we refurbished it with echo-absorbing acoustic panels. Michele jokes that I’ve put him in “a padded cell” – but the sound quality is hugely improved! Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 34:31;…
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