Google blogoscoped links to the Top 10 Stock Photo clichés. Fantastic stuff.
Tom Gleeson dissects James Blunt’s song “You’re beautiful. This is a .wma file, download and listen, really funny. Heard this on TodayFM early early this morning.
77% of Americans are now online, it seems. Scary stats when you think only 38% of households in Ireland go online. An increase of 1% in 3 years.
The Ernst and Young 2006 Entrepreneur of the year shortlist is out. Details:
The 2006 Shortlist Finalists
| Entrepreneur | Company | Business Activity | Founded | Location |
| International | ||||
| Christopher Watson | Chain Reaction Cycles | Retailing | 1999 | Antrim |
| Barry Smyth | Changing Worlds Ltd | Mobile Technology | 1999 | Dublin |
| Anne Heraty | CPL | Recruitment | 1989 | Dublin |
| Michael J Flynn | FLI Environmental | Environmental | 1989 | Waterford |
| Kieran O’Connor | FreightWatch Group Ltd | Security | 1998 | Dublin |
| Brian Connolly | OmniPay | ePayment Processing | 2000 | Dublin |
| Stuart Steele | Silver Hill Foods | Food Production – Duck | 1962 | Monaghan |
| Martin McKay | Texthelp | Software Products | 1994 | Antrim |
| Industry | ||||
| Declan Gallagher | Gallaghers Bakery | Bakery | 1994 | Donegal |
| Ray Grehan | Glenkerrin Group | Residential Development | 1987 | Kildare |
| Dermot McElroy & Ciaran O’ Donoghue |
IQON Technologies | Computer Manufacturing | 1994 | Louth |
| Fergal Broder | Lotus Automation Ireland | Engineering | 1989 | Sligo |
| Anthony Woods | Midland Steel Reinforcement Supplies Ltd. |
Construction Materials | 1998 | Laois |
| Mark Elliott & Noel Elliott | P. Elliot & Company | Construction & Property Development | 1942 | Cavan |
| Thomas Walsh | Sap Holdings Ltd | Mature Tree Production | 1975 | Tipperary |
| Richard Barrett & John Ronan | Treasury Holdings | Property | 1989 | Dublin |
| Emerging | ||||
| Aldagh McDonagh & Sandra Lawler | Alternatives | Marketing | 2000 | Dublin |
| Steve Brankin | Asidua Ltd | Software Consultancy | 2002 | Antrim |
| Colum O’Sullivan & Cullen Allen | Cully & Sully | Food Production | 2004 | Cork |
| Christopher Foley | Dansk Window Systems | Integrated Window Solutions | 2001 | Dublin |
| Dylan Collins | Demonware | Computer Games Software | 2002 | Dublin |
| Alan Scroope | FreeFlow | Software Development | 2001 | Kerry |
| Seamus McMenamin | Masol Ireland Ltd | Crane Manufacturing | 1998 | Donegal |
| Sean Gallagher | Smarthomes | Structured Cabling System: Residential Market |
2002 | Louth |
Cully and Sully deserve an award for the best name – brilliant!
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