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Sixteen year old web wizard Byron Smith has launched Things2do.ie
a revolutionary interactive business website. The business portal is ideal for use within the business community as it has been designed with state of the art secure software. Things2do includes forums, national and international news feeds, reviews, video archives and business listings enabling business people to interact in a virtual manner.
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Graduate Photography Online has been launched by Belfast’s Source magazine. Specially designed web pages showcase the work of newly graduated students from Irish colleges alongside well known UK based colleges. The site offers recent graduates the chance to exhibit to a wider audience, for a longer period, than is possible in a graduation show alone. The students also get to keep an eye on the work of their contempories. The photography will remain online for a year including links to the colleges and contact details for the students.
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touristr.com
TouristR allows web users to upload
content such as pictures and reviews
on places that they have visited
and share their travel experiences.
TouristR.com is a new and exciting
site where you can discover places in
the world through the eyes of users
who have been there before.
"The site is built on Ruby on Rails
and offers a number of features
to easily explore and share travel
destinations. Thanks to the power
of Google Map and our innovative
search technology we deliver a fun
and dynamic user experience,” says
Jan Blanchard, founder of Tourist Republic.
According to the founder,
TouristR’s “target is to build a
community of over 100,000 people
in their first year leading to an
explosion of content that will help us
to build the biggest source of online
travel information in the world.” |
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skyteltravelcard.com
This website is for customers who want
to get quality time from a travel card
and make low cost calls to their home
country when traveling abroad. The
Skytel Travel card is a travel card sold
by airlines and the travel industry that
enables customers to avail of low costs
and reduced rates. The travel card can
be used in 65 countries. Customers
save on average 65% by using the card
instead of using payphones in hotels
which also avoids running up large
hotel and mobile roaming charges. |
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servemlimited.com
Servem Ltd, based in Wexford, provides
a range of rodent bait, insecticides,
and rodenticides products for use in
vetinary and public health, and for all
those who are trying to control or avoid
mice, rats, flies and red mite in the likes
of poultry units. These products are
unique and they can be viewed online
where more information is available.
Servem Ltd also provide training in the
use of insecticides and rodenticides. |
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mysport.ie
My sport specialises in technical running gear and gaelic sports
equipment. On mysport.ie you can enter their online shop and choose
from a selection of running shoes, apparel and accessories. Whether
you run for fun or race to compete, their nutrition department will
have something to give you a little extra. The website is an e-commerce
extension to their specialist sport store in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
In their equipment section you can checkout hand crafted hurleys,
sliotars, karakal hurley grips, gaelic footballs and much more. |
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houseofmortgages.ie
House of Mortgages was established in 2006 and this new website
aims to provide clients with an easy, hassle free, independent mortgage
service. House of Mortgages offer access to a large number of lenders
in Ireland and aims to help those who may have found it difficult
to obtain a mortgage in the past. If you are looking to re-mortgage,
buy your first home or an investment property purchase House of
Mortgages will help find the right choice for you.
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ttfc.ie
This new website is brought to you by The Timber Frame Company
in Wexford and informs you about timber frames and the benefits
of timber homes. Specialising in the supply and installation of
timber frames for the construction industry, the company has experience
in the design, manufacture and installation of individual house
(designer houses) through to multiple houses for the building developer.
If you are looking for a quotation or building your dream home,
this website is for you.
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gkfs.ie
On this new financial services website professional independent
mortgage advice is provided for first-time-buyers, those trading
up, re mortgaging and property investors. With so many different
types of mortgages available, they will guide you through the mortgage
jungle from application to when you receive your mortgage cheque.
Gerard Kelly financial service’s website offers ten steps to
owning your own property. Part of the IFG Group, Gerard Kelly Financial
Services has access to 16 lenders under one roof.
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Onlinebusadv.com
At this site you will find a wealth of free business advice. Training
and information on managing people, sales management, profit enhancement,
marketing, strategic planning, business planning, customer service,
and a host of other business and management related topics are available.
If you own or hope to own a small business or are a manager or supervisor
working for someone else and are seeking an ongoing source of practical
business advice, this site could prove to be a valuable resource.
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MyBusinessBooks.com
MyBusinessBooks.com is a good source for manuals, workbooks and
other ebooks covering a variety of topics essential to the future
growth of your business and career. All are researched and written
by highly experienced business professionals. The books are downloadable
ebooks available immediately upon purchasing them. An email will
be sent at the time of purchase containing the download link for
your book. Simply click on the link contained in the email and print
off your book for immediate use.
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FirstHome.ie
A new website has been launched especially for first time buyers
in Ireland to give them a helping hand onto the property ladder.
FirstHome.ie is a complete information resource for first time buyers
including affordable property listings and an in depth first time
buyer's guide. The website has an Irish property news section so
first time buyers can keep close track of developments in the Irish
property market, and a property forum where users can ask questions
and a directory of businesses which offer services to first time
buyers.
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AccountingNet.ie
Accountingnet.ie is an Irish online portal designed for and dedicated
to the accounting and business sector. Using Internet technology
and help from their management team, this website can help direct
you to the information and resources you need to stay informed.
This website continually introduces new technical developments,
as they become available, to give more control, choice and savings
to users. There is also an acccountingnet newsletter that gives
the latest accounting and business news.
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ConstructionBible.co.uk
A website has been launched to match construction businesses with
projects requiring their skills. It the first UK ‘do it yourself’
online contracting system.
An easy route to find sub-contractors and tradesman to tender contract
work. A tradesman looking for work simply fills in the on-line registration
form detailing their work history and references.
Contractors can then browse through the available workforce matching
people with jobs in any given area. The job description will be
e-mailed to any interested parties and their details will be sent
back with a response for the contract work.
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Bobbins.ie
Bobbins.ie is the only dedicated online school uniform shop in
Dublin. Since 2003 Orla Murphy has been supplying school uniforms
to various schools in the Swords area. Now with the launch of the
website buying a school uniform is hassle free. A full listing of
the schools supplied by Bobbins is available on the site. Its just
a matter of browsing, click to buy and then relax and wait for the
delivery to arrive.
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TechSearch.ie
Enterprise Ireland has just launched a new website, the high spec
internet portal www.techsearch.ie, which aims to help Irish companies
to sell their own intellectual property (IP) in other markets.
TechSearch is a technology licensing and partnering service available
from Enterprise Ireland which operates across all industrial sectors
and provides assistance and expertise to clients to successfully
licence technologies from international sources. The site is designed
to navigate with ease but just remember it’s not for everybody.
The site specifically says that, “TechSearch is available to
companies that are clients of Enterprise Ireland, IDA, Shannon Development
and Udaras na Gaeltachta.”
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Skype.com
Skype is a little piece of software that allows you to make calls
from your computer. Talk for as long as you like without worrying
about the cost or the distance. Skype offers free Skypeto- Skype
calls, Make video calls, send cheap text messages, easy conference
calling and its free to download a home version of the product.
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Newtotown.ie
According to the entrepreneurs behind recently launched www.newtown.ie
the site has been created to accommodate the needs of the many thousands
of people choosing to make Ireland their new home and for those
considering such a move.
Through forums visitors can communicate with each other and share
experiences on all aspects of life in a new country with the aim
of making that long, difficult process a little simpler. The site
is well designed, easily navigated and hugely informative with an
abundance of information in one single place. They even give you
snippets from national newspapers and provide a search link to finding
accommodation.
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EBS.ie
A financial education site from the EBS building society that aims
to take the jargon out of the world of money management and personal
finance. The site is perfect for young Entrepreneurs starting out
or who feel intimidated or inexperienced about handling their finances
and want to get to grips with the basics. EBS says it has developed
the site as a result of feedback from customers and is free of any
sale techniques.
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iVenus.com
A complete website for women
in Ireland. This comprehensive
portal
has it all: fashion, books,
entertainment,
careers, health and
travel… the list goes on. An interesting
career section provides good
features on CVs, interviews and
networking. It also offers an ‘ask
the expert’ advice service.
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Pumps.ie
Pumps.ie consists of an online
map of Irish petrol stations and
their prices. The website allows
the public to add petrol stations
and update existing petrol station
prices to let people know good
value locations and bad. You can
click on the map to view by county,
while a trend column in the station
details table lets you see what way
prices are going. Although still
in its developing stage, pumps.ie
is attracting a lot of interest and
is gradually growing to be a real
resource to the Irish motorist.
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ShoppingBill.com
Finally, a website that offers you a free guide on how to save
time and money while doing your supermarket shopping.
With Rip Off Ireland in the backdrop, cutting costs is the new
mantra for the Irish and shoppingbill.com helps you do just that.
The site is updated every Wednesday with the best pricing around
supermarkets with groceries and drink. It also lets you compare
supermarket prices and offers special reports on the best offers.
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AnswerWiki.com
This website is designed to be a user generated question and answer
portal, where visitors can find answers to specific questions and
share their knowledge freely.
On the other hand, if you find that you know the answer to a question
that has not yet been answered you can also create the answer.
It is designed to quickly answer a specific question as opposed
to offering in depth information on a certain subject. However,
each page will provide links for further investigation.
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