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Ireland Platform aims to crowdsource job creation in Ireland

on March 23, 2012 and filed under: Government

ConnectIreland is encouraging the crowds to pass on the details of business contacts looking to expand in Europe, in exchange for monetary imbursement.

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Ireland Pop-up café takes orders via Twitter

on December 1, 2011 and filed under: Food & Beverage

Electric Ireland recently created a pop-up Twitter-powered café to engage the technology-orientated audience at this year’s Dublin Web Summit.

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Ireland A location-based app for fans of typography

on April 12, 2011 and filed under: Style & Design

There’s no end in sight to the location-based apps being developed for mobile users, including a rapidly growing list of niche offerings. End excerpt.

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Ireland Peer-to-peer currency exchange puts users in control

on February 23, 2011 and filed under: Financial Services

Currency exchange is a function that has long been dominated by banks with high international transfer fees, but a new Irish site hopes to change …

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Ireland Crowdsourced photography through camera club competitions

on January 20, 2011 and filed under: Media & Publishing, Style & Design

We’ve already seen the crowdsourcing approach brought to commercial photography through customAdArt, but recently we came across an Irish effort that adds a slightly different …

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Ireland In Dublin, cargo bikes will ensure business deliveries during construction

on November 18, 2010 and filed under: Government, Transportation

Cargo bikes have already proved to be a viable option for business deliveries around the year in France and Geneva, and soon they’ll become commonplace …

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Ireland Workers’ skills matched with freelance opportunities

on August 26, 2010 and filed under: Life Hacks

We’ve seen a number of sites dedicated to helping companies and nonprofits tap the crowds to get work completed. Generally those have focused on small, …

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IrelandSpain Jobs site estimates each candidate’s worth

on February 18, 2010 and filed under: Life Hacks, Marketing & Advertising

There are job sites galore serving workers and employers around the world, but Spanish Jobsket offers an interesting twist. Specifically, in addition to hosting candidates’ …

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Ireland Global directory lets medical tourists find & review clinics

on February 11, 2010 and filed under: Health & Wellbeing, Life Hacks

Back in 2007, we noted Babyfy‘s TripAdvisor-like reviews of hospitals’ maternity wards. Now we’ve discovered RevaHealth, an Irish website that provides a similar service for …

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Ireland Crowdfunding an Irish startup via Twitter

on October 27, 2009 and filed under: Financial Services, Non-profit, Social cause

Ireland has been particularly hard-hit by the current economic recession, spurring initiatives like the recent iQ Prize, whereby Dublin internet consultancy iQ Content awarded EUR …

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