Community: April 2008 Archives

loadzajobs.ie have a considerable listing of jobs in the IT area on their website.

Java - 763 jobs listed require Java skills
Network - 606 jobs listed require networking skills
Web Developer - 621 jobs listed contain the term web developer.

This is good news for Tipperary Institute and their graduates of software development, IT support and multimedia.

Brian Greene posted the Channel 4 details to twitter yesterday. We now have Channel 4 installed at home, which means we can watch shameless.

Select Installation and go to add manual TP section.

Select Transponder 10729GHz V, 22000 symbol rate, FEC 5/6 on astra 2d and scan that transponder for free channels. It will find Film 4 and and a channel called 8350. 8350 is actually Channel 4, we renamed 8350 to Channel 4.

Thanks Brian

The hanging baskets that adorn the street lights may not be biblical but they are a welcome sight and serve to remind us that summer is on the way. Thurles town council put a lot of work into ensuring that we have impressive blooms all summer.

This photo represents a scenario that is being repeated across Munster. Several construction projects in Limerick and Tipperary have appeared to pause in mid construction. Local estate agents tell me that developers are waiting anxiously to assess how the property market will pan out over the next few months.

A colleague of mine from Dublin pointed out that monthly mortgage repayments for new properties in Dublin are cheaper than monthly rent payments. Rent has increased 10% in Dublin in the past year, some of this increase is being attributed to the fact that potential buyers have held off buying as they are waiting to see if prices will continue to fall.

Builders are starting to open walk in stores in Thurles so you can meet the builder face to face and discuss extensions and attic renovations. This is new a development (Excuse the pun) in Thurles, 3 years ago you could spend months trying to meet builders and get quotes, now they want to meet you. Large construction firms in the munster region are placing front page adverts in the local Tipperary papers advertising that they do extensions and slatted sheds. The building trade has slowed down in rural Ireland, will it pick up?