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• Irish Army in Chad

On the 20 November 2007 The Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea, T.D., secured Cabinet approval for the deployment of 400 Irish troops for the UN mandated EU military operation in the Republic of Chad. Ireland will play a significant and substantive role in this mission as the second largest contributor and provider of the overall [...]

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• Bertie Aherns Political Funeral

  I had a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach this morning when i heard the news on the radio I could’nt put my finger on why the hell i felt like i had just split up from my girlfriend or just heard an old friend had died. I will freely admit to having [...]

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• SEO and Webmaster Meet-up

Some of the members at Irish Webmaster Forums thought we should arrange a meeting (for fun…), and after a long discussion (see link above), trying to get the right time and place for the meeting, it seems that everything is set. Details where and when below: Date: Saturday February 9th Time: 7.30PM till whenever Venue: Harbour Master, IFSC, Dublin so if [...]

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• Facebook might setup a base in Ireland

Facebook who Microsoft paid a large sum of money for a 1.6% stake last October, is considering setting up the European base in Ireland. Facebook seems to be the most popular social networking website in the UK and it become more popular than MySpace in the US.

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• Do you answer Private or Withheld numbers

One thing that really bugs me is receiving phone calls from Private or Withheld numbers, especially this time of the year. I did a test last week and out of 79 phone calls received from such numbers only 8 were actually business queries, while the rest were people trying to sell me this and that, things [...]

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• Web Design vs Web Development

For those who doesn’t know, we are going to explain as well as we can, the difference between web design and web development. They might seem  to be the same thing but in reality they aren’t so lets break apart what and how. Web Design, involves the basics of a website design which includes: The well known HTML [...]

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• Fighting Spam - Protect your forms

Everyone knows what Spam is. We all get unsolicited emails every day, and dealing with spam has never been a bigger battle. Having a website that has any type of form means you are after opening a gate for spam. Trying to close that gate and keep it close, for some people is a full-time job. Below are some solutions [...]

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