ireland

Articles

  • 23rd October 2011

    Goodbye to IrishData.org

    After 12 months of operation, I've decided to pull the plug on my homemade repository of Irish statistical data. It has been fun.
  • 26th January 2011

    The Value of Information

    Noodling on the value of information to a political process.
  • 26th October 2010

    Building a Database of Useful Irish Data

    In the spirit of "let's just build this and see what happens" I've started to build a repository of useful data about Ireland - I can't really hang on for the election.
  • 24th October 2010

    Ireland as PDF

    Why is Irish data so hard to find? I'm not sure, but as a country Ireland has an opportunity to create a new landscape for information sharing and press freedom. You know, so we don't end up in the shit again.
  • 11th August 2009

    Heroin

    Hey tourists, if you're in Dublin's Fair City this weekend and have a spare couple of minutes why not pick up some of the Taliban's finest? Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time for the Guinness Storehouse tour - and you'll have zero hassle from the cops! Neat!
  • 13th July 2009

    RIP Free Fees Scheme: 1995-2010

    The Irish government has realised that, being as it is already wildly unpopular, the time is ripe to re-introduce college fees. Sure, won't it be a nice little earner in these tough times.
  • 3rd September 2008

    Electric Picnic 2008

    Electric Picnic was *amazing*. We saw some great bands, had great food and the camping was fun too.
  • 18th August 2008

    Emma Davis Finishes 37th in Beijing

    Set your alarm clocks now! At 3am Irish time tomorrow, Emma Davis will become Ireland's first Olympic Triathlete as she competes in the Beijing 2008 games.
  • 6th June 2006

    Sunshine, Lolipops, Duathlon, Sunburn

    It was a bank holiday weekend here this weekend, so I took it a little bit easier than usual. I had my feet measured and scanned on Saturday for insoles, which will hopefully put an end to the knee, back and leg pains that have been plaguing me.
  • 29th May 2006

    Swimming in The Sea is Mildly Terrifying

    My terrifying first sea swim while training for my first triathlon

Photographs

  • From Over Here - Detail
  • From Over Here
  • From Over Here
  • From Over Here - Month Cards
  • Fulbright Presentation
  • From Over Here - Materials
  • Rainfall, Dublin Airport vs Malin Head (1958-2010)
  • Cliona
  • Wonder Dog
  • Cliona & Choir
  • Sneachtaaaaaaa
  • Candles
  • Our Tent
  • Wave 10
  • From Over Here
  • DublinBikes Logo on Wheel Cover
  • Beware of the Risen People
  • From Over Here - Detail
  • Cliona in the Garden
  • Dublin Bikes Rear(ish) View
  • Number 109
  • Des Bishop
  • Music Hands
  • Cliona
  • Cliona & The Electric Arena
  • DublinBike Side View
  • Cliona, Belturbet Bridge
  • Me, Cliona
  • Camino Team - Glendalough
  • From Over Here
  • DSC_0202
  • Annie
  • Cliona & Me
  • Hand Stuck in Jug
  • Medb, Cliona
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 25
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 23
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 22
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 21
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 14
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 13
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 08
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 07
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 06
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 01
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 26
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 27
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 24
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 20
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 19
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 18
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 17
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 16
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 15
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 12
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 11
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 10
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 09
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 05
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 03
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 04
  • St. Patricks Day - New York 02
  • From Over Here - Wide
  • From Over Here
  • From Over Here - Month Cards
  • Duffy
  • Duffy
  • Jeffrey
  • Medical Alert Pug
  • Alison "VV" Mosshart
  • The Kills
  • The Kills
  • Wide View
  • Alison "VV" Mosshart
  • Boat, Lough Ree
  • Gemma Hayes
  • Alison "VV" Mosshart
  • Bird Man
  • Samba Dancer
  • Amnesty International Bingo
  • Jamie Hince - The Kills
  • Boss Volenti
  • Loch Corrib
  • Sigur Ros
  • Driving Range
  • Bike Garda
  • Holly 1
  • Fancy
  • Alison "VV" Mosshart
  • River Cong
  • Egypt Crowd Numbers - Guesses >10K removed
  • Pitch Level
  • Aoife
  • S
  • Chhom Nimol
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Duffy
  • P
  • Senon Williams, Chhom Nimol & Zac Holtzman
  • Senon Williams
  • Boat
  • From Over Here
  • From Over Here
  • From Over Here
  • From Over Here - Detail

Tweets

  • @morning_ireland *Please*, pretty please with sugar on top, podcast the programme in one chunk. Dividing it up is really not user friendly.

    27th September 2010

  • Listening to the All-Ireland Final on the radio.

    19th September 2010

  • @zeldman Must take you up on the offer of a cuppa tea/coffee at some stage. Relocation from Ireland to NY complete. Whenever you have time.

    17th September 2010

  • Shocking performance by Brian Cowen on Morning Ireland; opaque, defensive, poorly prepared. Email your TD, demand an election.

    14th September 2010

  • @impossibleUSA My first batch of silver shade photos; snapshots of my friends before I left Ireland http://tinyurl.com/slvrshd

    29th August 2010

  • Ireland's sexy future http://fulbright.ie/images/stories/GroupShot100624_N4_156LOW.jpg

    9th August 2010

  • The Irish government needs a total change of mindset about data and information, and Ireland needs its own Sunlight Labs.

    4th August 2010

  • @peterme Good morning from Ireland :) Hope you're well.

    23rd July 2010

  • For example @morning_ireland coverage of the iPad launch; "find out what an 'app' is and why people are so excited about them."

    23rd July 2010

  • @webireland thanks for the suggestion; certainly looks good - will give it a whirl.

    8th July 2010
A small photo of The Author with some lovely tea by way of a witty footer
Paul May is a designer and UX consultant from Dublin, Ireland; he is currently a student at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Feel free to directly (or you can use the contact form). You can also get him on twitter or flickr. Paul enjoys writing in the third person.