Matthias Kill Matthias Kill speaking at the 2006 it@cork National Technology & Business Conference.

Jeff Nolan Jeff Nolan speaking at the 2006 it@cork National Technology & Business Conference.

Jacques-Etienne Grandjean Jacques-Etienne Grandjean speaking at the 2006 it@cork National Technology & Business Conference. Tom Raftery blogged about his talk and while he’s right that no search competitors of Microsoft were mentioned, he did say that search isn’t very sticky. I’m sure he’s hoping that people will abandon Google and jump on board MS Live.

Eddie Hobbs, Conor Kenny and Hugh MacLeod speaking at the 2006 it@cork National Technology & Business Conference. Tom Raftery covers Eddie Hobbs’ talk on property, energy and investment.

R&H Hall Mill on fire This morning, the disused R&H Hall mill on Kennedy Quay, Cork City was the scene of a major fire. Smoke was visible from all over the city, wind blew the smoke up towards Mayfield and traffic was very heavy all over, probably because drivers slowed down to watch the plume…

Bird on Ground What kind of bird is this? Around a dozen congregate around our bird feeders, dive to the ground and bath in the bowl of water below, and even fight over how gets to have a bath or a feed sometimes!

Bird Feeding