Bally-Bogholes very own blow in Peter Donegan is (once again) doing Temple Street Childrens Hospital half marathon. It’s not exactly my scene but in the context of getting the word out and raising a few bob for a great, great cause – the very least I could do was put his post on Ballyboughal.net. He needs [...]]]>

Bally-Bogholes very own blow in Peter Donegan is (once again) doing Temple Street Childrens Hospital half marathon. It’s not exactly my scene but in the context of getting the word out and raising a few bob for a great, great cause – the very least I could do was put his post on Ballyboughal.net. He needs to raise €650 The very best wishes mate. Here’s what he has to say on his own site.

Think you can help Peter out ? Got an idea ? Give him a call – his number and info is below. well done you in advance !

Aido

There’s a recent enough and great reason why Temple Street Childrens Hospital is so close to my heart, but in short and for the moment this is a gig I am now doing, again.

NB: [re pic above] we all got a medal. everyone. I did not come second

More than that I am asking for your help and in short I need €650.

I’ve set up a My Charity Page were you can donate securly online and any amount is appreciated however if you are feeling a bit groovy you might also consider a slightly larger wad of cash. If you do and [understandably so] wanna little more bang for your buck ? No problemo.

Wanna chat ? My details are below.

• Donate your dosh or see how much I have raised

Or see below.

Contact Peter Donegan

• info@DoneganLandscaping.com
• twitter.com/DoneganGardens
• Facebook.com/DoneganLandscaping
• mobile: 0876594688

Further info:

• Donate Your Dosh Online
• My half marathon 2011
• More info on Temple Street

Dublin tech startup firm getHealth today announced that Ted Vickey, Founder and President of American based FitWell LLC, a fitness management consulting company and former Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center under the Bush, Clinton and Bush Administrations has been named as the Corporate Wellness Advisor. Vickey will provide strategic advice to the [...]]]>

Dublin tech startup firm getHealth today announced that Ted Vickey, Founder and President of American based FitWell LLC, a fitness management consulting company and former Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center under the Bush, Clinton and Bush Administrations has been named as the Corporate Wellness Advisor. Vickey will provide strategic advice to the firm and its clients, and assist in business development initiatives within the corporate wellness industry.

“Ted’s experience, industry leadership and insight will contribute significantly to getHealth and our focus on using technology to address the growing cost of employee health” said Liam Ryan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of getHealth.

In addition to his FitWell duties, Vickey is currently working on a PhD in exercise science, technology and social networking at the National University of Ireland at Galway and is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Council on Exercise, a fitness and wellness certification organization with over 55,000 trainers worldwide. Prior to his recent studies, Vickey was Vice President of Comprehensive Health Services where he led the fitness and wellness division of the largest privately held occupational medicine company in the United States. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science from Penn State and a Masters of Business in International Business and Entrepreneurship from the University of Limerick.

“getHealth has the vision to become a global leader in technology, mobile health and wellness,” Vickey said. “I hope that I can bring to Liam, Chris and getHealth some ideas, perspectives and industry relations from my many years in the corporate wellness industry”.

getHealth is a Dublin based online and mobile company that provides an interactive solution to the corporate wellness industry. The service helps employees achieve their health goals through competitive game-play and social interaction with their co-workers. The company aims to reduce health care costs such as absenteeism and health insurance for employers.

getHealth is currently based in the National Digital Research Centre on the Launchpad programme and has already secured a number of trial partners in the US for its launch in May 2012.

As per Dave’s tweet O’connors – The Village Inn – The White Knight(?) or what ever it’s been called… most refer to it as “you going down the road?” anyway it’s back doors will open in the next few days AND just [...]]]> There is an old saying, if its not on Twitter it hasn’t happened.

As per Dave’s tweet O’connors – The Village Inn – The White Knight(?) or what ever it’s been called… most refer to it as “you going down the road?” anyway it’s back doors will open in the next few days AND just in time for the aul silly season of festivities.

What a day for come backs the blog, the pub and before you know it we’ll all be having the craic!

I’ll be heading along with the young one. See you [...]]]>

I’ll be heading along with the young one. See you all there.

Aido

Well one strong wind last night (Wednesday) blew across the country in parts, not only boughal.

I was amazed to see the dogs pound had blown across the garden. Luckily the bushes stopped it.

More surprising was the dogs lead was blown in two, snapped. Don’t worry no dogs attached.

Anyway picked up these clamps in [...]]]>

Well one strong wind last night (Wednesday) blew across the country in parts, not only boughal.

I was amazed to see the dogs pound had blown across the garden. Luckily the bushes stopped it.

More surprising was the dogs lead was blown in two, snapped. Don’t worry no dogs attached.

Anyway picked up these clamps in B&Q and did a quick fix. Not impressed as the lead was €30 a pop.

Reminds me of when I lived in pinewood strong winds blew the roof of the stables but that’s another story.

- sent from my iPhone5

Water fight [...]]]>

Water fight champion 2011

Step out of the shower, throw down that hair brush…. then its *LIGHTS*  **CAMERA**  ACTION!!! Yes, thats right its time to take centre stage.

You can go it alone or form a group… maybe you already have a band so this can be your moment, wasn’t YouTube the place where they found [...]]]>
What do I have to do?

Step out of the shower, throw down that hair brush…. then its *LIGHTS*  **CAMERA**  ACTION!!! Yes, thats right its time to take centre stage.

You can go it alone or form a group… maybe you already have a band so this can be your moment, wasn’t YouTube the place where they found that Justin fella?  You know it’ll be mighty craic, how many takes and laughs will you have along the way shooting your video

Upload a video of yourself or your group singing your favourite Christmas song. This can be anything that looks and sounds like Christmas, and is not limited to carols and jingles. The winner of this competition will be the entrant with the greatest number of Facebook “Likes”.  Once you have uploaded your video get all of your friends and family to Like it on Facebook, that is how you win

The Xmas Factor which is being run on behalf of Xmusic, the largest musical instrument superstore in Ireland and the UK, and they’ve offered a €5,000 prize fund to the winners.

Daily Deal Management platform Redeem&Get was announced as the winner of this year’s [...]]]> This post was originally published on Daily Deal Media which is the number one resource for news, data and intelligence for Social Commerce and the Daily Deal Industry.  If you have an interest in Daily Deals then I’d highly recommend you subscribe to Daily Deal Media.

Daily Deal Management platform Redeem&Get was announced as the winner of this year’s Spark of Genius competition at the Dublin Web Summit. Redeem&Get offers an innovative platform for merchants to help them manage Daily Deals.

“Many merchants who run daily deals find themselves hit by a huge surge of business the day the deal goes live,” says Gene Murphy, the CEO of Redeem&Get. “Our clients can direct the new customers they get from a Daily Deal promotion to a customised landing page where the customer makes an electronic booking”.

Redeem&Get also announced a partnership programme, where they will work with local marketing experts to help them to help their clients run successful daily deals. “We have had a huge response to our partnership programme, which we launched yesterday,” says Murphy. “Many people have told us that the Redeem&Get platform is exactly what their customers have been asking for.”

The previous winners of the Spark of Genius, Datahug and Britebill have both gone on to great success. Their founders were interviewed today and credited their winning with greatly accelerating their progress.

Above is the live stream with Team Redeem&Get on stage winning the Spark of Genius competition at the Dublin Web Summit.