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Pregnant Teenager / Single Mother Refused School Entry

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Barry O'Donovan

For anyone wondering just how far Ireland has come since we banished pregnant women to the Magdalene Laundries should take a good read of the recent statement from the Childrens’ Ombudsman regarding the actions of school A. tl;dr? Here are … Continue reading →

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HTC Back in my Good Books!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Barry O'Donovan

Last week, I posted HTC – quietly brilliant? Maybe not…. Then on Saturday I got my over the air upgrade to Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). So yes, HTC are definitely back in my good books PS: I had to send … Continue reading →

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HTC – quietly brilliant? Maybe not…

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Barry O'Donovan

I don’t use HTC Sense services but it’s something that comes with the phone and many people may. I received the following this morning: HTCSense.com is undergoing a renovation to improve the services and value we deliver to customers like … Continue reading →

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David Norris and Those Pesky Letters

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan

What is David Norris hiding now? Continue reading →

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Porting Experience with Vodafone

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan

This post could equally be called Why do Service Providers Make Their Problems my Problem? I recently migrated my company’s mobile phone account over to Vodafone via The Carphone Warehouse. We had two numbers to port but when I got … Continue reading →

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