Astronomy

Dark Sky Parks and Dark Sky Reserves – A Comparison

Over the past while I’ve noticed that some confusion has arisen about the distinctions between Dark Sky Parks and Dark Sky Reserves. In preparation for an upcoming meeting I drew up the following 2 pager explaining the key differences. For the impatient, here’s the 2 line difference from Steve Owens: Parks are public land more […]

Geocaching

Two Dalkey Geocaches replaced

I’ve put back For Harry Latham and Elsinore this evening. Same containers as the originals. For Harry Latham is a very easy cache in the center of the town. One of the few that I have actual written permission to place! Thanks to Heritage Ireland.

General

How well does Roomba cover a real room?

I’ve had a Roomba for a few years. One thing I’ve always been curious about it whether it actually does clean the whole room and whether all areas get cleaned equally. So I decided to try a little experiment.

Shamrock Rovers

The Shamrock Rovers F.C. video archive

I have about 200 MiniDV tapes in my attic that I’ve been looking after since the Shamrock Rovers F.C. cameraman, Mícheal O’Brolochaín, passed away a couple of years ago. Recently, with the permission of his son, and the support of the Heritage Trust, I’ve started creating an archive of this material.

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