Got a Website Using a .Eu Domain? Enter the Web Awards!
EUrid, the .eu domain name registry, has been running the EU Web Awards for the last few years. The idea is pretty simple – if you have a website using an EU domain name then you can enter for free. What can you win? Win a 2 month billboard advertising campaign in Brussels AirportThe .eu […]
Blacknight Broadband, EA Access, Mobile Security – Tech Talk with Blacknight on KCLR [Audio]
Once again we’ve joined forces with local radio KCLR 96FM, to bring you a third season of Tech Talk on KCLR Drive, presented by Ken McGuire. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 18:01; 17MB; MP3. Blacknight’s Alan O’Reilly joins Ken McGuire every two weeks to talk tech. Afterwards, the show […]
Want a Job? We’re Hiring for our Sales and Finance Teams!
We are growing again, which means we’ve got a couple of openings on our team. So I will keep this short and to the point. First off, while we might have photos of shirts and ties our company dress code is pretty casual. Sure, you might have to wear a business attire in some situations, […]
Off to Marrakesh for ICANN 65
ICANN public meetings are held three times a year. The most recent one was in Kobe, Japan and the next one will be kicking off this weekend in Marrakesh, Morocco. As usual I’ll be there representing the company, while also sitting on the GNSO Council as one of the 3 representatives of registrars. ICANN operates […]
Facebook Crypto, Huawei, AI strategy – Tech Talk with Blacknight on KCLR [Audio]
Once again we’ve joined forces with local radio KCLR 96FM, to bring you a third season of Tech Talk on KCLR Drive, presented by Ken McGuire. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 20:37; 47MB; MP3. Blacknight’s Conn Ó Muíneacháin joins Ken McGuire this week to talk tech on the radio. […]
Final Call for .UK Right of Registration on Monday
If you have a .CO.UK domain name, you may also have the first option to register the equivalent shorter .UK domain name – but only if you do so before 25 June (i.e. on 24 June!) Prior to 2014, it was not possible to register a so-called second-level .UK domain. Registrants could only register a […]
Blacknight Backs Carlow Girls for Gaynor Cup
Carlow & District Juveniles League have run a girls’ soccer academy in Carlow for the past three years, and have competed with some success in the annual Gaynor Cup competitions. This year, Blacknight is delighted to sponsor the Carlow Team who will take part in the Under-15 Gaynor Cup, at UL from June 27 to […]
iTunes, Windows & Fathers’ Day Ideas – Tech Talk with Blacknight on KCLR
Once again we’ve joined forces with local radio KCLR 96FM, to bring you a third season of Tech Talk on KCLR Drive, presented by Ken McGuire. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 16:53; 15MB; MP3. Blacknight’s Alan O’Reilly joins Ken McGuire every two weeks to talk tech. Afterwards, the […]
Win a Ticket to The Start Summit this Saturday
Blacknight has partnered with The Start Summit, the unique event for early-stage entrepreneurs, which will be held at The Printworks, Dublin Castle, on Saturday 8 June. Tickets for this event cost €99.50 including VAT, but we’ve got 5 to give away by midnight tonight! To enter, use the widget below to enter using Facebook, or […]
June Bank Holiday Working Arrangements
Monday 3 June is a public holiday in Ireland, and the following working arrangements are in place: Support will be available by email and live chat from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Telephone service will be provided for support, accounts and sales from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The usual on-call support will be available to colocation and […]
Yes – Your €40* Website Includes a Domain Name and SSL Cert
Our new radio advertising campaign gets underway this morning on the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTE Radio One. The message: you can have a website for much less than you might think! Listen. I know what you’re thinking: websites are expensive, right?Wrong!With Blacknight siteBuilder you can build your site – and get a dot-IE domain […]
RIPE 78: Human Rights, Women in Tech and more
This week I’ll be attending the RIPE meeting in Iceland. The week’s schedule should be quite interesting, with both plenary sessions on various topics, as well as some more specific sessions organised by the various working groups. Topics that will be covered are, naturally, of a very technical nature for the most part, but there […]