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# gaming - Monday 7 May, 2012

From Business ETC Feathered Friends

Angry Birds generates over €80 million for creators Rovio

07/05/12 2,776 Views 1 Comment

Apps from the Angry Birds game series were downloaded 648 million times by the end of last year.

# gaming - Thursday 3 May, 2012

Gaming

Girls spending more time playing online games

03/05/12 2,263 Views 2 Comments

Young girls spend double the time playing games online than last year.

# gaming - Saturday 21 April, 2012

Video Games

Computer game could help in treatment of depression – study

21/04/12 3,681 Views 22 Comments

Researchers in New Zealand have developed a computer game which they say is effective at treating mild and moderate depression in teenagers.

# gaming - Saturday 14 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: Kids are going to destroy the internet. Here’s how it’ll happen.

14/04/12 11,136 Views 23 Comments

Think Silicon Valley will shape the future? You’re looking in the wrong place, writes tech entrepreneur Dylan Collins.

# gaming - Friday 23 March, 2012

From Business ETC Angry Birds

Angry Birds theme parks to be launched

23/03/12 700 Views 1 Comment

The centres are expected to include spring riders, swings, sandpits, climbing towers, slides, and even a new Angry Birds arcade game.

# gaming - Sunday 26 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

26/02/12 6,715 Views 1 Comment

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# gaming - Monday 20 February, 2012

From Business ETC Gaming This post contains videos

Sony launches new handheld games console – the ‘Vita’

20/02/12 4,307 Views 18 Comments

The €250 device has touch screens on both sides and aims to take gaming business away from smartphones.

# gaming - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

War Games

Russian defence ministry criticised for spending $1m on Tetris, Battleship

11/01/12 2,504 Views 4 Comments

Ministry planned to counteract contemporary gaming in which Russians are the ‘bad guys’.

# gaming - Monday 19 December, 2011

Opinion

Column: Ban video games? Ban crap pre-teen books instead

19/12/11 5,181 Views 55 Comments

TheJournal.ie’s regular columnist Lisa McInerney takes apart TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor’s outburst over “violent video games”.

# gaming - Monday 28 November, 2011

From The Daily Edge Call Of Nature This post contains videos

Are you taking the…? World’s first pee-controlled game launched

28/11/11 2,600 Views 13 Comments

Coming to a urinal near you…

# gaming - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

Gambling

Government’s new bill will block plans for Twomileborris ‘super-casino’

21/09/11 981 Views 42 Comments

New gambling legislation being prepared by the government will not allow for “large resort-style casinos” like in Tipperary.

# gaming - Thursday 16 June, 2011

The Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

16/06/11 1,136 Views 2 Comments

All the news of the day, plus some bits and pieces you may have missed.

From Business ETC Jobswatch

2,500 jobs unfilled in the gaming and IT industries

16/06/11 1,112 Views 25 Comments

IT expert says there is a lack of expertise in Ireland in cloud based technologies, and that posts are lying vacant.

# gaming - Tuesday 7 June, 2011

WiiU

Nintendo launches new console with touchscreen controller

07/06/11 940 Views 4 Comments

The WiiU features a large handheld controller with a touchscreen display.

# gaming - Friday 3 June, 2011

From The Score Gamers This post contains videos

Watch: A sneak preview of how the FIFA 12 football game will look

03/06/11 233 Views 2 Comments

New clip offers a glimpse of the goodies that can be found in the next edition of EA Sports’ legendary football simulation game.

# gaming - Thursday 2 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge At Last

Gamestop to honour Duke Nukem pre-orders ten years on

02/06/11 445 Views 1 Comment

Irish gamers won’t be availing of the service, but there are those in America who have held on to their receipts for a decade. Duke Nukem Forever has been 12 years in the making.

# gaming - Sunday 15 May, 2011

From Business ETC Sony

Sony begins to restore PlayStation Network

15/05/11 667 Views 6 Comments

Sony has begun to restore its PlayStation Network service in the United States and Europe today, after being forced to shut down operations due to a massive security breach that affected over 100 million online accounts.

# gaming - Thursday 10 March, 2011

From Business ETC Gaming

Microsoft’s Kinect sets Guinness World Record for swift sales

10/03/11 720 Views No Comments

Over 10m units of the Xbox infrared controller were sold within 60 days of its launch in November 2010.

# gaming - Thursday 23 December, 2010

Supercasino

Michael Lowry’s Christmas wish comes true as super-casinos recommended

23/12/10 1,064 Views No Comments

Department of Justice proposals sent to Government say Ireland could “reasonably sustain a Las Vegas style development”.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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David Hall
Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
By David Hall - @davidhall75

Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
Column: ‘Women are digging up anthills for the tiny grains inside’
By Jim Clarken

Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
By Michael Taft - @notesonthefront

Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

Naoise Nunn
Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
By Naoise Nunn - @naoisen

A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
By Seamus Breslin

Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
By Mike Morris - @nyderoleary

Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
By Jane Suiter - @JaneSuit

With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
By Micheál Martin

Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

Lynn McDonald Byrne
Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.
By Lynn McDonald Byrne

For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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