Golden Spiders renamed the Eircom Spiders

The Golden Spiders, Ireland’s premier internet awards is changing its name to the Eircom Spiders for 2010.
The annual awards, which began in 1997, recognise the best and most innovative online developments in Ireland.The awards not only reward Irish businesses and community organisations but also individuals for their creativity and innovation.

The online presence of the awards themselves is also moving from goldenspiders.ie to thespiders.ie with Eircom remaining as sponsors for the fifth year in a row. The renaming suggests that a long term agreement has been reached with the title sponsors.

Ireland this week

Another week, another list of Irish “news”

Eircom to change ownership………again

Kilkenny lose 2 All-Ireland finals on same day

Get Green Energy Advice at the National Ploughing Championships

10 Reasons for Cork to beat Kerry

Ireland gets a mortgage

Micko’Dwyer & Billy Morgan agree on who is the country’s best referee

GAA abandon on-field cup presentations in favour of Hogan Stand tradition

Eircom launch mobile broadband

Just saw this over on Damien Mulley’s site .

This is effectively Meteor Broadband under the Eircom brand ….but, as Damien points out, you get access to Eircom’s 1000+ WiFi hotspots throughout the country. You also get exclusive content from Setanta

There is a full list of hotspots available from Eircom here

EDIT: Looks like the product is only available to existing eircom customers!!! Eircom once again protecting their landline monopoly!