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 The Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) The Tipperary “Grey Horse Apps,” which can be downloaded for both iPhone and Android, has won second prize for the ‘Best Doing Good’ App in the 2011 ‘Best App Ever,’ awards held in San Francisco, California.
The ‘Save a horse’ App was developed to support the work of the Irish Horse Welfare Trust, latter established in 1999, to assist the current plight of horses here in Ireland.
A total of more than 7,240 Apps were nominated for the 2011 Best App Ever Awards and more than 1.5m votes were cast globally.
Elaine Heney, GreyHorseApps.com producer, (whose website appears to have been compromised this morning, so Warning do not go there just presently) is absolutely thrilled with the win and states she is greatly honoured that she has been able to support and further raise awareness of horse welfare here in Ireland.
The ‘Save a horse,’ app for iPhone and Android can be downloaded by horse lovers, completely free.
 Anonymous Group Target Ireland In the wake of last week’s revolt against the Stop Online Piracy (SOPA) Act and Protect IP (PIPA) Act, there’s a fascinating battle starting to unfold here in Ireland, as activists promise to attack the Irish Department of Justice website and other government websites today in protest.
This appears to be happening as I write. Internet activist group “Anonymous” has carried out many online attacks against high-profile websites for some time now and are promising to hack the Irish Department of Justice website, tonight in a recent ‘tweet.’
The threat comes following Sean Sherlock, Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, announcing he intends to enact a radical new law curtailing access to websites in Ireland, without a vote in the Oireachtas.
Within the last few minutes Oireachtais.ie is also gone down, and a list has been posted on the internet of all TD’s Telephone numbers inviting you to contact them to voice your opposition to this Irish SOPA bill.
 Students from across Tipperary are well represented in Dublin’s RDS, for this years 48th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
In recent years the number of entries to this competition has increased dramatically, reaching an all time high last year when 1735 projects were submitted. Following submissions all entries are screened to select just over 520 projects which then go through to compete. The event each year attracts some 40,000 people, thus making it one of the largest events of its kind in Europe, and the world.
In all 21 projects from Co Tipperary are participating in this years event, which displays in total some 520 projects from all the 32 counties of Ireland.
One projects representing Tipperary comes from the Presentation Secondary School here in Thurles, whose participating students have studied ” Food Packaging Versus Taste.”
The event, which began yesterday, will run until 5.30pm on Saturday next, so do drop in and take a peep.
The winner of this years event will be announced at a ceremony, sponsored by BT, on Friday 13th next.
 International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is making several passes over Tipperary over the Christmas period. The previous flyovers of The ISS have been spectacular and well worth going out in the evening and observing them.
If you want to catch the ISS flying overhead Tipperary this Christmas you can check this list below;
Friday 23rd Dec 2011
The ISS will rise at 6:19:56 PM from the WSW. Max elevation will be 58° and will have a magnitude of -3.6 (very bright)
Saturday 24th Dec 2011
The ISS will rise at 5:23:47 PM from the WSW. Max elevation will be 43° and will have a magnitude of -3.0 (very bright)
The ISS will also rise at 6:59:43 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 46° and will have a magnitude of -3.2 (very bright)
Sunday 25th Dec 2011 – Christmas Day
The ISS will rise at 6:03:23 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 70° and will have a magnitude of -3.8 (very bright)
Monday 26th Dec 2011 – St Stephens Day
The ISS will rise at 5:07:04 PM from the WSW. Max elevation will be 57° and will have a magnitude of -3.6 (very bright)
The ISS will rise again at 6:43:08 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 72° and will have a magnitude of -3.9 (very bright)
Tuesday 27th Dec 2011
The ISS will rise at 5:46:43 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 75° and will have a magnitude of -3.9 (very bright)
The ISS will rise again at 7:22:55 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 26° and will have a magnitude of -1.9 (very bright)
Wednesday 28th Dec 2011
The ISS will rise at 4:50:16 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 69° and will have a magnitude of -3.8 (very bright)
The ISS will rise again at 6:26:25 PM from the West. Max elevation will be 63° and will have a magnitude of -3.7 (very bright)
We’ve been lucky with the weather this Christmas so far so hopefully we will have some clear skies over the next few days.
 Analog Devices Inc. Deputy Noel Coonan has welcomed the news that Analog Devices Inc, a global leader in high-performance semi-conductors for signal processing applications and the world leader in data conversion technology, has today announced that it will embark on a 50 million euro R&D investment programme at its campus in Raheen, Co. Limerick. The local Fine Gael TD said this investment is “good news for the Mid West and will hopefully benefit the people of North Tipperary with 100 jobs being created over five years.”
The local Fine Gael TD said the investment programme focuses on the expansion of ADI’s robust R&D capabilities in Limerick and is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Over the next five years, the programme is expected to result in the creation of approximately 100 high-skilled jobs, such as positions in integrated circuit design and applications engineering. “These are jobs that are badly needed and it is very positive to see the multinational invest further in the Mid West. It showcase the potential that resides there and it will also boost revenue to the area,” said Deputy Coonan.
A 140,000-square-foot R&D centre, including specialized laboratory space, will be constructed as part of this investment. Today’s announcement builds on the €23million investment in Ireland made by ADI in June 2010 as part of a manufacturing expansion programme.
ADI has been operating in Ireland for 35 years and currently employs over 1,000 people in Limerick, which is home to ADI’s European-based semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility and R&D for analog technologies, including industry-leading data converters, as well as mixed-signal and RF (radio frequency) integrated circuits.
ADI’s operation in Ireland has a well-established record for engineering innovation and discovery, as evidenced by the 287 U.S. patents granted to ADI inventors based in Ireland, which is nearly 20% of the total U.S. patents held by the company.
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