Deirdre McArdle
Deirdre McArdle first joined ElectricNews.net as staff writer in July 2004. Previously she worked as a journalist with Lafferty Publications, as a research analyst with IIMC and an editor with Overture Search Services. She has also contributed articles to iol.ie, dot.ie and the Irish Independent supplement, Initiative.
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Daily Digest 4 December
04-12-2008
Option Wireless creates jobs in Cork | AT&T to slash 12,000 staff » more
Weekly Digest Issue No. 444
04-12-2008
Irish firms strike it lucky in Dubai | Broadband speeds not up to scratch | Mixed week for tech sector jobs | Downturn hits PC market growth | Chip market feeling the heat | EU ministers back cheaper SMS plan » more
Daily Digest 2 December
02-12-2008
Trinity Biotech to cut jobs | C&W nets EUR94m contract » more
Daily Digest 1 December
01-12-2008
CSN Stores creates 200 jobs in Galway | UPC hits 100K broadband customer milestone » more
In The Papers 1 December
01-12-2008
Profits swell at Digital River Ireland | FCC pushes plan for free wireless internet in US » more
Daily Digest 28 November
28-11-2008
Currys opens new store, creates jobs | EIB provides loan for biomed centre in TCD » more
Weekly Digest Issue No. 443
27-11-2008
Three nets National Broadband Scheme contract | Meteor the only bright spot in Eircom results | Dublin wins City of Science bid | StatCounter founder named Internet Hero | Facebook tries to befriend Twitter | Mixed fortunes at HP and Dell » more
Daily Digest 27 November
27-11-2008
Irish firms sign EUR40m in contracts in UAE | Nokia to exit Japanese market » more
Daily Digest 25 November
25-11-2008
IBM creates jobs in research 'collaboratory' | Firms retraining staff during downturn » more
Daily Digest 24 November
24-11-2008
Dublin chosen as City of Science for 2012 | Hibernia and Evros to merge » more
Daily Digest 21 November
21-11-2008
Google kills Lively | Yahoo reopens AOL talks: report » more
Daily Digest 20 November
20-11-2008
DTS creates jobs in Limerick | Obama names tech team » more
Weekly Digest Issue No. 442
20-11-2008
Yahoo's Yang steps down | Carphone Warehouse to split in two | Researchers urged to think outside the box | Papermaster strikes back | Tech giants take cost-cutting action | LHC off-line until summer » more
Daily Digest 18 November
18-11-2008
Datalex thriving in tough conditions | HP beats expectations » more
Daily Digest 17 November
17-11-2008
ComReg consults on Personal Locator Beacons | SLA Mobile expands in Asia » more
Daily Digest 14 November
14-11-2008
Sun Microsystems to slash up to 6,000 jobs | Customers up but ARPU drops at O2 » more
Daily Digest 13 November
13-11-2008
HEAnet outlines five-year goals | O2 Ireland caps pre-pay data rates » more
Weekly Digest Issue No. 441
13-11-2008
BT to cut 10,000 jobs | Limerick still waiting for Dell to toll | Vodafone's Colao unveils cost cuts | Papermaster saga continues to unfold | All change at ChangingWorlds | Harvey Nash nets Alcatel-Lucent deal » more
Daily Digest 11 November
11-11-2008
Subscribers up, ARPU drops at Vodafone | NCB offers stock updates to mobile users » more
Daily Digest 10 November
10-11-2008
Circuit City files for bankruptcy | Judge orders Papermaster to stop working at Apple » more
Daily Digest 7 November
07-11-2008
Irish teacher comes third in Microsoft competition | Obama starts search for CTO » more
Daily Digest 6 November
06-11-2008
Yang tells Microsoft to buy Yahoo | UPC Ireland sees broadband subs jump 28pc » more
Weekly Digest Issue No. 440
06-11-2008
Web 2.0 helps Obama to victory | Greens want in on the Web 2.0 action | Oops! I did it again -- BoI loses customer data | Boo-hoo! Goo-Hoo deal off the table | Will Papermaster become the iPodmaster? | Downturn hits European mobile market » more
Daily Digest 4 November
04-11-2008
Siemens to sell half of joint venture to Fujitsu | LG and Microsoft hook up on mobile convergence » more
Daily Digest 3 November
03-11-2008
Tanaiste promotes Irish ICT sector in US | IBM stops top exec's Apple move » more
Telecoms exec named Net Visionary
31-10-2008
Corkman Pat Phelan, co-founder of Cubic Telecom, scooped the overall Net Visionary prize at the Irish Internet Association awards on Thursday night. » more
Daily Digest 31 October
31-10-2008
RTE confirms five digital radio stations | BSkyB profits drop, subscriptions jump » more
Weekly Digest Issue No. 439
30-10-2008
Eircom to change hands again? | Gaming firm creates 400 jobs in Dublin | Japanese giants feel the pinch | SAP throws in the towel on full-year estimates | Microsoft aims for the clouds | Slowing consumer demand stunts mobile market | Lottery scams: if you're not in, you can't win » more
Daily Digest 30 October
30-10-2008
G1 launches in the UK | Wii sends Nintendo profits soaring » more
Daily Digest 28 October
28-10-2008
O2 launches fixed-line offering | Google to close book on copyright lawsuits » more
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