Ralph holds a degree in Communications, gained in 1990. He was a journalist & editor for a number of magazine titles over four years while in Edinburgh, lecturing part-time on media and PR. He moved into New Media in 1995 with Europe Online, based in London.

In 1996 he was hired by Yahoo Inc to launch their UK & Ireland portal, where he initially built up localised content and third-party partnerships, before focusing on business development full time from 1998. He left Yahoo in late 2000 and moved to Ireland in 2001. Ralph joined ENN in November that year.

Today Ralph oversees business development on both ENN's website and the growing corporate services operation. Where time permits he contributes to the ENN website and blog.

In the papers 4 April

04-04-2005

NTL bidding enters final phase | MCI resumes merger talks with Qwest » more

Business looks forward to 3G: Survey

25-01-2005

Almost eight in ten respondents said they are looking forward to the benefits of 3G, although video calling is not their top priority according to a recent ENN/Nokia Ireland survey. » more

Motorola's vision: the digitisation of everything

16-12-2004

Motorola enjoys a significant business presence in the Republic. With some 500 workers in Cork and a further 50 in Dublin, the company has been operating on these shores for 25 years. But being around a long time doesn't guarantee that people know what you're about. » more

In the papers 17 November

17-11-2004

Workers' eyesight may be damaged by PC use | Microsoft faces claims over destruction of internal e-mails » more

Global e-government 17 November

17-11-2004

Local UK e-government on course but late | Korea plans e-government portal for foreign residents » more

Irish mobile working on the rise: survey

03-08-2004

A new Nokia Ireland survey shows that more than half of Irish office workers now access e-mail outside the office, using a mobile phone, PDA or other method. » more

Unit 4 Agresso issues MyDoom alert

27-01-2004

Unit 4 Agresso has issued a 'high alert' for the W32/MyDoom-A worm. This mass-mailing worm spreads itself by collecting e-mail addresses from the local hard disk and uses randomly-chosen addresses for both the "to" and "from" fields. » more

Phone tracker keeps tabs on mobile users

07-08-2003

A new mobile service will let UK users pinpoint another person's physical location at all times, based on the individual's mobile phone signal. » more

Digital paper gets closer to reality

26-05-2003

Philips and E Ink, the developer of paper-like displays, have unveiled new, joint prototypes with vastly improved resolution. » more

Telcos say mobile charges too high

19-05-2003

At an ALTO conference in Dublin on Monday, executives from leading telecoms in Ireland questioned the lack of competition in the mobile sector. » more

For the record 12 May

12-05-2003

Eircom to raise line rental price from June | US agencies target spammers promising Sars cures » more

Music downloaders prefer rap: survey

09-05-2003

A Nielsen//NetRatings study on downloading music from the Net has shown that rap music is the most popular genre purchased by frequent music downloaders. » more

Lexar breaks 4 gigabyte barrier

07-03-2003

Lexar, best known for its photographic products, has launched two new compact flash cards, at 2GB and 4GB. » more

Sony Ericsson's new T610 unveiled

05-03-2003

Sony Ericsson has taken the wraps off its latest handset, the T610, with camera, 65k colour screen and Java. » more

Motorola announces handset rollout plans

04-03-2003

Motorola spokesmen were out in force Tuesday for their annual press gathering, taking the opportunity to announce new mobile handsets. » more

Siemens turns heads at 3GSM World

21-02-2003

Siemens has demonstrated the art of the possible with its latest phone design, utilising the Nokia Series 60 OS. » more

Getting RSS newsfeeds from ENN

19-02-2003

At ENN we get a lot of requests asking "Do you have RSS?". The simple answer is yes. ENN has RSS Newsfeeds for all stories on our site, so you can choose to access either all stories or just those from a specific channel using an RSS Reader. » more

For the record 19 February

19-02-2003

Palm readies release of phone PDA | Microsoft takes fight against spam to court to stop mail-harvesters » more

For the record 18 February

18-02-2003

Oracle and Nokia join forces for mobile enterprise services | ComReg claims Eircom has failed to comply with issued directions » more

For the record 17 February

17-02-2003

Google gets into blogging with Pyra Labs purchase | Esat BT begins charging for formerly free mapping service » more

For the record 14 February

14-02-2003

Opera alleges MSN portal targets its browser with broken pages | Film and music business targets file-swapping in the workplace » more

For the record 13 February

13-02-2003

Datalex signs corporate travel deal with Siemens UK | Sega is to merge with Sammy Corporation » more

For the record 12 February

12-02-2003

Ebay sells Scottish island off Skye | Nokia to cut 550 jobs in its networks division » more

DMI launches media network events

12-02-2003

DMI is capitalising on its recognised role as a leading knowledge company, bringing a fresh round of networking events to the digital media industry. » more

For the record 11 February

11-02-2003

O2 says it now has more than a half million customers in the UK | Kevin Mitnick's Web site compromised by attack » more

For the record 10 February

10-02-2003

Investment in 3G phones will be paid for in 10 years | Music industry launches electronic identity tags to track Internet sales » more

For the record 07 February

07-02-2003

ALTO urges ComReg to bring in interim prices for fixed-to-mobile calls | European Commission plans new rapid reaction force for cybercrime » more

For the record 06 February

06-02-2003

Swedish study suggests that mobile phones damage key brain cells | Nokia N-Gage game deck goes on show » more

For the record 02 January

02-01-2003

O2 celebrates fivefold increase in messaging over New Year | European Commission gives Sony/Philips go-ahead on acquisition of Intertrust » more

In the papers 02 January

02-01-2003

Multi-function phones pose threat to Dail | Spanish town aims to give all residents Wi-Fi access » more