September 25, 2025

This year I am privileged to be on the panel of judges for the Realex Web Awards 2015. So in looking at these marvelous shortlisted Irish made websites the obvious question comes up – what is a good website?

Firstly, that’s where your customers are. Checking out goods and services on the internet is now the norm for the majority of consumers. 65% of people search online before making any purchase, 70% are regularly engaged in social media and 76% use email.

National Digital Week 2016, running in Skibbereen from 10th to 12th November, is fast approaching. Senior movers and shakers in the world of technology are scheduled to attend, but National Digital Week, and the Ludgate Digital Hub itself, is not just about major tech companies and big business.

We choose most services without a lot of thought. We hire a taxi driver or a window cleaner without feeling the need to interview them first, and many specialist practitioners are chosen for us like an airline pilot or a surgeon.

GCHQ have issued a report below which explores the range of cyber attacks, likely victims and preventative measures.

A website without visitors is like a book without readers. You want visitors not just to look at the cover but to read the whole book.

The winner of the 2016/17 free website competition has been chosen! Many thanks to the dozens of individuals, traders and companies who entered, to the Skibbereen and Clonakilty Chambers of Commerce for promoting it to their members, and to the Ludgate Hub for hosting our competition stall at National Digital Week.

Harnessing the power of the internet.  An essential guide for accommodation providers in West Cork. A workshop for all Bed & Breakfasts, Guest Houses, Hotels & Tourist Attractions.

Branding is a great way to quickly convey the quality and lifestyle relevance of our services or product, but what if it goes astray? What if the branding parts company with the ‘truth’ of the brand. Here are three moral tales.