Warning to Eircom Broadband users with wireless routers   We conducted a recent survey and found that up to 50% of the Eircom wireless routers were installed with the default security.  If you are a homeowner or a business be aware that this security is wide-open.  Anyone with an iphone can purchase an app for 79c which will then tell them the password to your router.  Other PC based applications will do it in seconds.  This means that somebody could use your network for various illegal purposes without your knowledge and/or could gain access to your information sto.. more

A limited company may claim an audit exemption in the following circumstances: Less than €7.3 million turnover Less than €3.65 million in assets and the end of the financial year Average number of employees must no exceed 50 Must not be a parent company or subsidiary. For a full list of the requirements please see the CRO website. If the company meets the CRO criteria its accounts need to consist of a balance sheet and notes where applicable. Also there must be an exemption statement on the balance sheet. This can be found here. If you fail to file your annual return on .. more

By Anne-Marie Walsh Wednesday December 30 2009 OUR budding scientists have been inspired by a desire to prevent the biggest disasters of the year from happening again. The impact of the major news stories of 2009 is clearly evident in the entries to this year's Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. In the wake of the dramatic collapse of one of the country's busiest railway lines over the Malahide Estuary in Dublin and the outbreak of the swine flu during the year, some hopefuls are trying to come up with innovative solutions. One of the entries is an investigation into the causes of.. more