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Using VPNs for RTE access

RTE now actively blocks some of the major VPN services from access their live streaming. For those of you who want to catch the closing rounds of the All Ireland Hurling and Football Championships online, you may have to pay for a licensed streaming product.

HideMyAss – summer voucher

There is a new special offer from one of our highest rated VPN services, HideMyAss. For the month of August they are …

GAA All Ireland football quarter final draw

A look at the quarterfinal draw for the GAA All Ireland senior football championship. With 8 teams left in the mix, who will come out on top ? This weekend sees four great games scheduled. Cork v Dublin, Monaghan v Tyrone, Kerry v Cavan and Mayo v Donegal . RTÉ will show the Dublin Cork game, while TV3 will some Kerry Cavan.

RTE to charge for content abroad

Users outside of Ireland could soon see a paywall infront of the RTE Player. RTÉ’s Director General, Noel Curran says they are looking at models on how to charge users outside of Ireland.

Irish TV licence to become a broadcasting charge

The replacement to the Irish TV licence has been announced. The national broadcasting charge will come into force from January 1st 2015. This fee will be per household, and it’s not expected that the current licence fee will increase from the €160, but we will see about that one

More ways of watching GAA online

A look at some new ways this summer that you can keep up with GAA while outside Ireland. These new services make it much easier to watch a game while you are travelling. Forget the days of looking for Irish bars that show the game at 10am, we have the answers for you !

Phone number proxy

NumberProxy is a proxy service for your phone. You can get a temporary phone numbers to keep your identity a secret and your phone number secure. Once you are done with the number, you can cancel the service, and the number will cease to exist.

Using a VPN with your iPhone

Guide to enabling a secure VPN connection on your iPhone. 4 simple steps to surf the web anonymously and securely. For this you will need an iPhone (or iPad or iPod Touch) and a subscription to a VPN service provider.

Avoiding ads for online video

A quick tip on how to avoid watching all those ads on your online videos. We found a Chrome browser extension that blocks these video ads. Save time while waiting to watch videos online, and skip those ads that are wasting your time !

Wooden spoon 2013 ?

The Ireland vs. France game is this weekend. Kick off at the Aviva Stadium is at 17:00 (Irish time, it will be …