These pages contain links to sites advertised on the magazine Dot.com, March 2000. Updated Dec 2014 (34% of links lost).

They contain a mixture of Government and Semi-State Company Bodies as well as other businesses or interests.

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  2. Irish Heart Foundation http://www.irishheart.ie How to maintain a healthy heart
  3. Migraine Association of Ireland http://www.migraine.ie latest migraine research.
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  5. Domain Registry http://www.domainregistry.ie The IE Domain Registry, which dispenses all URLs in the .ie domain.
  6. ICANN http://www.icann.org The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
  7. Fodor's http://www.fodors.com Fodor's travel guides.
  8. How far is it? http://www.indo.com/distance Providing distances between two locations anywhere.
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Government Departments and Offices in Ireland

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  2. Ask Ireland www.askireland.com The site's pleasant interface and comprehensive information are worth a visit.
  3. Foreign Affairs, Department of
    www.irlgov.ie/iveagh Iveagh House's current on-line incarnation boasts some of the more stimulating features on any Government site.
  4. An Garda Siochana www.garda.ie One of the best organised sites.
  5. Heritage Ireland www.heritageireland.ie Not for slow Net connections or old browsers. A showcase for the Department of the Arts, Culture, Gaeltacht and the Islands.
  6. National Archives of Ireland
    www.nationalarchives.ie The site is a only starting point for historical and genealogical research. Look up your family name, and you might discover that a relative went down 150 years ago for stealing horses.
  7. President, Office of the www.irlgov.ie/aras Click on a room. Navigable and up-to-date.
  8. Taoiseach, Department of the www.irlgov.ie/taoiseach A virtual tour of the Department of the Taoiseach.

Semi-State Companies, Boards and Agencies

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  1. Aer Lingus www.aerlingus.ie Useful tips on reducing the effects of jet lag, details of special offers and contact details.

 

  1. Bord Gáis www.bge.ie Detailed sections on the history, technology and uses of natural gas.
  2. CIÉ
    www.cie.ie, www.irishrail.ie, www.dublinbus.ie, www.buseireann.ie,
    www.luas.ie, Featuring regularly updated timetables.
  3. Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
    www.esb.ie Needing instructions on how to make a lemon battery? Check out one of the best semi-state sites.
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  5. Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) www.iaa.ie Multiple landing-strip quizzes.
  6. National Centre for Technology in Education
    www.ncte.ie Information and communications technologies in education.
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  8. ScoilNet
    www.scoilnet.ie On-line resource for education in Ireland. Also includes the on-line Central Applications Office application facility.
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  13. www.liveireland.com Radio on the Web Dublin-based station offering three channels of exclusively Irish music: Modern trad; Pop; Top 40
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