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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Buddy the Elf shares his plans for Christmas with us 60 seconDs pAGe 12
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a coup for the pigeon house pAGe 15
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Talks reopen on meTro norTh proposals pAGe 4
non-eU mobile charges ‘double’
ROAMING charges for Irish mobile users travelling outside the EU have doubled in the past year, even as the cost of roaming within the EU was capped. As of March this year, a call made in the US costs an average €1.10 per minute, compared to 54c in the same month in 2013, Ireland’s communications regulator, ComReg, found. Receiving a call costs 64c per minute, a rise from 32c the year previous. In Ireland, charges to receive a call from a non-EU nation are above the European average of 43c. However, the cost of making a call abroad is lower than the average eurozone rate. A survey found Irish networks are complying with price caps for roaming within Europe, set by the European Commission in July 2013 to combat excessive prices. A spokesperson for the regulator said capping has curbed price
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e r e h e b o t ice n the slopes at a Taking o ski school for girls
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1,800 jobs To be creaTed in design plan pAGe 5
by lUke holohan
increases, but added that the lack of measures outside the EU bloc was likely to be the cause of the doubling costs. In a statement to Metro Herald, Vodafone said: ‘Vodafone Ireland has not increased charges for operators outside of the EU. In the US we offer RED roaming. When customers sign up to RED Roaming in the USA they pay a daily fee of just €2.99 to use calls and texts as they do at home from their pay as you go or bill pay plan.’ A spokesperson for O2 said: ‘O2 monitors and reviews tariffs taking into account applicable national and European regulations. For customers travelling outside the EU, O2 would recommend that they sign up for an O2 Travel Pass, which offers reduced roaming rates.’
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Will Joan’s nose be out of joint after this snap? HIGH FARCE: Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has been pictured interacting with a large cannabis joint ‘telescope’ at an art exhibition in Farmleigh. Richard Forrest, the photographer behind the picture, said: ‘She was just strolling around talking to people, more talking to friends than focusing on the piece.’
Keep Dublin tidy – Please recycle this Metro Herald when you are finished with it
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Google to give Maps users room with a view
You need never get lost again – Google is to introduce indoor maps for shopping centres, airports and museums across Ireland. More than 40 locations, including Dublin Airport, have been mapped by the tech giant and their floor plans uploaded to its web and mobile Maps service. users will be able to find their way around iconic sites like the Guinness Storehouse and the Aviva Stadium, while also searching for their gate at Dublin Airport. Also identifiable will be specific shops, cash machines and bathrooms within shopping centres such as Dundrum Town Centre and Merchants Quay Shopping Centre in Cork. Endorsing the project, Guinness Storehouse managing director Paul Carty said the indoor map app would allow people to make the best use of their time as they visited the Storehouse and its seven floors. ‘At the touch of a button, consumers can see the floors, exhibits and even the food outlets from the comfort of their own mobile device,’ he said. It was a sentiment shared by John Hurley of the Dublin Airport Authority, who said Google was ‘giving passengers a refreshed view of the airport’, one that would help them get to their flights easier. ‘This mobile service permits the passenger to have real-time view of their exact location and their connecting flight location,’ he said. The interactive map tool is available in the Google Maps app on Android and ioS, as well as on desktop. To explore indoor plans, users search for the location they want to view and then simply zoom in.
Buddy the Elf shares his plans for Christmas with us 60 seconDs pAGe 12
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a coup for the pigeon house pAGe 15
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Talks reopen on meTro norTh proposals pAGe 4
non-eU mobile charges ‘double’
ROAMING charges for Irish mobile users travelling outside the EU have doubled in the past year, even as the cost of roaming within the EU was capped. As of March this year, a call made in the US costs an average €1.10 per minute, compared to 54c in the same month in 2013, Ireland’s communications regulator, ComReg, found. Receiving a call costs 64c per minute, a rise from 32c the year previous. In Ireland, charges to receive a call from a non-EU nation are above the European average of 43c. However, the cost of making a call abroad is lower than the average eurozone rate. A survey found Irish networks are complying with price caps for roaming within Europe, set by the European Commission in July 2013 to combat excessive prices. A spokesperson for the regulator said capping has curbed price
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e r e h e b o t ice n the slopes at a Taking o ski school for girls
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1,800 jobs To be creaTed in design plan pAGe 5
by lUke holohan
increases, but added that the lack of measures outside the EU bloc was likely to be the cause of the doubling costs. In a statement to Metro Herald, Vodafone said: ‘Vodafone Ireland has not increased charges for operators outside of the EU. In the US we offer RED roaming. When customers sign up to RED Roaming in the USA they pay a daily fee of just €2.99 to use calls and texts as they do at home from their pay as you go or bill pay plan.’ A spokesperson for O2 said: ‘O2 monitors and reviews tariffs taking into account applicable national and European regulations. For customers travelling outside the EU, O2 would recommend that they sign up for an O2 Travel Pass, which offers reduced roaming rates.’
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Will Joan’s nose be out of joint after this snap? HIGH FARCE: Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has been pictured interacting with a large cannabis joint ‘telescope’ at an art exhibition in Farmleigh. Richard Forrest, the photographer behind the picture, said: ‘She was just strolling around talking to people, more talking to friends than focusing on the piece.’
Keep Dublin tidy – Please recycle this Metro Herald when you are finished with it
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Google to give Maps users room with a view
You need never get lost again – Google is to introduce indoor maps for shopping centres, airports and museums across Ireland. More than 40 locations, including Dublin Airport, have been mapped by the tech giant and their floor plans uploaded to its web and mobile Maps service. users will be able to find their way around iconic sites like the Guinness Storehouse and the Aviva Stadium, while also searching for their gate at Dublin Airport. Also identifiable will be specific shops, cash machines and bathrooms within shopping centres such as Dundrum Town Centre and Merchants Quay Shopping Centre in Cork. Endorsing the project, Guinness Storehouse managing director Paul Carty said the indoor map app would allow people to make the best use of their time as they visited the Storehouse and its seven floors. ‘At the touch of a button, consumers can see the floors, exhibits and even the food outlets from the comfort of their own mobile device,’ he said. It was a sentiment shared by John Hurley of the Dublin Airport Authority, who said Google was ‘giving passengers a refreshed view of the airport’, one that would help them get to their flights easier. ‘This mobile service permits the passenger to have real-time view of their exact location and their connecting flight location,’ he said. The interactive map tool is available in the Google Maps app on Android and ioS, as well as on desktop. To explore indoor plans, users search for the location they want to view and then simply zoom in.
