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IIA Appoints New CEO
The Irish Internet Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Fergal O`Byrne as its new CEO. Fergal will be starting in the role with immediate effect. Commenting on the appointment Colm Lyon, Chairman of the IIA said, “We are delighted to have Fergal on board. The Internet Industry in Ireland is currently in a very positive cycle – the momentum of the last two years has continued and it has transformed now into sustainable growth. Against this background the IIA has become more relevant than ever and during the last year this has translated into more events and more members.
The IIA expects this growth to continue and it looks forward to working with Fergal in devising the plans and strategies to make the IIA the catalyst by which its members meet, learn and trade. Fergal is well familiar with the Internet Industry in Ireland and he has demonstrated a clear ambition to make the IIA an integral part of this industry.”
Fergal O`Byrne has been involved in the internet industry since 1995. He sits on a number of boards and was awarded the IIA/MSN Internet Marketer of the Year Award in 2004.
The Irish Internet Association (IIA) is the professional body for those conducting business via the Internet from Ireland. It has been and remains one of the driving forces behind the adoption of the medium. Established in 1997, the IIA is a non-profit business association. Membership of the association includes suppliers of Internet services and products as well as those using the medium for communication, marketing and commerce.
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Shortlist for 2005 IIA and Cheetahmail Net Visionary Awards Announced
The shortlist for the 2005 IIA and CheetahMail Net Visionary Awards has been selected (please see below). This year over 100 individuals were nominated for awards. Over 400 people will join us when we announce the category winners at a Gala Black Tie Ball in Clontarf Castle, Dublin on 17 November 2005. There are only a few tables left for the Net Visionary dinner and award ceremony. To book your tickets click here
Social Contribution
Damien Mulley ~ Ireland Offline – www.irelandoffline.org
John Breslin ~ Boards.ie – www.Boards.ie
Naoise Kavanagh ~ Concern – www.concern.net
Technology Journalist
John Kennedy ~ siliconrepublic.com – www.siliconrepublic.com
Matthew Clarke ~ Electricnews.net – www.electricnews.net
Stephen Cawley ~ mediateam.ie – www.mediateam.ie
Innovation
Garfield Connelly ~ Smart Telecom – www.smarttelecom.ie
Derek Quinn, Kevin Gill & Bob Hoffman ~ NewAddress.ie – www.newaddress.ie
Eamonn Fallon & Brian Fallon ~ Daft.ie – www.daft.ie
eGovernment
Alan Kelly ~ FailteIreland – www.failteireland.ie
Barbara Delaney ~ COMREG – www.comreg.ie
Peter Finnegan ~ Dublin City Development Board – www.dublin.ie
Internet Marketer
Conor Lynch ~ RaboDirect – www.rabodirect.ie
Fiona Sexton ~ TMP Monster – www.monster.ie
Majella and Mark Tarbatt ~ Cork Aid To Sri Lanka / Nino Doll Project – www.ninodoll.org
Web Designer
Alan O`Rourke ~ Spoiltchild Design – www.spoiltchild.com
Ed Kelly ~ Continuum – www.continuum.ie
Lisa Westermann ~ Red Sky – www.redsky.ie
Web Developer
Illias Shaik ~ IrishJobs.ie – www.irishjobs.ie
Kevin Gill ~ NewAddress.ie – www.newaddress.ie
Morgan Lynch ~ Strata3.com – www.strata3.com
Online Trader
Des O`Mahony ~ bookassist.com – www.bookassist.com
Fergal Barry ~ Aer Arann – www.aerarann.com
Stephen McKenna ~ GoHop.ie – www.gohop.ie
Educational Contribution
John Hurley and Michael Hallissy ~ Teach Net / Digital Hub – www.teachnet.ie
Matt Glowatz ~ Matt Glowatz – www.mattglowatz.com
Peter Finnegan ~ NovaUCD – www.novaucd.ie
Internet Enterpreneur
Andy Osborn ~ trustmeimathief.com – www.trustmeimathief.com
Eamonn Fallon & Brian Fallon ~ Daft.ie – www.daft.ie
Michele Neylon ~ Blacknight.ie – www.blacknight.ie
Mobile Internet Application
Gerry Owens ~ Mobile Mortgages – www.mobilemortgages.ie
John O`Shea ~ Zamano – www.zamano.ie
Barry O`Neill ~ Upstart Games – www.upstartgames.com
This year the Headline sponsor for the awards is Cheetahmail (http://www.cheetahmail.co.uk). We would like to thank our headline sponsor and all our category sponsors for this event. We look forward to seeing you all at the Awards.
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IIA NEW BOARD ANNOUNCED FOR 2005/06
After the AGM on the 30/09/2005 the IIA are pleased to announce the new board for the coming year:
Chair: Colm Lyon of Realex Payments
Vice Chair: Morgan McKeagney of iQ Content
Treasurer: Patrick Tully, also assisting as Operations Director.
Fergal O`Byrne has also been re-elected to the Board.
Other Directors remaining are:
Eoin Kennedy of Slattery Communications
Don McAleese of Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Dermot Nolan of Bank of Ireland
Eoin Costello of Novara I.T.
Fergus O`Hehir of BWG, Barry Rhodes of INEX and David Long of Zeraphina have stepped down from their duties as Directors and the IIA would like to thank them for their efforts over the past year.