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Firefox 14
For: Android

If you’re looking for an alternative to Android’s native browser then the new-look Firefox 14 is worth a go. Always a work in progress there are still some features absent here from the desktop version (cookie management is still a problem) but its still attractive and has plenty of add-ons to play with.

Volvo Ocean Race Galway
For: iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Eight months in development by Galway-based GIRT mobile, the Galway Volvo Ocean Race app is packed with everything you will need for this event including all off-shore activities as well as activities taking place in and around Galway City from 30 June to 8 July. It even has tweets coming from Ireland’s first tweeting buoy (courtesy of Irish lights) providing all the latest information from the bay.

Other features include a boat tracker, leaderboard, team information and team tweets, an events schedule linked to a personal calendar, maps and listings for hotels, B&B’s, hostels, restaurants, pubs, entertainment spots, and sightseeing recommendations. It even has its own radio built in, courtesy of Clare FM, so you can get event updates and listen to some great tunes as the boats cruise past.

TransportforIreland.ie Travel Planner
For: iOS, Android

Available online and as an app for iOS and Android users, the National Transport Authority’s new online National Journey Planner service will help people plan their personal journeys from door-to-door, anywhere in Ireland, using public transport, and is the first of its kind in Ireland.

The Planner covers bus, rail, tram, taxis, ferries and walking – 120 operators in total – with fully mapped-out route information, printable timetables and details of overall journey times.

The app takes account of over 9,600 bus stops across Ireland, 750 different routes, 152 train stations, and route and timetable information from 120 different transport providers. The location of footpaths, laneways, shortcuts, one way systems and QBC contraflows are also taken into account in the options being suggested to users.

In the months ahead, the system will be integrated with the National Transport Authority’s Real Time Passenger Information service to provide immediate arrival information for all Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann stops across the country, as well as Luas and DART commuter services in Dublin. A cycle planner is currently being developed, initially for the greater Dublin area, and a special accessibility feature on the site, to assist those with mobility impairment. A new feature for tour buses and their routes and services will be developed.

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