was first launched in April 21st 2003, (Easter Monday).
It connects Irish people in Europe, with Irish Services and other Irish people in Europe.
Initially a resource for Irish people based in Europe, it quickly evolved to also being a resource for Irish people planning to head to Europe, and non-Irish Europeans interested in Irish Music, Sport, Culture, and Pubs.
It was run on a voluntary part-time basis since 2003.
It has won Golden Web Awards and awards from the American Association of Webmasters. With traffic exceeding 2 million page views in 2006, and more than 10 million hits in the first 4 years, it was time to look at supporting this on a full-time basis, and upgrading the entire site, based on users' feedback.
On January 11th 2008, our new-look EuropeanIrish.com was launched, it is now being run on a full-time basis.
The website had 960,000 visitors in 2007, visiting 6.5 million webpages.
EuropeanIrish.com head office is located in Cork, Ireland, with a team also based across the Continent.
In 2007 - 2008, EuropeanIrish.com is one of the select businesses on the Genesis Enterprise Programme ( www.gep.ie ), enterpreneurial enterprises backed by CIT Cork, IT Tralee, and Enterprise Ireland.
In November 2007, EuropeanIrish.com was appointed the Official Media Partner of the European GAA.
January/February 2008, EuropeanIrish.com new website relaunched.
April 2008, EuropeanIrish.com won Ireland's Genesis Enterprise Market Entry Success Award 2008, adjudicated by Ernst & Young, Thomas Crosbie Holdings, AIB, Nitrosell and Jerry Kennelly.
Siasy Collins
Editor & Publisher:
Siasy is short for Proinsias, the Irish/Gaelic name for Frank or Francis. Siasy is pronounced Shee-see
Siasy has been reporting on the Irish Sport, music and Cultural Scene in Europe, since 1996.
He has played Gaelic Football in France, USA, Canada, and was involved in Irish Cultural, Music and Dancing Events there. A fan of all sports, he has played badminton at inter-county level, and holds 2 All-Ireland Hurling medals.
He was a Founding Member of European GAA County Board, and an officer and PRO with Paris Gaels GAA Club.
He created the first Paris Gaels GAA , and European GAA websites, from which evolved www.EuropeanIrish.com During Research, he discovered a vibrant European Irish Dancing, Irish Music and Cultural Scene, and well as 2000+ Irish Pubs which form the core of atmosphere in many European Cities and Towns - from Russia to Iceland, Spain to Turkey.
With Business, Marketing and Software background, Siasy has worked for the past 20 years in France, USA, Canada & UK - as well as in Ireland, with leading edge businesses - Major Irish and International companies such as Kerry Group Plc, Motorola Ireland Ltd, and Resarail -Reservation systems for French Rail SNCF.
Siasy is a University College Cork post-graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and Higher Diploma in Computer Science, as well as many other qualifications.
Working with Motorola Ireland until April 2007, its closure allowed the opportunity to focus on EuropeanIrish.com on a full-time basis, which he has been doing ever since.
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