Blog Posts

Bypassing the Virgin Media Ireland Hub 5X using an XGS-PON SFP+ ONT module

Mar 05, 2026

Replacing Virgin Media's router with an SFP+ form factor ONT that allows me to use my own router and eliminate double NAT.

DIY Transit Tracker: Ireland

Nov 28, 2025

Building a DIY real time transport display for Dublin, inspired by the Transit Tracker project from eastsideurbanism.org.

Tracking airplanes using ADS-B data and a USB DVB-T dongle

Jul 14, 2025

Tracking airplanes using ADS-B data and feeding that back to places like Flightradar24.

@COVID19DataIE Automated Tweets

Dec 22, 2020

I started a Twitter account that automatically posts the latest COVID-19 data from Ireland’s Open Data Portal to provide simple push notifications for daily updates.