www.science.ie

This recently opened site forms part of the Science, Technology and Innovation Awareness Programme managed by Forfas on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology. At the moment the site principally provides career information and interviews with Irish scientists as well as covering general science issues and information of use to those doing projects. Forfas plan to develop it into a much broader resource over the coming months. This column will take a closer look at the site and its developments soon.

macksites.com/part1.htm

Robert McMackin has put together a website of his father-in-law's memories of growing up in Bristol during the second World War. As well as touching reminiscences such as "After 12 months of war we would instantly know the difference between the sound of German aircraft and British aircraft" and "tragic events and news continued to reveal the reality of the war", the site also features many period pictures and sounds of war such as an air-raid siren and a German plane. Worth seeing for history students of any age.

homepage.eircom.net

http://homepage.eircom.net/heathschool/ is the full address for the homepage of the Heath primary school which is situated in the countryside near Portlaoise. The history section is particularly interesting, taking in such things as the Penal Laws, hedge schools, Catholic Emancipation. The section on playground games is lovely, and features many I'd never heard of, such as the intriguingly named chuckychucky-four-corners. Some of the children have designed their own web pages.

www.irelandclick.com

One of the finest Internet sites for local paper content, irelandclick.comis made up of the bi-weekly Andersonstown News and the North Belfast Newsand the Irish language both of which are weeklies. With their motto being "Together In The News," it seeks to contribute to the uplift of these communities. There is definitely a nationalist slant to its coverage, but the most interesting story it has had lately is a heartbreaking eye-witness account of the current troubles in the Gaza Strip. A fine site.

www.oxygen.ie

You may already have heard of this one because of No54, its shameless Big Brother rip-off. In this one five students are under 24-hour surveillance in Dublin. I can't think of anything that I would like watching less, but no doubt some of you kitschy, ironic student types love this kind of thing (you'll grow out of it, trust me, I did). The chance to win a round-the-world flight in their writing competition will attract many visitors, as will the gigs list, discussion forum and free email service.