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Google no search Ireland

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  • 11-10-2012 1:45pm
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    AlarmBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭


    has anyone noticed that when you search with google from google home page there is no search ireland option? It used to be 'web and Ireland' plus images etc. Now just 'web' images etc. Or am I missing something


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    AlarmBelle wrote: »
    has anyone noticed that when you search with google from google home page there is no search ireland option? It used to be 'web and Ireland' plus images etc. Now just 'web' images etc. Or am I missing something

    Been that way for a while, after you do a search, on the left hand side down below the news,images links you will see a link called 'Pages from Ireland', which does exactly what it says on the tin.


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    AlarmBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭AlarmBelle


    marco_polo wrote: »
    Been that way for a while, after you do a search, on the left hand side down below the news,images links you will see a link called 'Pages from Ireland', which does exactly what it says on the tin.
    I do not get that now. I have my home page set to firefox start page at about:home as i do not want the google auto complete and google will not remember my searches


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    AlarmBelle wrote: »
    I do not get that now. I have my home page set to firefox start page at about:home as i do not want the google auto complete and google will not remember my searches

    Sorry misunderstood I thought you were looking for the old radio button that used to be under the search box.


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Yeah, mine has reverted to Google.com now for some reason... It did ask a couple of times and I cancelled, but now it's on .com without asking...

    Set your start page to google.ie.


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    AlarmBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭AlarmBelle


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Yeah, mine has reverted to Google.com now for some reason... It did ask a couple of times and I cancelled, but now it's on .com without asking...

    Set your start page to google.ie.
    that brings the google autocomplete but will not remember my searches

    http://www.google.ie/webhp?complete=0 gets rid of the google autocomplete but will not remember my searches


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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,636 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Go here: https://www.google.ie/search?q=test

    Still shows up the "Pages from Ireland" on the left hand side for me, whether I'm signed in or not

    Boardsie Enhancement Suite - a browser extension to make using Boards on desktop a better experience (includes full-width display, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more). Now available through your browser's extension store.

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/boardsie-enhancement-suite/

    Chrome/Edge/Opera: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boardsie-enhancement-suit/bbgnmnfagihoohjkofdnofcfmkpdmmce



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    Weyhey
    Registered Users Posts: 754 ✭✭✭Weyhey


    I am the same. See jpeg. Last week it was just with Firefox, now it is same on Chrome. I absolutely hate it.

    Not sure if it is a new feature in Google and they are testing it out on a few people or not but can anyone recommend an alternative search engine where it is easy to search for pages in Ireland?

    googleIrelandTEST.JPG

    googleIreland.JPG


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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,636 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    It's still pretty easy. I think it's 3 clicks now instead of two: Search Tools => The web => Pages from Ireland

    Boardsie Enhancement Suite - a browser extension to make using Boards on desktop a better experience (includes full-width display, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more). Now available through your browser's extension store.

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/boardsie-enhancement-suite/

    Chrome/Edge/Opera: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boardsie-enhancement-suit/bbgnmnfagihoohjkofdnofcfmkpdmmce



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    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    28064212 wrote: »
    It's still pretty easy. I think it's 3 clicks now instead of two: Search Tools => The web => Pages from Ireland

    Yep or Uirlisí cuardaigh if you use it as Gaeilge

    21/25



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    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    I noticed a good few weeks ago (shortly after the Google Hijack or whatever it was) when I right clicked on a highlighted word & chose 'search google for x' the results page was google.com whereas before it had always been google.ie. After clearing all history including cookies, cache, form & search history it reverted to google.ie so maybe clearing all history might solve any .com /.ie problems.


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