document.write("<div id=\"ticker\"></div>");
txt = "";
var myLink = new Array();
var myText = new Array();
var currLine = 0;
var currPos = 0;
myText[1] = "Galway to get 105MW wind farm ";
myLink[1] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18621&title=Galway+to+get+105MW+wind+farm+";
myText[2] = "BNP buy Irish wind farm ";
myLink[2] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18620&title=BNP+buy+Irish+wind+farm+";
myText[3] = "Civil servant in hot water over utility company scandal";
myLink[3] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18600&title=Civil+servant+in+hot+water+over+utility+company+scandal";
myText[4] = " New course to build green housing knowledge ";
myLink[4] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18597&title=+New+course+to+build+green+housing+knowledge+";
myText[5] = "New iPhone application to help builders clean up their act ";
myLink[5] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18593&title=New+iPhone+application+to+help+builders+clean+up+their+act+";
myText[6] = "Resignation crisis hits Irish energy investment company ";
myLink[6] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18581&title=Resignation+crisis+hits+Irish+energy+investment+company+";
myText[7] = "Renewables could make Ireland truly green says expert ";
myLink[7] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18566&title=Renewables+could+make+Ireland+truly+green+says+expert+";
myText[8] = "New eco website to grow green business ";
myLink[8] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18565&title=New+eco+website+to+grow+green+business+";
myText[9] = "Business paints green sustainable picture ";
myLink[9] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18549&title=Business+paints+green+sustainable+picture+";
myText[10] = "Green machine debuts in Emerald Isle ";
myLink[10] = "http://www.edie.ie/news/news_story.asp?id=18532&title=Green+machine+debuts+in+Emerald+Isle+";
var numLines = 10;
tickerInit();

// This must be called after our 'changing link' tickerBase is declared 
function tickerInit() {
	// Only init the routine if our browser supports 'getElementByID'
	if (document.getElementById) {	
		t = document.getElementById('ticker');
		tmast = document.createElement("img");
		tmast.src = "http://www.edie.ie/webimages/mini_edie.gif";
		t.innerHTML = "<a href=\"http://www.edie.net/news\"> "
		t.innerHTML += tmast.innerHTML;
		t.innerHTML += "<b>News from Edie Ireland:</b></a> ";
		tbase = document.createElement("a");
		tbase.style.border = '1px';
		tbase.style.padding = '0px';
		tbase.style.textDecoration = 'none';
		tbase.innerHTML = '';
		tbase.href = myLink[0];
		tbase.target = "_top";
		document.getElementById('ticker').appendChild(tbase);
		myText[0]=" "
		doTick();
	}
}
// Called every few milliseconds to update the current text shown
function doTick() {
	if (myText[currLine] == null) {
		currLine = 0;
	}
	tbase.href = myLink[currLine];
	tbase.innerHTML = myText[currLine].substring(0,currPos) + "_";
	if(currPos++ < myText[currLine].length) {
		setTimeout("doTick()", 55);
	} else {
		if (currLine++ >= numLines) currLine = 0;
		currPos = 0;
		setTimeout("doTick()", 2000);
	}
}