I got this via email, and for those interested in the UN Human Right Council or Human Rights in Ireland should definitely attend these meetings. I am going to try and attend the Cork meeting and will try and tweet from it. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter T.D. and the Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch T.D. are inviting members of the public and organisations to take part in public consultation meetings to...
I have seen posters for this around Cork, and I think a few readers may be interested. Thurs 11th Feb :: 8pm :: Jurys Western Road Following the success of our recent non-fiction evenings at Jurys, we have invited Kevin Rafter, writer, broadcaster and lecturer to give his assessment of Ireland present and future against the background of his new book Party at the Crossroads, which tells the remarkable story of the Fine Gael comeback and provides an authoritative...
I got my invite to Ard Fheis in the post today, sadly no Media Accreditation. (Might give a ring tomorrow.) The time table of the Ard Fheis is as follows Friday April 3rd 7:00pm Opening Ceremony 7:30pm Leaders Address 8:00pm Sessions: European and Foreign Affairs, Defence Saturday 4th April 9:30am – 1:00pm (Televised 11:00am – 1:00pm) Sessions: Health and Employment. Keynote speech on Economy by Deputy Leader Richard Bruton TD 2:00pm-6:00pm Sessions: Justice, Education, Regional Development and Agriculture 7:00pm...
Image via Wikipedia Last night I went to my first Magic: The Gathering Draft Night in UCC. It is organised by WARPS. This was quite an experience for me, actually meeting more Magic players, it was great. We actually got to play with Conflux cards which were only on sale from today so it was really cool. How much does it cost? €10 for 3three booster packs! (these retail in Cork at €4 each and at €4.50 each in...
So back into this for another bout of reading. Someone commented lately that I read too much, I think its more that I spend too much time online! 1. All Kinds of Everything reflect on the songs selected for Eurovision so far2. Gerard O’Neil warns of the dangers of calling for “Irish for Irish Workers”3. EurActiv points out five EU Commissioners who may run for the EU Parliament, they would be a great asset to the Parliament if elected...
Well it wasnt all fun yesterday, there was lots of learning too at TeenCamp! From TeenCamp Ireland Jan 17th After a welcome from Alan and Enda, the day started off with Tommy Collison giving a talk about blogging and his famlily blogging and tweeting. A really interesting talk. From TeenCamp Ireland Jan 17th Next up was Klara who gave a fascinating tlak on Manga and Anime. I learned alot from that talk! Have friends into it, so now can...
Image by LostCarPark via FlickrIm bored on the train, so decided to make up my plan for tomorrow. So the hope for tomorrow is to get up earlyish (I am going out tonight, so give me some chance) and do some shopping. I don’t see myself heading over to the IFSC for Dublin OpenCoffee Club.After that it is either meet with Vlad (of Etre Mortal, Etre Sincere) and then onto the Pre-TeenCamp meet in Starbucks on College Green. Then...
I know a few people will be wandering aroud Dublin before TeenCamp, especially those (like me) who are travelling up for it.I know of two events that are happening on Saturday that might make the day more fun (and techie). The first is brought to my attention by The Angry Hedgehog, informs us on his blog that Dublin OpenCoffee Club is happening on Saturday morning at 10:30 in the New York Grind, which is on Excise Walk in the...
Alan (@alancostello) and Enda (@Endac) are the two young ‘techies’ that are organising this months TeenCamp Ireland in the FilmBase in Dublin. They are both 17 years old and have taken on a task of organising an event for teenagers (and people 20+ I am assured) who are interested in tech. So who are these young ‘techies’? I had an opportunity to find out more so I took it! Alan is according to his online bio “blogger, Twaddict (Twitter...
Wave Change
Are you aged between 18-25? Do want to see Social Change in Ireland? Do you want to change something in Irish Society? Check out Wave Change. Wave Change is a new programme being launched by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland for 18-25 year-olds who believe that they have a role to play in building the Ireland we all want to live in and who want to have a stronger voice in society. The programme provides training, development, seed funding and networking opportunities...
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