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Trad for Trócaire is back and there’s bound to be a session near you. It kicks off from September 22 and for the week there’ll be traditional music, craic agus ceol near you, all for a very worthy cause. Take … Continue reading
Last year, with the help of some fantastic magic fairies, Stewart Curry (the wonderful and talented creative director at X Communications) managed to get 21 volunteers and 3 charities into a room in Rothco and build 3 new websites in … Continue reading
These are some of the very worthy winners of the People of the Year 2011 awards which have been announced this evening. In case you missed the live TV broadcast, here are the winners and the details of why they’ve … Continue reading
If you’re a regular listener to the Hype Machine you’ll probably have noticed that James Vincent McMorrow’s cover of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” has been topping the Hype Machine blog and twitter charts lately, and rightly so. If you haven’t … Continue reading
Do you know someone over the age of 50 who deserves an award for how active online or internet savvy they are? Or someone who helps older people get online and learn about the Internet? Nominate them for a Silver … Continue reading
Sean St. Ledger told me about the Three Jersey trade-in scheme. Thanks to Three I have FIVE new Ireland Jerseys plus three pairs of tickets to the Ireland v Slovakia EU Qualifier at the Aviva Stadium to be won.
Jollylands is a family friendly mini festival run every year for charity on the Jollylands farm in Kilternan, Dublin 18. This year their festival on September 10th is donating all proceeds to Haven, the charity helping in Haiti. There’s live … Continue reading
This evening 14 years ago I was waiting for my Leaving Cert Results. Yesterday I saw that card in a shop on Camden Street. Today I spoke to Naoise from ReachOut.com for some practical advice for people waiting for Leaving … Continue reading
The Irish Dragon Boating Association and Plurabelle Paddlers are holding an action packed weekend of dragon boat racing in Dublin City on September 10 and 11. You can come along and join in – no previous experience is required!
Did you ever learn to knit? If not, and you’re willing to give it a go, you could help keep older people in Ireland warm this winter by making a little hat for an innocent smoothie bottle in the Big … Continue reading
