Connect Christmas

Connect wish you a very Happy Christmas and a great 2008. We look forward to working with you in what we know will be another very exciting year for our project. The Connect office will be open on Christmas Eve until 12 noon and will reopen on Wednesday January 2nd, 2008.

Rowlagh Women’s Group

The Adult Learners Festival kicks off on February 4th 2008 with a presentation ceremony for the AONTAS STAR awards. In Clondalkin, Rowlagh Women’s Group is organising an exhibition stand at Clondalkin shopping centre. Over the course of the week members of the group will be available to talk to anyone interested in their training and education activities, from arts and crafts to alternative health or even salsa dancing. Contact Bernie for more information on 01 623 0574 or oliveadmin@oceanfree.net

TALENT in Tallaght

TALENT in Tallaght will follow the success of last year with the Tallaght Adult Learners Fair on Thursday February 7th. TALENT is a network which brings together Tallaght Partnership with the VEC, Tallaght IT, the library services and Co. Council. The fair will take place at Tallaght Library and will include stands, workshops, and demos all on the theme of adult education. You will have the opportunity to try out anything from reflexology to drama. Deborah Brock in Tallaght Partnership and Maggie Ryan in Tallaght IT can be contacted for more information; they are also available to support other community groups and family learning centres to run their own events. Deborah can be reached on 01 466 4280 while you can contact Maggie on 01 404 2173.

Innovation Laboratory @ Synergy Centre

€1m has been invested in a new Innovation Laboratory at the Synergy Centre in the Institute of Technology in Tallaght. The Innovation Laboratory is being divided into two areas. One will be used for ICT, engineering and computer science, while the second will be used for laboratory science.

Synergy Centre at ITT Dublin is the innovation centre of South Dublin County, providing office space and business supports to early-stage enterprises.

Useful Links:
Silicon Republic News Story
Synergy Centre Website

LAMA Awards

Connect has been nominated for an award in the category 'Best use of external communications' in The 2008 Local Government, City & Council Awards. We are honoured to have been nominated. We communicate through our website, 2 blogs, an email newsletter & have been the subject of much press attention throughout 2007. What we love most about communication is that it is 2 way - you can comment on every post on this blog. We hope to achieve bigger & better things in 2008. As our banner above is getting cluttered with logos I thought it might be better to post the LAMA image in this post for now. And just so you know, LAMA – the local Authority Members’ Association- represents elected councillors nationwide who play a pivotal role in local government, representing their constituents in local issues, providing leadership within the community and being responsible for the provision of local services.

Ireland’s Broadband Performance

Ireland’s Broadband Performance and Policy Requirements
Source: Forfás, 13 December 2007

Broadband is important to improving productivity growth, facilitating innovation and enhancing social and cultural development. This report focuses on the key indicators of Ireland’s broadband performance and the policy issues that need to be addressed to enable Ireland to meet the broadband needs of the enterprise sector.

Download the report online: http://www.forfas.ie/

International Volunteer Day 2007

International Volunteer Day occurs annually on 5th December. It is a time when not-for-profit groups take some time out to celebrate the volunteers who give so selflessly to their services.

Volunteering in South Dublin County.
South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is proud of the contribution that volunteers make to their local communities in the South Dublin County area. The centre in South Dublin is one of the busiest in the country – showing the willingness and appetite that residents in the County have for giving back to their community. The centre serves the areas covered by the South Dublin County Local Authority.

For Further Details Contact:
Tricia Nolan
518 Main Street,
Tallaght Dublin 24,
Ireland
Phone: 01 462 8558
Email: info@volunteersouthdublin.ie
Website: www.volunteersouthdublin.ie

...recruiting, placing and supporting volunteers in South Dublin County...