Events

Campaign For Children – Cork Meeting Wednesday 25th

January 24, 2012
By Stephen
Campaign For Children – Cork Meeting Wednesday 25th

The Campaign for Children will be holding a public meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 25th, at 6pm in the Geogrpahy Lecture Hall in UCC. It is part of a series of public meetings to inform people about the work of the campaign. The Campaign is chaired by Former Supreme Court Justice Catherine McGuinness. Its board also contains some influential people, including Fergus Finlay of Barnardos and Olivia O’Leary. The Campaign raises very important issues and more importantly has suggestions to how they should be solved....

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Wave Change

October 13, 2011
By Stephen
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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Tonights Liveblog!

May 18, 2011
By Stephen
Tonights Liveblog!

As part of my tweeting from the We The Citizens event I shall be interacting (well attempting to) with everyone else who is watching the events unfold! You can also take part using the tag #citizens Do check out the Liveblog Click Here. In the mean time check out my posts on We the Citizens. VLOG: We the Citizens We The Citizens hits Cork this week We The Citizens

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VLOG: We the Citizens

May 18, 2011
By Stephen
VLOG: We the Citizens

So ahead of tonights We The Citizens event in the Clarion Cork tonight I decided to a Video Blog! Its mainly about the reactions I have gotten to bringing up the We the Citizens event and around citizens involvement, oh I hate cynical viewpoints! Do let me know what you think! PS Don’t forget I will be tweeting from the event tonight! So do follow me on twitter! Related articles We The Citizens hits Cork this week. (stephenspillane.com) We The...

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We The Citizens hits Cork this week.

May 17, 2011
By Stephen
We The Citizens hits Cork this week.

On Wednesday, We The Citizens are holding their event in Cork this week. The event is taking place in the Clarion Hotel in Cork at 6:15pm. To attend sign up on their website. To see what happened in Killkenny see the video below or check out what was said and the big talking points I will be tweeting from the event so make sure follow me on twitter of follow the #citizens tag. I may run a live blog...

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Public Consultation on Universal Periodic Review

May 4, 2011
By Stephen
Public Consultation on Universal Periodic Review

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...

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Crash at Cork Airport

February 10, 2011
By Stephen
Crash at Cork Airport

A crash happened this morning before 10am at Cork Airport. Manx2 Flight NM7100 from Belfast to Cork crashed in fog on its third attempt to land. 6 people have been confirmed dead. 12 people were on board the plane. The Airport is currently closed. All arriving  flights have been diverted to Shannon, all departing flights have been cancelled. Ryanair’s flights will be operating to and from Shannon. All travellers are advised to check with their airline before making alternative arrangements. All...

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Sign up for MEU 2011

December 20, 2010
By Stephen
Sign up for MEU 2011

Image via Wikipedia Are you interested in the European Union? Aged between 18-26? Want to go to Strasbourg to see how the European Union really works? Well heres your chance! Between the 19th to 26th March 2011 a Model European Union will take place in Strasbourg. It will debate two topics a Directive on the application of patient’s rights in cross-border healthcare and a Directive on working conditions of temporary workers. You can apply to be a MEP, a...

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LGBT Carol Service in Cork

December 18, 2010
By Stephen
LGBT Carol Service in Cork

On Monday 20 December a Carol Service will take place in St Annes Church, Shandon Street Cork at 8pm. This will be a a Celebration of Welcome. A non-denominational service to welcome everyone. Singing the Carols will be Mná, Mná, a choir put together for the event and winner of Chambers Got Xtra Talent Darragh McGann. The service has had some coverage across the pond on LezGetReal who have a post that is well worth reading. Mince pies and...

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Rethinking Dialogue: International Policy Debate

November 23, 2010
By Stephen
Rethinking Dialogue: International Policy Debate

Image via Wikipedia I got this in the email account today and could be of interest to UK Readers. It is our pleasure to announce ‘Rethinking Dialogue’, an international event aimed at reassessing approaches to building cross-cultural relations within the UK and across societies in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Tuesday, 7th December 2010 (Registration from 9.30) One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London www.rethinkingdialogue.org ‘Rethinking Dialogue’ begins with the UK launch of the Anna Lindh Report 2010, a pioneering study...

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