January 29, 2013
by Conor O'Neill
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Brian Greene contacted me last week about a new project he has just launched called Tuairisc.me. Like many good ideas, it’s brilliantly simple. It’s an anti-bullying form for school web-sites that can be added with a single line of HTML … Continue reading
June 10, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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Patrick Naughton has been in touch to tell me about African drumming workshops that he runs for community groups, schools and festivals in Cork and the surrounding areas. If you know of any such group that are looking for workshops … Continue reading
March 14, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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I’ll keep it short and sweet. If you know of any family-friendly comedians or mind-trick guys who would be able to perform on March 26th in Bandon, can you get in touch with me and I’ll pass it on to … Continue reading
November 17, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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I’ve just been contacted by a someone organising a lovely local event. They are looking for a folk choir or an upbeat church choir to get involved. It’s on 29th Jan 2010 in Bandon. They also need an audio system … Continue reading
September 12, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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Catherine FitzMaurice from Kilbrogan House just contacted me about an awesome night that is happening as part of the Engage Arts festival over the weekend of Sep 25th. They are showing the 1925 version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with, … Continue reading
August 30, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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Margaret Jordan pointed out on Friday in Facebook that the 1911 Census data is now online. Ever since, a bunch of us have been searching and learning. I’ve been looking up O’Neill, ONeill, Neill, Flynn, Meaney, Foley, Doran, Wall and … Continue reading
July 27, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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It’s been said by many others too but Twitter is seriously denting my blogging. Why write an entire post when most of the time 140 chars will do? But what will be remembered and found in years to come? Watching … Continue reading
September 13, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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What started off as a throwaway comment on Twitter today led me to one of the most inspirational talks I have seen since Hans Rosling at Le Web. Sir Ken Robinson talks at TED about how the current education system … Continue reading
August 11, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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I just got a note from Anthony Creswell of Ummera Smokehouse to let me know about the annual Slow Food picnic. It is on this Sunday August 17th. Climb up Lough Hyne and treat yourself to a scrumptious picnic while … Continue reading
July 27, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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On June 9th, my uncle Bobby Walls, passed away suddenly. He had been suffering from cardiomyopathy for several years and left us too young at the age of 56. I probably hadn’t seen Bobby since the last funeral I attended … Continue reading