The Atlantis Collective are launching their first book of short stories, Town of Fiction, as part of the Cuirt Literary festival in Galway on April 24th. The group are a collection of graduates from the MA in Creative Writing at NUI Galway.
The Town of Fiction is a great read – there are lots of different writing styles – and you’re guaranteed to be entertained, and have a laugh. The award for Best Start to an Excerpt has to be split between Dara O Foglu, who’s excerpt starts with the attention grabbing “I watch porn all the time. I didn’t tell Sheryl that though“; and Patricia Byrne’s “Murder can be daunting if, like me, you’ve no experience. The Internet is a great help nowadays…“, both of which I’m sure now have you curious, and will do no doubt bring in some odd things from the search engines.
To go with their new book, the group have a new website (I should probably add the disclaimer here, Ambient Age did the site) where you can read some excerpts taken from Town of Fiction. It also has a Reading Room to help get some of the Collective’s other writings out into the world.
I’ve known a couple of those involved for a long time, so, if you’re interested in a good read, you can buy the book online.
The Town of Fiction launch is in Massimo, Galway on April 24th – if you’re around, you should drop in. The Galway Independent also have a piece on them this week too.
The Open Coffee Club in Galway has had a break for a while…and now it’s making its comeback. The first one is on in the Westwood Hotel at 11am on Friday April 3rd.
There are active Open Coffee Clubs happening regularly in Limerick, Mayo, Cork, Waterford, Dublin, and Belfast. While there are lots of technology companies based in Galway, it doesn’t seem to have the same level of community as has been developed in Cork and Dublin. In other cities, there are frequent meetings for Tech folk to meet up and have a chat about what’s going on in – bringing back the Open Coffee Club to Galway is a step towards this.
So, if you, or others in your company, are involved in the tech scene in Galway and fancy meeting up with others working in the area, come along for a coffee and an informal chat.
You can find out more on the shiny new Galway Open Coffee website.
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I just finished working with Jo from The Beauty Agent to launch a website designed for her new business.
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Staying with the theme of how I’ve been keeping busy, this week saw the launch of ReVibe.ie.
ReVibe offers a range of services to companies seeking to invest in the health of their employees, and individuals who are interested in a healthier lifestyle. As Eiginta, ReVibe’s founder says, they are committed to:
“…educating, motivating and inspiring people to create healthier, more productive and fulfilled lives. Our commitment lies in supporting, maintaining and enhancing the health and wellbeing of those we work with, and empowering them to make better lifestyles choices”.
Judging by the glowing testimonials from satisfied clients throughout the site, the services offered by ReVibe should be a big hit in Galway.
Further information on this, and samples of other recent web design and development work, are available from the Portfolio section of the site.
I’ve been keeping busy lately. To show you how I’ve been filling my time, here is some of the recent web design work I’ve delivered for clients recently.
Firstly, a new site was launched for Kenneth Madden Photography. Kenneth is a photographer based in Galway who needed a website that showcased his work, without taking away from the impact of his photos. There are some really nice images on it, and it’s well worth checking out.
Secondly, I’ve completed an Intranet site redesign for the Office of Corporate & Legal Affairs (formerly the University Secretary’s Office) at University College Cork. Following their change in name and focus, a redesigned web presence was in order. The site is only available on the UCC Campus Network, but here’s a preview of the Office’s new clean & spacious homepage.
Further samples of, and details about, some of the work that’s been keeping me out of trouble recently are available in the (newly redesigned) Portfolio section of the site.
Friday saw the launch of the new Website for Business Information Systems (BIS) at University College Cork.
Ambient Age was responsible the visual design of the site, with the development of the xHTML & CSS (and a sprinkling of JavaScript). The new site has a much cleaner look than its predecessor, and presents users with a variety of ways of finding content.
I’m sure the Students, Parents, Staff and Business users of the site will like its new look….
