Social media demands big budgets that community organisations don’t have. Meet Lunchbox.
A new European initiative is helping charities, community groups and social enterprises make a bigger impact online – without needing a marketing department or a big budget. These days, having a social media presence isn’t really optional. Whether you’re running a small community group, managing a charity or working in
Drogheda-based online training platform crosses 10,000 monthly visits
October saw an impressive milestone passed in a new, free online educational academy, developed by Drogheda-based organisation EurAV. Over 10,000 visitors in a month pushed EANE (European Academy for Nano Education) into one of the fastest-growing educational platforms in Europe. At the heart of EANE are micro-learning modules – lessons
Media training demand outstrips available places at EurAV studio
EurAV’s Drogheda studio was hopping this summer with media production training masterclasses, and a creative audio-visual project that saw cameras, actors and crews on the streets of the town. Thanks to Coimisiún na Meán, the Irish media commission, EurAV put on a range of media training masterclass options for the
Drogheda locals show support for new film
Cameras have started rolling around Drogheda on “What did you know, who do you see?” – a short film written and directed by Ukrainian-born local Volodymyr Plantieviev. The film is part of EurAV’s “Drogheda Through Our Eyes” project – a Creative Ireland and Louth County Council-funded initiative that sees multi-award-winning
Fresh eyes give Drogheda the ‘thumbs up’
When film maker Declan Cassidy put out a call for people from all sorts of diverse backgrounds to take part in ‘Drogheda Through Our Eyes’, he had no idea what that vision of the town would be like. And Creative Ireland Louth, who supported the project, were taking an even
Having fled for his life, Sarwar finds support in the Dundalk arts community
Kurdish artist and writer, Sarwar, is lucky to be alive after his outspoken work resulted in a number of attempts to silence him. His journey to Ireland was equally perilous, but he has found friendship and support among the creative community in Dundalk. Sarwar joined Declan Cassidy in the Drogheda-based