<<<<<<<<<< K i l d a r e . i e NEWSLETTER Volume 2 Issue 1 >>>>>>>> Subject: Kildare Community Network Volume 2 Issue 1 Date: 05/09/2002 =============================================================================== == Sponsor: == Kildare County Council - http://www.kildare.ie/countycouncil/ == =============================================================================== Greetings from Kildare. This year began with a new look kildare.ie and reaction to the changes have been both positive and constructive. Thank you for your comments and support from all of the team at kildare.ie Should you wish to have a Kildare related site on our network, just email us at newsites@kildare.ie If you have a suggestion for a website link for the Kildare Links section, email us at links@kildare.ie This e-mail newsletter will keep you informed of developments on the County Kildare Community Network. Ask your friends to subscribe by entering their email address in the box on our front page or by emailing us at newsletter@kildare.ie. Enjoy! __________________________________________________________________ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ ADVERTISEMENT ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] <<< KILDARE WEB SERVICES >>> "putting Kildare on the web" Web Design - Hosting - Domain Registrations Online Databases - Website Promotion - Site Makeovers T: 045-873849 F: 045-873818 E: webservices@kildare.ie W: http://www.kildarewebservices.com/ Special Deals now available For Hosting and Web Development in September/October [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ADVERTISEMENT]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] To advertise here, email advertising@kildare.ie for details ******************* ThIS IsSuE ******************* 1. Kildare Business Directory The Kildare Business Directory now offers enhanced listings for businesses in Kildare. For EURO 95, your business can stand out from the rest in the new and improved directory of businesses in County Kildare. 2. Kildare Discussion Forums Discuss issues relating to Community, Education, Business, Arts, Tourism, Heritage and Sports on our forums. Register for free now and let your voice be heard. 3. Traffic Statistics for kildare.ie Figures for January - June 2002 4. Kildare County Council Website Lots of new additions to the council's website in the past few months 5. KELT The Leader Company website has details of its programmes, events and projects 6. Arts Arts Events and a directory of artists in Kildare have been added 7. Community The Directory of Community and Voluntary Groups is now online Kildare County FC gets off to a great start 8. Heritage An overview of the 1798 Rebellion in Kildare by Town or Village and Timeline Information on some of the beautiful churches in Kildare 9. Tourism Lots of information about Kildare for those visiting the county Scenic walks along the waterways of Kildare 10. Education Directory of Schools and Educational Institutions and education resources for schools 11. Presentation Secondary School, Kildare A website hosted on kildare.ie for the Presentation Secondary School in Kildare Town __________________________________________________________________ ******** ConTenT ******** 1. Kildare Business Directory <----- http://www.kildare.ie/business/ The Kildare Business Directory now offers 3 listing options for businesses in County Kildare. 1. Enhanced Listings - For euro 95.00 p.a. your company gets a full page listing with company logo/header, business description, products and services details, website and email links, and prioritised positioning in category and search listings. 2. Website Link - For euro 25.00 p.a. a link to your company website can be added to your free listing 3. Free Standard Listing - All businesses in Kildare can obtain a free standard listing on our directory If you're not listed or you wish to edit or upgrade your current listing, fill in the relevant online form or email us at business@kildare.ie Don't forget you can post messages on the kildare.ie forum. So if you have a new product or service you want to advertise, a business event that's worth attending, something you want to sell, a job vacancy, or if you're looking for a business contact in Kildare post a message at http://www.kildare.ie/discussion/. __________________________________________________________________ 2. Kildare Discussion Forums <----- http://www.kildare.ie/discussion/ Discuss issues relating to Community, Education, Business, Arts, Tourism, Heritage and Sports on our forums. Register for free now and let your voice be heard. The kildare.ie discussion forums can help Kildare people connect and interact over the Internet. Community groups, businesses and individuals should join and post topics to the forums that are relevant to them. So if you have something to say about the arts, have a question to ask about Kildare Heritage, or want to voice your opinion about a community issue in your locality, then post a new topic to the relevant forum. It's easy to become a member, just add a username, signature and email address. Join now and add your voice to this fledgling online community of Kildare people __________________________________________________________________ 3. Traffic Statistics for kildare.ie <----- The Kildare Community Network's recent statistics show that the website traffic continues to grow steadily. January - June 2002 Page Requests: 1,411,320 (+32%) Visits: 381,666 (+21%) January - June 2001 Page Requests: 1,066,828 Visits: 314,447 In 2002, this amounts to 7,800 page requests and 2,110 visits every day on average. In Ireland Internet penetration has reached 38% of Irish adults. This is equivalent to an estimated 1,065,000 adult users and represents an increase of 5% on last year. Source: Amarach, Aug 2002 - http://www.amarach.com/ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Kildare County Council Website <----- http://www.kildare.ie/countycouncil/ New additions to the site include: Homeless Action Plan 2002 - 2005 Documents relating to the Taximeter Areas including submissions, advertisements and maps Refuse Charges 2002 Online Payment Facility Planning Application Form and Guidance Notes R402 Enfield To Edenderry Improvement Scheme Kildare Residents Satisfaction Survey (An examination of Kildare County Council's public image) Kildare County Council Housing Strategy 2001 - 2005 and the Report on the Public Consultation Process Feel free to contact the web team at secretar@kildarecoco.ie with any suggestions or comments. __________________________________________________________________ 5. KELT <----- http://www.kelt.ie/ KELT is the rural development company for County Kildare and has secured funding under the Leader Plus and National Rural Development Programmes totalling e5,115,000 up to 2006. Their newly launched website includes: Projects supported by KELT under the Leader II programme Funding information, application procedures and eligible activities KELT News, press releases and a diary of events A profile of KELT, its board of directors and staff KELT Publications The Leader Plus Programme aims to encourage the emergence and testing of new approaches to locally based rural development. Women, young people and communities will be targeted by KELT for supports under this programme. For more information about this initiative, contact KELT at info@kelt.ie or 045-861973 __________________________________________________________________ 6. Arts <----- http://www.kildare.ie/arts/ The arts in Kildare has never been more vibrant, and with the opening of the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge, more opportunities now exist for Kildare artists to perform or display their work. This section of the kildare.ie site includes: :: The Artyfacts Newsletter - Issue Summer 2002 now online :: Information on the County Arts Office and its activities :: Riverbank Arts Centre profile and news of upcoming events :: A directory of artists in Kildare in the following categories :- Arts Management, Crafts, General, Literature, Music, Theatre & Drama, Visual Arts, Youth Arts If you're not listed or you know of an artist not on our lists, let us know by emailing arts@kildare.ie :: Arts event listings for County Kildare - send details to events@kildare.ie You can contact: The Riverbank Arts Centre at boxoffice@riverbank.ie The County Council Arts Office at lrussell@kildarecoco.ie kildare.ie Arts Event Guide at arts@kildare.ie __________________________________________________________________ 7. Community <----- http://www.kildare.ie/community/ The Directory of Community and Voluntary Groups is now online. There is a large amount of community activity in the county and there are over 460 of these groups listed in our directory. If you wish to edit your listing or add more information just fill in the online form or email us at community@kildare.ie The Kildare County Football Club has just been formed and it is great to see that they have got off to a great start by reaching the First Division League Cup Final in their first season. More information about the county soccer team can be viewed in the community notices section. The club will launch their own website later this month - http://www.kildarecountyfc.com/ If you wish to highlight a community event or notice, let us know about it by filling in the online form or by emailing community@kildare.ie Don't Forget to post community notices about your local area on our discussion forum or on our noticeboard. http://www.kildare.ie/discussion/ http://www.kildare.ie/noticeboard/ __________________________________________________________________ 8. Heritage <----- http://www.kildare.ie/heritage/ An overview of the 1798 Rebellion in Kildare by Town or Village and Timeline by Mario Corrigan has been added to the site. The heritage section also includes information on some of the beautiful churches of County Kildare. Since the Gaelic name for County Kildare is "Cill Dara", and Cill means church, it is not surprising that the county has an abundance of churches worth visiting. These include Kildare Cathedral; St Michael's Church, Athy; St David's Church, Naas; Ardscull Church; Donaghcomper Church, Celbridge; and St Michael & All Angels Church, Millicent, Clane to name but a few. Send details of heritage events or notices to heritage@kildare.ie __________________________________________________________________ 9. Tourism <----- http://www.kildare.ie/tourism/ This section has lots of useful information about County Kildare for those visiting the county. A comprehensive database of things to do, attractions, accommodation, and events give any prospective visitor to the county an opportunity to thoroughly plan their trip here. Kildare, The Thoroughbred County, is a wonderful place to visit. From horse racing, to motor sports or golf to angling, there is something in Kildare for everyone. A popular activity for tourists is to take a walk along the many waterways of Kildare. With seventy-five miles of canals and river walkways this has become one of the county’s most valued assets. Choose from the routes along the River Barrow or the Royal or Grand Canals. They can be enjoyed by people of all ages and levels of fitness. With no hills and many landmarks along the way, there is little risk of becoming tired or lost. For more information visit http://www.kildare.ie/tourism/ThingsToDo/Canals/ If you need more information on any particular attraction or event, email us at tourism@kildare.ie If you are in the tourist trade, make sure you check your listings in our databases. __________________________________________________________________ 10. Education <----- http://www.kildare.ie/education/ This section includes a directory of Schools and Educational Institutions in County Kildare. With schools just back after their summer break, we are likely to see a lot more activity in this area. The section also includes information on Primary, Second Level, PLC, Second Chance, Third Level, Adult Education and Special Education sectors. For schools there is a listing of resouces and links categorised by school subject and level. Some basic information about sports in schools and technology in schools is available. To include information in any of these sections email us at education@kildare.ie If your school has a website, send us the address and we will include it in our directory. If you have any school photos or samples of art or poetry and short stories that you wish to post on our website, send them to us by emailing education@kildare.ie __________________________________________________________________ 11. Presentation Secondary School, Kildare <----- http://www.kildare.ie/presentation/ A website hosted on kildare.ie for the Presentation Secondary School in Kildare Town. The site includes a history of the school and its philosophy, an outline of the school curriculum and its extra curricular activities, and students corner for first years up to sixth years. Visit the site and email them your comments: psskildare@eircom.net __________________________________________________________________ As always, we are happy to receive comments and suggestions for inclusion of information in both this Newsletter and in the pages of the Co. Kildare Community Network. Archived versions (text files) of the kildare.ie Newsletter are available online at: www.kildare.ie/newsletter e-mail: *** webmaster@kildare.ie *** kevinkelly@kildare.ie *** website: *** www.kildare.ie *** Tel: 045 - 873 849 Fax: 045 - 873 818 Mobile: 086 - 80 95 623 __________________________________________________________________