Europe Direct Tubbercurry

07/01/2016

Dear All, Europe Direct Tubbercurry is moving location to Sligo Central Library and it should be up and running by the middle of February 2016. In the meantime you can contact the new EDIC manager, Brenda Cawley at [email protected] and at 071 91111675.

Thanks for all the support whilst the centre was up and running in Tubbercurry and good luck with the move to Sligo. Jim Horan.

05/01/2016

Let’s make 2016 a better year for every child. Pictured, a young girl inside a tent at M'Bera refugee camp in Mauritania.

05/01/2016

From the pope to historic elections, we test how much you have been paying attention to global events this year

05/01/2016

An archaeological project has challenged assumptions that the Early Iron Age wine trade was simply a coastal activity. Through analysis of ancient wine containers found in Central Europe, an EU-funded researcher has asserted that early European trade was more complex than previously thought.

22/12/2015

Spending time at home during the holidays? Remember that reducing the temperature by just 1°C less can cut 5-10% off your family's energy bill and save on CO2. One way is to switch your old thermostat to a more intuitive one that has a timer. There are some who even work as an app on you phone.

22/12/2015

Did you know that end of April 2016, there will be another drop in roaming charges when travelling in the EU?
And in June 2017, roaming surcharges will finally be abolished in the EU!

http://europa.eu/!vk88wh

Digital Agenda for Europe

04/12/2015

TG4 Sunday 6th December at 10pm will be featuring local musicians from the South Sligo Summer School.

Thought the library was a quiet place? Not when there is beautiful fiddle music being played!! Check it out on Sunday

Hup (OS & TS)SERIES 1, EPISODE 11
Hup is a new traditional music series. This week we visit Tubbercurry where the South Sligo Summer School is in full swing. Brothers Colm and Séamus O'Donnell lilt a few tunes in an old barn, while in Brennan's local, flute player Damien Stenson enjoys a tune with Sligo musicians Declan Folan and Shane McGowan. Veteran Sligo musician James Murray performs on both flute and fiddle in his workshop, while Sligo greats Dáithí Gormley and Theresa O'Grady perform a duet on accordion and banjo in a fire station, while veteran flautist Harry McGowan leads a session across town.

04/12/2015

The first ever complete picture on philanthropic support to research and innovation in Europe - The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

04/12/2015

MapMyDay takes off worldwide on the Day of Persons with Disabilites. Fill in the wheelchair accessiblity of places on Wheelmap.org. For more accessibility!

04/12/2015

Want to take a trip to Europe without spending a ton of money? These are the cities to visit (and the cities to avoid).

03/12/2015

03/12/2015

A Government action plan for jobs in the north east and north west regions aims to create 28,000 extra jobs by 2020.