TAPAS AT McKENNA’S November 4

November 10, 2010

Citizens ‘THINK-IN’, Thursdays 5.30-7.30pm

FRANK McKENNA’s Pub, George’s Place, Dun Laoghaire
(behind St. Michael’s Hospital, at the junction with Wellington Street)

Thursday, 4th November, 2010

Tapas at McKenna's

Results

  • Twenty-five people turned up, twelve were newcomers
  • Including one Dun Laoghaire Rathdown councillor
  • Some had to leave early and a few came late, which is fine
  • Average age – coming down
  • One woman student. (more students next time – DLR councillor will help… Thanks!)
  • Re Opps: opportunity offered to do some marketing for the Glencree Youth Centre project, and a student photographer was offered the chance to attend the Press Launch of The Famine Walk
  • Person from Ballybrack won the Draw for the TAM (Tapas at McKenna’s) Prize of two free Pizzas at the local Milano Restaurant. Milano’s have agreed to extend the prize for another four weeks!

There were two RANTS:

  1. We’re not doing enough to help the unemployed! (Positive example given of www.halfaloaf.ie)
  2. Queue-jumpers!

There were two PROMOS:

  1. Dun Laoghaire Enterprise Centre (Photographer Mark Boland of Silver Image Photography explained how it works for his business)
  2. DESIGNING DUBLIN ‘Love the City’ project – group of young professionals developing new ideas aimed at making Dublin City centre more attractive, eg ‘Anti-squatting’, ‘Dublin’s 1000 Secret Places’

Next TAPAS AT McKENNA’S is on Thursday, 11th November (and each following Thursday) from 5.30pm-7.30pm.
Please feel welcome to come and bring a friend.
See you then…

Alec Taylor, organiser

Email: alectaylor@multi-talent.eu.com
Tel: 087-6460399
Twitter: @multi_talent
Find us on Facebook: ‘Tapas at McKenna’s’

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