ROSS KINGSLAND AT THE SECOND DAY OF THE DUBLIN TECH SUMMIT

Ross Kingsland is a speaker, author, and entrepreneur who writes about real psychology in real business so that everyone can understand and achieve the results they want more effectively. Ross and his licensed trainers support organizations and individuals to achieve the outcome they want using the science and art of inspiration.


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DUBLIN PORT AREA AND PIGEON HOUSE

DUBLIN PORT AREA AND PIGEON HOUSE [ AS SEEN FROM BOOTERSTOWN STATION TEN YEARS AGO]


The thermal station chimneys are among the tallest structures in Ireland and are visible from most of Dublin city. Number 1 chimney is 207.48m (680 ft 9in) high. Number 2 chimney is 207.8m (681 ft 9in) high. The chimneys are featured prominently in the video for the song "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" by U2. Dublin City Councillor and historian Dermot Lacey began a process to list the chimneys for preservation to safeguard their future after the Station was to close in 2010. This was later refused by the Council Planning Department.  They were subsequently listed as protected structures in July 2014.

One could easily think that the Pigeon House, which is situated near the two tall ESB chimneys and the Great South Wall in Ringsend, got its name from pigeons. However, it is named after a gentleman called John Pidgeon (later the ‘d’ in his name was dropped which explains the possible confusion).

Around 1760 John Pidgeon was the caretaker of a storehouse used by the builders of the Great South Wall. At that time sailing ships brought letters and packets as well as passengers from England and Europe to Ireland. These were called packet ships and they landed and departed from the new wall near Mr Pidgeon’s storehouse.

Imagine, at that time it could take a whole week to get to and from Wales; even longer in bad weather. So John Pidgeon had a bright idea. He started selling refreshments, tea, sandwiches, cakes and lemonade at his storehouse to hungry and thirsty passengers. ‘Pidgeon’s House’ became so popular that even Dublin people used to come out to Ringsend at the weekends for a day out. Mr Pigeon would bring them on boat trips out to his house and back to Ringsend again.

In 1793 long after John Pidgeon died a new bigger building was built which was used as a hotel for the passengers for a number of years. This building is still there today and is used by the Electricity Supply Board.

A few years later when the government was afraid that the French might invade Ireland they built a fort near the hotel to guard the entrance to Dublin Port. It became known as the Pidgeon House Fort.

These photographs were taken ten years ago using an original Canon 5D coupled with a 100mm-400mm lens handheld without any stabilisation. Until now I was not able to do much with the photographs because of underexposure, blur  and excessive noise. Also using the lens revealed that there was a massive amount of dust on the sensor … I must admit that i was surprised. To process these photographs I used Adobe Lightroom, DXO and ON1 RAW.


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STREET ART IN DUBLIN BY TARSILA KRUSE [PAINT A BOX]

STREET ART IN DUBLIN BY TARSILA KRUSE

I will let the artist introduce herself: “Hello! My name is Tarsila and I’m a Children’s Books Illustrator creating fun art for children! (and their parents, relatives, teachers, librarians…)”

Visit http://www.tarsilakruse.com/hello/


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DUBLIN TECH SUMMIT TO WELCOME 10,000 ATTENDEES TO FIRST YEAR EVENT AT THE CCD

I WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHING THIS EVENT

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DTS will welcome an international and diverse audience from countries across the globe at the two-day conference

Dublin, Ireland - 10 February 2017 - Dublin Tech Summit will welcome over 10,000 attendees to The CCD this Wednesday, 15 February and Thursday, 16 February. The first-year event has curated an impressive and diverse lineup including Gary Vaynerchuk, Jimmy Chamberlin, Cindy Gallop, Matthew Luhn and RoboThespian.

With 66% of attendees hailing from overseas, the two-day event is an opportunity to solidify Dublin’s position as the European Tech Capital and showcase all it has to offer to a global audience. The conference will provide a chance to showcase the infrastructure, culture and talented workforce of the city. DTS CEO, Noelle O’Reilly, said, “Dublin is such a fantastic city to do business in. We wanted to provide a unique event that showcases that, as well as give the tech community in Dublin a chance to meet and learn from each other.”

The conference has placed an emphasis on B2B networking and with over 46% of attendees being Director-level or higher from companies such as Google, Intel, Microsoft, PayPal, Accenture, Adobe, Facebook, HPE, Hubspot and Salesforce. Those looking to develop professional relationships will be in the right place. DTS has attempted to facilitate and simplify this networking via a DTS App, which attendees can download to enable them to reach out to each other ahead of the event, and an online meeting scheduling platform to enable meetups at the conference. Of the network-assisting technology, Noelle O’Reilly said, “DTS at its core is about simplicity. We wanted to make our attendees experience here as simple, straightforward and enjoyable as possible. Our app and meeting scheduling platform are designed to do just that and witnessing people connect online in the lead up to the event has been incredible for our team to see.”

eir Business is one of the founding partners of Dublin Tech Summit and commenting on the upcoming event Bill Archer, Managing Director, eir Business said, “At the core of what we do is a strong desire to continuously seek out tangible ways to support and foster innovation across all spectrums of business. Ireland has a strong international reputation in technology and it’s important that we continue to build on that reputation. DTS provides the perfect platform to attract global thought leaders and influencers and that is why eir Business is delighted to partner with the event as a Founding Partner.  We want to connect global investors with new ventures, leaders, founders and influencers, and help build relationships across the two-day event. DTS has the potential to shape technology across the world and showcase Dublin as a global technology hub and we are genuinely excited to play an active part in that.”

While the DTS audience is certainly of a high-calibre this isn’t achieved by sacrificing diversity. The conference, in attempt to promote diversity in tech, provided over €400,000 worth of tickets to underrepresented groups in the industry such as women and students. Additionally, both women and students were enabled to apply right up until this week for a significantly discounted ticket.  Ticket holders for the event are 48% female.

DTS wishes to extend a big thank you to sponsors who made this event possible. Thank you to founding partners eir and Failte Ireland.  Other partners include Salesforce, Indeed Prime, Intel, Accenture, ComTrade, Atlassian, New Relic, Datahug, Oracle, Currency Cloud, Litmos, CityJet, S3 Connected Health, Equinix, IDA Ireland, Sungard, Enterprise Ireland, Aer Lingus, Wrike, Hibernia Reit, ehealth Ireland, Ankix, Engineered Arts, UNICEF, ScrumAlliance, Abtran, 3D4 Medical, Dublin Airport, CoderDojo, Dublin City Council, Monread CRM, Matheson and Samsung.

Social: @DubTechSummit  #DTS

About Dublin Tech Summit:
Dublin Tech Summit is the largest tech conference taking place in Ireland in 2017. The conference will welcome leaders and members of the tech community from across the globe for a two-day event to share insights, learn and network. To learn more visit dublintechsummit.com and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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IN STILLNESS BY DAVID MCGLYNN

David McGlynn was born in Dublin in 1969. He graduated from the National College of Art & Design in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art Sculpture, and has been working as a freelance artist ever since. David likes to implement several textures and forms when creating his sculptures or paintings. He recently broadened his range including Garden Sculpture in his work, and is available for private commission.

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