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“Dublin Does Fridays” – and is gearing up to do them better, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) which is busy promoting the sociability of the capital’s pubs.

LVA research has found that 95 per cent of Dubliners see themselves as being “sociable”, with three in five viewing the pub as a home-from-home. Surprisingly, it also found three in five of those who enjoy a drink in a Dublin pub go out just once a month.

The Dublin Does Fridays campaign started Friday January 27^th and runs until March 30^th in pubs across the city. Its objective is to attract people into pubs on a Friday evening to enjoy an after-work drink with friends and colleagues.

The research uncovered other interesting information:

- 73% of those surveyed said meeting friends was what they looked forward to most when going out for a drink.

- One in five Dubliners said the pub’s “craic and buzz” were what attracted them when they went out.

- Just 1 per cent (only males) found the Dublin pub was the place to flirt and find love.

At the campaign launch, Donall O Keeffe, LVA chief executive, said: “Dublin Does Fridays is focused on getting people out on a Friday evening and re-energising Dublin. The campaign is about making the pubs an even better experience by connecting with people in a more relevant way through social media and making it work for what is the ultimate social network – the Dublin pub.”

A special feature of the campaign involves a team of Dublin Does Fridays reporters who will visit some of Dublin’s best hostelries to talk to people about their pub experiences. Also, a special online show, fronted by Jennifer Maguire, will be recorded in selected Dublin pubs and shown on Snug TV on YouTube.

So the message is get involved by visiting www.dublindoesfridays.ie

Facebook.com/Dublin-Does-Fridays and twitter.com/dublindoesfri

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With over 100 small festivals held across Dublin annually, here’s a little taste of what you can look forward to this year!

• Temple Bar Trad Festival: January 25^th-29^th
• Jameson Dublin International Film Festival: February 16 ^th-26 ^th
• Six Nations Rugby: Feb 5^th-March 25 ^th
• St Patrick’s Festival: March 16^th-19 ^th
• International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival: May 7 ^th-20 ^th
• Dublin Dance Festival: May 11^th-26^th
• Bavaria City Racing:  June 3^rd
• Flora Women’s Mini Marathon:  June 4^th
• Tall Ships Race: August 23^rd-26^th
• Notre Dame v Navy Matchup: September 1^st
• Open House: October 5 ^th-7^th
• Festival Season: October 1^st-Sept 31^st
• New Year’s Eve Festival:  Dec 30 ^th-January 1^st

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Smart Futures, a national careers campaign and website (www.smartfutures.ie) sponsored by industry companies such as Microsoft, Ericsson, SAP, HP and Cisco was launched on 12th December 2011. Aimed at second-level students in Ireland, the campaign is designed to highlight the vast number of diverse and interesting opportunities for young people in the technology sector.

Smart Futures Competition ad MetroThe ‘online careers fair’, is being co-ordinated by ICT Ireland, the Irish Software Association and STEPS to Engineering with the support of Discover Science and Engineering. The project is designed to highlight that for many young people a qualification in technology can be a gateway to an exciting career

The first part of the campaign kicked off last week with a nation-wide competition asking students to create a piece of digital content reflecting the theme ‘Smart Futures’. Throw in some great prizes including laptops, Xbox Kinect, iPad, home cinemas and smart phones and even work experience with top technology companies in Ireland, such as the Xbox Games Studio, and there is no reason for students to be bored this Christmas!

Paul Sweetman, Director of ICT Ireland and the Irish Software Association said: "Five of the top ten exporters in Ireland are technology companies, and the sector is responsible for approximately one third of Ireland's total turnover. So for Ireland’s future economic growth supporting the technology sector is crucial. A key competitive advantage Ireland possesses, which is continually referenced by technology companies, is the quality and quantity of skilled graduates available to work within the sector. In order to maintain and enhance this competitive advantage, industry and government must work together to highlight the great opportunities for sustainable and rewarding careers in the technology sector. Since January of this year, over 80 jobs a week have been announced in the sector. The 'Smart Futures Online Careers Fair' will play a leading role in highlighting these opportunities to students and parents."

There are eight categories to enter: Animation, Audio, Game, Mobile App, Podcast, Tech Article, Video and Website.  The deadline for entry is Friday 27th January 2012 and a full outline of competition categories, prizes and sponsors can be found on www.smartfutures.ie

On the 23rd January 2012 a week-long careers fair will take place on the website.  It will be hosted by Technology professionals from participating companies who will be available each evening to answer career-related questions from students and guidance counsellors. The site will also show company profile pages to give an overview of what these companies do, what kind of roles they have requirements for, what skill sets they are searching for and what it’s like to work there.

Follow the Smart Futures campaign at:

www.twitter.com/SmartFuturesIE

www.Facebook.com/SmartFutures

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HP Print Excellence AwardsHP has just announced a new worldwide competition honouring graphic arts printing produced on HP Designjet, Indigo, Inkjet Web Press and Scitex systems, entitled HP Print Excellence Awards. It has issued a call for entries for this award which will be judged by an international panel of print experts who will select winners in 16 categories of commercial print, wide-format graphics and label and packaging applications. In addition to evaluating print quality, the HP Print Excellence Awards also will recognize innovative examples of environmentally responsible printing.

The HP Print Excellence Awards are free to enter. HP graphic arts customers can download entry details and forms at http://www.hp.com/go/printexcellenceawards.Entries are due by March 15, 2012. All the winners will be announced at an invitation-only gala event held during drupa 2012 next May in Düsseldorf, Germany. Select entries will be on display at HP's stand at drupa, in hall 4.

The competition has been designed to unify several existing regional and worldwide HP print quality awards into a single, comprehensive programme.

"The HP Print Excellence Awards will show how customers fully express their ingenuity, creativity and skill using HP solutions," said Christopher Morgan, Senior Vice President,  HP. "We look forward to seeing how our customers are advancing the analogue to digital transformation and achieving new levels of colour quality and innovation."

For more information about HP graphic arts solutions go to-

www.hp.com/go/gsb

HP Graphic Arts Twitter feed

www.twitter.com/hpgraphicarts