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• Digital Media Learning Institutions
• Online Distance Learning
• Online Learning Institutions
• Local Public Representatives
• South West Inner City Ward Councillors
• Barnardos National Children's Resource Centre
• Barnardos Adoption Advice Service (AAS)
• Barnardos Bereavement Counselling Service for Children - Sólas
• City of Dublin Youth Service Board (CDYS)
• Community Addiction Programme
• Create (formerly CAFÉ)
• Dublin City Business Association (DCBA)
• The Connolly Inner City Employment Service (ICES)
• Kevin Street Garda Station, Community Police Unit
• Liberties College
• Rialto Day Care Centre
• The South Inner City Community Development Association (SICCDA)
• South West Inner City Network (SWICN)
• YMCA City of Dublin

Online Distance Learning

ADEC Distance Education Consortium: http://www.adec.edu/

British Association for Open Learning: http://www.baol.co.uk/

Distance Education & Training Council: http://www.detc.org/

E-learning Network: http://www.elearningnetwork.org/

IMS Project: http://www.imsproject.org/

International Centre for Distance Learning: http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/

Learning Lab: www.learninglab.org.uk/asp/homepage.asp

Marchmont Observatory: http://www.marchmont.ac.uk/

MassieCenter: www.masie.com/masie/default.cfm?page=default

Web-Based TrainingInformationCenter: www.wbtic.com/default.aspx

Online Learning Institutions

CardeanUniversity: www.cardean.edu/

Fas NetCollege: www.fas-netcollege.com/

JonesInternationalUniversity: www.jonesinternational.edu/

NUI Galway Open Learning Centre: www.openlearningcentre.com/

Oscail: DCU National Distance Education Centre: www.oscail.ie/index.php

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers: www.newhorizons.com/content/index.aspx

Penn State World Campus: www.worldcampus.psu.edu/wc/index.shtml

Rochester Institute of Technology: distancelearning.rit.edu/

Open University: www.open.ac.uk/

United States Distance Learning Association: www.usdla.org/

University of Phoenix Online:www.uopxonline.com/

Western Governor's University: www.wgu.edu/

Community Links

Local Public Representatives

The Digital Hub is in the constituency of Dublin South Central for the purpose of Dail elections, and the South Inner City Ward for the purposes of elections to Dublin City Council.  The Digital Hub works closely with public representatives and is grateful for their continued support. Dublin South Central TD's.

Sean Ardagh: http://www.ardagh.org/

Gay Mitchell TD: http://www.finegael.ie/

Michael Mulcahy TD: http://www.michaelmulcahy.ie/

Aengus O' Snodaigh TD: http://www.sinnfeindsc.com/

Mary Upton TD: www.labour.ie/maryupton

South West Inner City Ward Councillors

Catherine Byrne: http://www.finegael.ie/

John Gallagher: http://www.labour.ie/

Críona Ní Dhálaigh: www.sinnfeindsc.com

Local Links

Barnardos National Children's  Resource Centre

ADDRESS: Christchurch Square, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Anne Conroy, Head of Service (NCRC)
Ronan Madden, Information Officer
TEL: 01 4549699 (NCRC)
FAX: 01 4530300
EMAIL: ncrc@barnardos.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.barnardos.ie/

Barnardos is Irelands leading independent agency for children and families with a wide range of national and local services. Barnardos is committed to the best interests of children and young people in Ireland, promoting and respecting their rights in all of our work.

Barnardos runs family support projects throughout Ireland and the services available in these projects include after-school groups, parent and toddler groups, pre-school, breakfast clubs, toy libraries, individual work with families, parenting programmes, preventing early school leaving, youth programmes and young woman's groups.

City of Dublin Youth Service Board (CDYS)

ADDRESS: 70 Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Mary Mooney, Director, CDYS
TEL: 01 6683198
FAX: 01 6683342
EMAIL: mary.mooney@cdvsb.cdvec.ie

City of Dublin Youth Service Board (CDYSB) was established in 1942 by the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) to support the development of youth work in DublinCity.

Community Addiction Programme

ADDRESS: Community Centre, Oliver Bond House, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON:  Elaine Mulvaney
TEL: 01 6718998  
EMAIL: bondcom@eircom.net
WEBSITE ADDRESS:

The Community Addiction part had a number of different elements.

• The Community Employment consists 11 participants who are stabilised on methadone and participate in a training and education programme.
• The Family Support Service for the families of those affected by drug addiction.
• The Support Service provides support, advice and referrals for those affected by addiction.

Create

ADDRESS: 10/11 Earl Street South, Dublin 8
TEL: 01 473 6600
EMAIL: info@create-ireland.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.create-ireland.ie

Dublin City Business Association (DCBA)

ADDRESS: 21 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Tom Coffey, CEO
TEL: 01 6622995
FAX: 01 6622284
EMAIL: info@cdba.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.dcba.ie/

DCBAS are the distinctive voice of business in Dublin and on Dublin's behalf. 

The Connolly Inner City  Employment Service (ICES)

ADDRESS: 80-82 The Coombe, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Kim McCormack
TEL: 01 4530803
FAX: 01 4530901
EMAIL: 

Connolly ICES, the official local Employment Service provides mediation and careers guidance to clients who have been unemployed for six months or more or who are at risk at becoming unemployed.

Kevin  Street Garda Station, Community Police Unit

ADDRESS: Kevin Street, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Sgt. Ian Ferris
TEL: 01 6669466 / 67
FAX: 01 6669440
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.garda.ie/

Liberties College

ADDRESS: Bull Alley Street, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Mr Michael King
TEL: 01 4540044
FAX: 01 4546348
EMAIL: info@liberties.cdvec.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.libertiescollege.ie/

LibertiesCollege is a VocationalEducationCollege providing further education in the south inner city.  Our WIRE programme includes 20 full-time training courses, part-time day and evening courses, a literacy programme, a secondary school and second chance education including leaving certificate for adults.

Rialto Day Care Centre

ADDRESS: 468 South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Sheila McGuinness
TEL: 01 4730443
FAX: 01 4541148

The purpose of the Centre is to allow the older persons of Rialto to maintain their dignity and independence after a lifetime of contribution to society. The centre provides a wide range of services to clients.

The South Inner City Community Development Association (SICCDA)

ADDRESS: 90 Meath Street, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Michael Mernagh, Project Co-ordinator
TEL: 01 4536098
FAX: 01 4540745
EMAIL: mbennett@siccda.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.siccda.ie/

We are a committee of local residents from the 'Liberties' of Dublin who are committed, on a voluntary basis, to tackling the social, educational, health, economic and environmental problems facing our local community.

South West Inner City Network (SWICN)

ADDRESS: 14 Carman's Hall, Francis Street, Dublin 8
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Evan  Moore
TEL: 01 4732141
FAX: 01 4731604
EMAIL: emoore@swicn.ie / office@swinc.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS:   http://www.swicn.ie/

The South West Inner City Network (SWICN) is a non-governmental community development company which represents a large number of voluntary and community organisations in Dublin's South West Inner City - one of the most disadvantaged areas in the State.

Aims :

• To enable and support people to have a choice in what happens to them and in the development of their area.
• To create greater awareness of the issues affecting people's lives and to promote appropriate action to deal with them.
• To ensure that the area and its people receive a fair share of available resources, both National and European.

YMCA City of Dublin

ADDRESS: Aungier Street, Dublin 2
MAIN CONTACT PERSON: Mary Seery-Kearney C.E.O
TEL: 01 4782607
FAX: 01 4781896
EMAIL: info@ymca.ie
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.ymca.ie/

YMCA offers childcare, fitness centre, youth work programmes, courses (ECDL, STEP) and sports facilities (Clermont Road).