Archive : DotCommunism

Friday 30th of July saw the The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne reject an appeal by the Irish FA or Football association Northern Ireland in complaint against International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) allowing Belfast-born Daniel Kearns to play for the Republic. The ruling could have gone either way. Irish FA president Raymond [...]

Employees at PDMS, the Island’s leading software provider, recently swapped software for cylinders to raise money for the Hyperbaric Chamber in Douglas during an evening introduction to scuba diving. PDMS organiser Kris McElhinney was looking for something a little bit different for a social event and contacted Michelle Haywood at Discover Diving in Port St Mary to arrange the evening. Instructors [...]

In the past month alone, I have been ‘friended’, ‘followed by’ or asked to be a ‘fan’ of various politicians from across the UK & Ireland. Just as brands battle it out for internet audiences, so do politicians. The UK’s online audience is 39m – the potential for engagement is clearly enormous – do UK politicians ignore the social web at their peril? Activists, young [...]

PDMS, the Island’s largest software development firm, has appointed Kris McElhinney as a graduate trainee, it was announced today. Kris will have the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge about the business working in various different areas of the company. “This is a great opportunity,” said Kris. “Learning about various parts of the company will provide a unique opportunity to develop [...]

No not Hugh Grant – I’m talking about someone that was surely bored rather than boring. Did you know that Hugh Laurie is British too? *sarcasm* One would think the interviewers and their huge pool of writers are able to come up with an original line of questioning but apparently NOT:

Its not a lot to each institution but its another demonstration of unusual priorities More than €700,000 is to be spent by the Government to support and develop the teaching of Irish abroad in 2009. Around 40 third-level colleges and universities in the US, Europe and further afield, are actively providing Irish language and Celtic Studies programmes within their own institutions. The Minister for [...]

So the site has been laid out and ready to go for some time. All with the standard krismac.com blog template of course. Now all I have to do is think if there is anything I could possibly add to the world by me posting here. It might be empty for some time. Or at least until I have exams coming up. Its amazing what motivates me. The theme is divided neatly into three – dotcommunism; my own [...]

Saturday saw the first unanimous election of a Southern Area Officer in the history of the national union of students for Ireland. The Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) represents over 250,000 students across the 32 Counties of Ireland. Kris McElhinney, from Passage East Co. Waterdord was elected to direct the affairs of southern students as Southern Area Officer In the 50th year of USI, [...]

A FORMER Ramsey Grammar School student is set to become the first unanimously elected southern area officer in the history of the Union of Students in Ireland. The Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) represents more than 250,000 students across the 32 counties. Kris McElhinney (pictured left), of Greenlands Avenue, Ramsey, was recently elected to direct the affairs of southern students as [...]

My name is Kris McElhinney and I am a candidate for the post of Southern Area Officer of USI in the elections to be held at Southern Area Council on Saturday May 17th. I currently serve as President in UCC – In my time in UCC I have also served as a full time Communications officer and as a voluntary Societies Officer/ Societies Guild President. I was elected to this following a number of years [...]