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Coder Dojo Classes Are Back And They’re Looking For Help

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At the relaunch of Coder Dojo in Kerry were Eddie Lawlor, Shane Lawlor, both Tralee. Anluan Dunne, Iseult Brick Dunne, Arthur Brick Dunne, Tralee. Oleksandr Petrenko, Tralee. Ann Marie Scannell, Aspen Grove. Darcie Scannell, Tralee. Mark Hennessy, Ballybunion. Leon Wong, Tralee. Rani Wheeza, Tralee. Pawel Kaminski, Aspen Grove. Maeve Townsend, Aspen Grove. Tommy Brennan, Aspen Grove, Tralee.

CODER Dojo, a free, volunteer-led, community-based computer club for young people, is back in Tralee and beyond this year.

A group supported by Tralee based company Aspen Grove, the Tech Industry Alliance and with support from the Tom Crean business centre in Tralee has re-launched Coder Dojo coding classes for children aged between seven and seventeen in Tralee.

The group hopes to relaunch more classes in towns across Kerry in the coming months and is looking for venues, volunteers and coding teachers to help out.

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Anyone aged seven to seventeen can take part in a Coder Dojo class and learn to code, build a website, or create an app or game.

Speaking at the launch of the new Tralee Coder Dojo class, Sean Ryan of Aspen Grove described the classes as “a space for young people to explore technology in an informal, creative, safe and social environment”.

“The Coder Dojo movement has played a massive role in inspiring the next generation of coders and creating a strong talent pipeline which will allow Kerry to be in a strong position vis a vis supporting and expanding the STEM ecosystem and attracting new business to create jobs here in future.

“We would love to see Coder Dojo rolled out across Kerry again on a large scale but that can only happen with the support of local industry, the tech community and parents who will step up and help out with classes. I would call upon anyone who can lend a hand to get involved and reignite the Coder Dojo movement across Kerry.”

Teachers and students in CBS primary school in Tralee recently took part in a six week Coder Dojo programme which is now being continued every Saturday in the Tom Crean business centre in the Kerry Technology Park.

It is intended to have Coder Dojo classes up and running in Killorglin, Killarney, Dingle and other Kerry towns before the summer school break.

Coder Dojo was originally launched in Tralee, by Aspen Grove, in 2011 – the third dojo in the world. Prior to Covid there were up to 13 dojos active in the county.

Anyone who is interested in enrolling their children in the classes or can help out in any way is asked to contact Coder Dojo Kerry at coderdojokerry@gmail.com

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GAA, News, Sport

REPORT: Last Gasp Equaliser For Mayo As Kerry’s Winning Streak Ends

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Dan Kearney reports on the Lidl National Football League Division 1 game in Killarney on Saturday afternoon…

Kerry 0-8 

Mayo 0-8 

Sinead Walsh was Mayo’s saviour at Fitzgerald Stadium when she struck a point at the death to secure a draw in the fourth round of the Lidl National Football League Division 1.

Mayo trailed Kerry by 0-8 to 0-5 with ten minutes remaining but the visitors stormed back to hit three points in a row, to secure a brilliant draw and bring Kerry’s winning start to the campaign to an end.

Mayo suffered a loss before the game when All Star Danielle Caldwell was ruled out with an injury but she was replaced by the very effective Sinead Cafferky who went on to have a fine game.

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Kerry, playing with the aid of the breeze, started the first half in flying fashion and soon found themselves 0-3 to no score ahead with seven minutes gone.

Anna Galvin was very much to the fore in that opening salvo popping over two fine scores, the first after a pass from Amy Harrington and the second assisted by Mary O’Connell.

When Níamh Ní Chonchúir pointed a possible goal chance to put Kerry three ahead after a 40 metre pass from Danielle O’Leary, the signs looked ominous for Mayo but they dusted themselves down to come right back at Kerry for the remainder of the half.

Pressure on the Kerry kickout saw Maria Cannon point a placed ball in the ninth minute and although they kicked a couple of wides, Cafferky and a brilliant individual effort from Cannon saw the visitors level matters by the 20th minute.

Kerry were wasteful, kicking six wides in the first half as their forward division was well held by some strong cover in the Mayo backline.

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Cafferky hit a fine individual score to put the Connacht side one ahead once more in the 21st minute but that was to be their final score of the half before Amy Harrington got a welcome score for the home side in the final seconds of the half to see the sides go in at 0-4 apiece at the break.

Kerry looked to have control of the second half when they pushed 0-8 to 0-5 ahead on the 50th minute mark and also letting a couple of goal chances slip with Niamh Ní Chonchúir rattling the crossbar in the 41st minute and Hannah O’Donoghue’s goal effort in the 43rd minute well kept out thanks to a combination of Saoirse Lally and goalkeeper Laura Brennan.

Mayo came right back into the game and struck on the bounce thanks to Walsh and a Cannon free before Walsh performed her heroics with the equaliser in the last minute.

Scorers — Kerry:  A Galvin 0-2, L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 0-2 (1f), A Harrington 0-1, N Ní Chonchúir 0-1, N Carmody 0-1, E Dineen 0-1,

Mayo: M Cannon 0-4 (0-3f), S Cafferky 0-2, S Walsh 0-2.

KERRY: C Butler; E Lynch, D Kearney, A Dillane; B O’Connor, C Lynch, C Murphy; M O’Connell, A Galvin.; J Gill, D O’Leary, A Harrington; H O’Donoghue, J Lucey, N Ní Chonchúir. Subs: A O’Connell for B O’Connor, N Carmody for J Gill, E Dineen for J Lucey (all H/T), L Scanlon for M O’Connell (38), L Ní Mhuircheartaigh for A Harrington (44),  K Cronin for A Dillane (46), C O’Brien for C Murphy (51), K Brosnan for N Ní Chonchúir (59).

MAYO: L Brennan; A Fitzpatrick, N O’Malley, S Lally; K Sullivan, S Cafferky, E Murray; A Geraghty, H Reape; F McLaughlin, L Cafferky, M Cannon; T Needham, F McHale, S Walsh. Subs:J Mortimer for E Murray (42), E Needham for S Cafferky (44), E Reape for A Fitzpatrick (51), C Doherty for T Needhan (56).

Referee: Patrick Smith (Waterford).

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