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We like to get out of the data centre whenever possible and meet real people – it keeps us grounded! They don’t come more grounded than Gary McMahan, Colorado cowboy singer and champion yodeler. Gary and his friends are the subject of a feature-length documentary film by director Doug Morrione. Musicians, poets, and artists, they […]
This week we’re involved with the Indie Cork festival in my native Cork. Conn will be giving a demo later this week on how you can get yourself up and running online in under 30 minutes. It’s free to attend so there’s no excuse not to! A lot of creators are online, but like so […]
On Saturday October 14, Blacknight will give a free demonstration in Cork, titled How to Make a Website in 20 Minutes. The event forms part of the IndieCork Film Festival, which Blacknight is sponsoring, and will take place at The Village Hall on St Patrick’s Quay, which is home to the Blacknight Festival Centre at IndieCork. […]
As the programme for the Blacknight-sponsored IndieCork Film Festival 2017 goes to print, we reveal some of the highlights of next month’s festival, in a podcast interview with Úna Feely of the organising committee. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 11:56; 7MB; MP3. “It’s very much a festival about […]
Last year, we sponsored the Blacknight Festival Centre at IndieCork festival of independent film and music. It was a terrific success, and we were delighted to be able to contribute to the festival in such a meaningful way. Organisers Mick Hannigan, Úna Feely and the volunteer committee at IndieCork have done an amazing job over the past […]
Once again, Blacknight is sponsoring Cork Lifelong Learning Festival which is running all this week, with more than 600 free events held across the city. They include workshops & talks, tours & walks, visits to factories, training centres, boat trips, exhibitions, performances, outdoor & indoor activities. Cork’s Lifelong Learning Festival promotes and celebrates learning of all kinds […]
As sponsors at this years IndieCork Film Festival, we’re giving a free website workshop at the Blacknight Festival Centre on Saturday at 2pm, titled: Building your Reputation Online – A Practical Guide. A workshop that will demonstrate how creative practitioners can look at making your own website, with a minimum of cost, and maximum of impact. Social networks […]
We’ve got more tickets to give away for the Blacknight-sponsored IndieCork Film Festival which starts on Sunday. This time we’ll draw two winners who will each get two season tickets admitting them to all the screenings (excluding the opening night, and the Film Feast which is sold separately). The full programme for IndieCork 2016 is now available. […]
Tomorrow is the big day! We will be heading to Cork in force tomorrow, with staff coming from Carlow, Wexford and Clare to help Damien and his team run a successful event. We’ve been looking forward to this and I know our team has put in a lot of time, energy and effort to make […]
The waiting is almost over! The Blacknight SME Awards are being held this Saturday evening!!!! (We’re just a tad excited!) If you’re a finalist – well done! Whether you win or not you’ve already done so well in getting to the finals. You should be proud. As we’ve said several times over the last few […]
The image I’m using above this post is a variant of a meme that’s been doing the rounds for the last year or so. The text reads: When you buy from a small business, you’re not helping a CEO buy a 3rd holiday home. You’re helping a little girl get dance lessons, a little boy […]
We’ve said it before: we love SMEs! Big or small; tech or transport; retail or repair – you’re our kind of people, and we like to help you go online and do even more business! That’s why we sponsored the inaugural Blacknight SME Awards last year. It was such a success, we’ve joined up again with […]