Local trio put together virtual tours of Louth

Stephenstown Pond in Knockbridge, St Paul’s Church in Blackrock and Clarke Station in Dundalk are some of the areas featured on the virtual tours

Three local men have got together to put together virtual tours of some well known places in Co Louth.

The tours are a combination of 360 degree photography from David Norton, voiceovers from Harry Lee and web technologies from Jason McGee of the Blackrock-based JasCom Consulting Ltd.

According to Jason: “We are developing the services further to give a truly interactive guided tour experience. We have also considered running a ‘virtual day trip’ where we would bring an audience on a virtual tour of some well know places in Louth on a big screen.”

You can take the tours for yourself at www.irelandvirtualtours.com

Digital Dundalk launch hailed a “great success”

A selection of those who attended the launch of Digital Dundalk in The Spirit Store earlier this week. Picture: David Norton Photography

The launch of Digital Dundalk in The Spirit Store earlier this week has been hailed a “great success” by organisers.

On the night 70 professionals, students, teachers, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, hopers and dreamers all came together. The aim was to get these people to share their experiences and say who they would like to work with in the digital sphere locally.

Combined with some showcase projects, the open mic session allowed anyone to make a two minute pitch about who they are, what they are doing and who they want to talk to about a project, role or assistance.

Each speaker was supported by having their website displayed on a large screen alongside a scrolling live Twitter feed.

A survey has been sent out to all attendees and the results are being fed into a steering group for the next event and the future of the Digital Dundalk movement. Visit www.digitaldundalk.com for more information.