Sligo Library

Sligo Central Library,

Stephen Street,
Sligo,
Co. Sligo

Patrick Gannon

http://www.sligolibrary.ie

europedirect@sligococo.ie

071 9111670

Tuesday – Friday: 9.30 am – 5.15 pm

Wednesday to Friday: 9.30 am – 5 pm

Saturday: 9.30 am – 1 pm & 2 pm – 5 pm

54.272911749876, -8.472797870636

Jonathan Claridge speaking at The EDIC Sligo "European Green Deal Briefing and Citizen's Dialogue" January 29th 2020

Event

EDIC Sligo: A Briefing on the European Green Deal

A briefing on the European Green Deal

The EDIC Sligo* will be holding a public meeting on 29th January at 7 PM in The Model, Sligo, to be addressed by Jonathan Claridge, Head of Information and Communication of the European Commission and Representation in Ireland on the European Green Deal and Aedín McLoughlin, of Good Energies Alliance Ireland based in Leitrim, will speak on the Environmental Pillar.

Event 20th and 21st March 2020

EDIC Sligo: Making Simple Robots

Making Simple Robots at Ballymote Community Library. An EDIC Sligo event with FABLAB Manorhamilton

Event 24/03/2020 and 31/03/2020

EDIC Sligo: Building a 3D Printer and Modelling for 3D printing

EDIC Sligo is holding a 3D Printing Workshop facilitated by Fablab Manorhamilton. Participants will learn how to build a 3D Printer using a kit on Tuesday 24th March 7:00 pm-9:30 pm and 3D modelling for 3D printing on Tuesday 31st March 7:00 pm-9:30 pm

EU European Day of Languages Poster 2020

Event Saturday 26th September

EDIC Sligo Celebrates European Day of Languages on Saturday 26th September 2020

EDIC Sligo celebrates European Day of Languages with four Grimm Fairy Tales read for you in French and English; German and English, Irish and English and finally Hungarian and English available on the EDIC Sligo YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqxKFAF6lShw1SD1emrMUA

EDIC Sligo Regional Soapbox Winners and runners up in the

Event Thursday 22nd October 2020

EDIC Sligo: Regional Soapbox Final 2020 "Everyone wants to go back to the pre-COVID way of life"

EDIC Sligo with the first and only complete virtual Regional Soapbox Final 2020 with ALL the entries "18 & Under" and "19 & Over" in a programme with the Judging and a Message from Midlands- North-West MEP Mr Chris McManus. Echoing its Hyde Park London origins, the soapbox is the perfect way to showcase our proud tradition of public speaking and this annual competition is a very popular forum for the country’s budding and practiced public speakers. Recording available on the EDIC Sligo YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqxKFAF6lShw1SD1emrMUA

Event 18th November 2020

EDIC Sligo: “Irish organic dairy farming and the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030: a REAL alternative for conventional dairy farmers?”

The meeting will explore the options for conversion from conventional dairy farming to organic dairy farming in light of the #EUGreenDeal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The #EUBiodiversityStrategy aims to ensure that at least 25% of agricultural land is under organic farming management by 2030. Currently 2% of land in Ireland is under organic farming management. In 2019 there were 62 organic dairy farmers with an average herd size of 79 cows.