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TimeLine2026

2026-04-01T21:23:54Z

Wizzdom:

{{Timeline Years}}
[[Category: Redbrick History]]
[[Category:Timeline]]

==January==

* 30th: Redbrick heads off to [https://www.fosdem.org/ FOSDEM]. Many pints are drank in delirium, many talks attended by all members :)

==February==

* 18th: Susquehanna runs a high availability workshop event. Great success and very interesting, much pizza eaten, and pints were had in nubar afterwards.
* 26th: The computer science ball with TUD and UCD goes ahead in the royal marine. Many pints drank and many shots shotted. TUD photographer only takes picture of TUD :(

==March==

* 23rd - 27th: Tech week (called STEM week this year ''for some reason'') went ahead in collaboration with the students union
* 30th: The 2026 AGM is held:
** Chair: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Wilko Wilko]
** Vice Chair: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Hypnoant Hypnoant]
** Treasurer: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Nova Nova]
** Secretary: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Joshfarr Joshfarr]
** PRO: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Tome Tome]
** Admins: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Cj2364 Cj2364], [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Graggle Graggle], [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Aris Aris]
** Webmaster: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Cg_5228 Cg_5228]
** Helpdesk: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Ncarrick Ncarrick], [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Eoghanh6 Eoghanh6]
** GDO: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Jstkamil Jstkamil]
** Events: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Milan Milan], [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Ben15 Ben15]
** Ordinary Members: [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Aoife Aoife], [https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/User:Pearse Pearse]

==April==

==May==

==June==

==July==

==August==

==September==

==October==

==November==

==December==

Posters

2025-03-01T16:13:34Z

Wizzdom: add some 2020/2024 posters

Posters, Posters, Posters!

== 2024/2025 ==
<gallery>
Image:Hackerclub24.png|Hackerclub 2024
</gallery>

== 2020/2021 ==
<gallery>
Image:Hackerclub_2020.png|Hackerclub 2020
</gallery>

== 2012/2013 ==
<gallery>
Image:Joinrb2012.png|Join Redbrick Poster 2012
Image:joinflier2012.jpg|Join Fliers 2012
Image:egm2012-1.jpg|Egm 2012 Number 1
Image:A3Xmaspartybg.jpg|Christmas Party 2012

</gallery>

== 2011/2012 ==
<gallery>
Image:joinrb11.jpg|Join Redbrick Flier 2011
Image:Join_Redbrickbg2.jpg|Join Redbrick Poster 2011
Image:QRposter.jpg|QR Code Poster 2011
Image:Freshersball.jpg|Fresher's Ball 2011
Image:DigDiscovery.jpg|Digital Discovery Week 2011 Poster
Image:DigitalDisc.jpg|Digital Discovery Week 2011 Flier
Image:Green2 (copy).png|Christmas Party 2011 Poster 1
Image:Snowflakebg (copy).png|Christmas Party 2011 Poster 2
Image:Snowtreesbg2 (copy).png|Christmas Party 2011 Poster 3
Image:Raffle.png|Annual Redbrick Table Quiz/Raffle

</gallery>

== 2010/2011 ==
<gallery>
Image:JoinRedbrick.jpg|What We Do
Image:Friends.jpg|Join Redbrick
Image:Flyers2.jpg|Join Redbrick Flyer 2010
Image:Fresherballfinal.jpg|Fresher Ball 2010
Image:EGM.jpg|EGM 2010
Image:Admintraining.jpg|Admin Training

</gallery>

== 2009/2010 ==
<gallery>
Image:Rbposter.jpg|Join RedBrick
Image:Freshers.jpg|Freshers Ball
Image:InstallFeast.png|InstallFeast
Image: Quiz.jpg |Annual Quiz
</gallery>

== 2007/2008 ==
<gallery>
Image:2007_join1.jpeg|Join RedBrick
Image:2007_join2.jpeg|Join RedBrick
Image:2007_flyer-emoSoc.jpg|Join RedBrick Flyer
Image:2007_freshball.jpg|Freshers Ball
Image:Helpdesk-poster1.jpg|1st Workshop
Image:Helpdesk-poster2.jpg|1st Workshop
Image:Egm.jpg|EGM
Image:Real.jpg|"Real People"
Image:Real2.jpg|"Real People" v2
Image:2007_blacksheep.jpg|BlackSheep Trip
Image:2007_football1.jpg|1st Football
Image:Football2.jpg|2nd Football
Image:Skating.jpg|Skating Trip
Image:Anerican-gangster.jpg|American Gangster Trip
Image:Xmas2007.jpeg|Christmas Party
</gallery>

== 2006/2007 ==
<gallery>
Image:06_xmas.jpg|Christmas Party
Image:2007_join.jpg|C&S Day 2
</gallery>

== 2005/2006 ==
<gallery>
Image:2006_join_1.png|Join Redbrick
Image:2006_join_2.png|Join Redbrick 2
Image:2006_cs_1.jpg|Clubs&Socs 1
Image:2006_cs_2.jpg|Clubs&Socs 2
Image:2006_ipod.jpg|Clubs&Socs iPod
Image:2006_freshersball.jpg|Freshers Ball
Image:2006_halloween.jpg|Halloween
Image:2006_xmas.jpg|Christmas
Image:2006_techweek.jpg|Techweek
Image:2006_techweek_3.jpg|Techweek 3
Image:2006_10birthday.jpg|10th Birthday 1
Image:2006_10birthday_2.jpg|10th Birthday 2
Image:2006_tablequiz.jpg|Table Quiz
Image:2006_debate.jpg|Debate
Image:2006_agm.jpg|AGM
</gallery>

== 2004/2005 ==
<gallery>
Image:2005_freshersball.jpg|Freshers Ball
Image:2005_tutorial.jpg|Introduction Tutorial
Image:2005_tutorial_2.jpg|Second Tutorial
Image:2005_halloween.jpg|Halloween Ball Poster
Image:2005_halloween_2.jpg|Halloween Ball Flyer
Image:2005_altrag.jpg|Alt Rag Ball
Image:2005_techweek.jpg|Techweek
Image:2005_tablequiz.jpg|Table Quiz 1
Image:2005_tablequiz_2.jpg|Table Quiz 2
</gallery>

== 2003/2004 ==
<gallery>
Image:2004_freshersball.jpg|Freshers Ball Flyer
Image:2004_xmas.jpg|Christmas Ball
</gallery>

== 2001/2002 ==
<gallery>
Image:2002_xmas.jpg|Christmas Ball
Image:2002_altrag.jpg|AltRag Ball
Image:2002_agm.jpg|AGM
</gallery>

== 1998/1999 ==
<gallery>
Image:1999_altragball.jpg|Alt Rag Ball
</gallery>

== 1996/1997 ==
<gallery>
Image:1997_halloween.jpg|Halloween Ball Flyer
Image:1996_firstfiddle.gif|First Fiddle Flyer
</gallery>

[[Category: Redbrick History]]

File:Hackerclub 2020.png

2025-03-01T16:09:53Z

Wizzdom:

Hackerclub 2020

File:Hackerclub24.png

2025-03-01T16:07:06Z

Wizzdom:

Hackerclub 2024 Poster

File:Small ass brick.png

2024-12-15T13:24:05Z

Wizzdom:

User:Bertie

2024-09-24T22:01:52Z

Wizzdom:

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Bertie|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...).
[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg|thumb|right|Bertie gets honorary membership]]

==Bertie Ahern's Speech==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]]

Speech by the Taoiseach,<br>
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., at the Launch of<br>
DCU's Networking Society's new server<br>
at Dublin City University,<br>
Thursday 21 May 2001 at 3.00pm<br>

Acknowledgements

Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President DCU;<br>
Dr. Patricia Barber, Registrar;<br>
Donal Mulligan, Chairman, Redbrick Student Society.<br>

I'm delighted to be here in DCU today, next door to my old school St. Aidan's, to celebrate the introduction of your new server. I've been told that the new server has roughly thirty times the memory capacity and forty-five times the storage capacity of the original redbrick server, which you launched only five years ago. It just goes to show the massive improvements that continue to take place in technology.

I want to congratulate you, Karl, on winning the 'Best Society Individual' award at the Clubs and Societies Awards here in DCU. Congratulations also to Redbrick for achieving the 'Best Society' from the Board of Irish College Societies. This is an excellent achievement for a relatively new society.

I noticed from the news reports section of the Redbrick website that the question you ask freshers when you want to get them to join is "do you like beer", because, according to the report, beer is what Redbrick is all about!

Looking at the work that your society is involved in, I don't know where you get time for beer. You are involved in a range of projects that goes beyond the university and out into the local community.

One of the aims of the Redbrick society is to help educate people in the usage of Internet utilities and resources. Your courses provide opportunities for students, including learning about a new operating system or becoming familiar with the Internet. You also provide courses for children in the local area and beyond. Your assistance provides a valuable resource to ensure that the coming generation can participate more fully in the information society.

We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites.

Job seekers can use the FÃS site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online.

The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest.

Because we, as a Government, recognise the importance of looking to the future, we are investing heavily in our people, in skills development, and, to an unprecedented degree, in R&D - with an allocation of nearly two BILLION pounds, to move our IT sector up the value chain in the competitive global economy.

You picked some interesting names for previous servers used by the society, including 'nurse', 'nanny' and 'mother'. These words are usually associated with caring and nurturing, and I must say they seem particularly appropriate for the work that you do with the North Dublin
Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth. You are nurturing a new generation of children who will become Internet aware and computer literate because of your work. I'm sure many of these children will soon be coming here as students, with a keen interest in computer applications and networks, thanks in large measure to the tutoring that you provide.

Already, the current generation is witnessing a communications revolution - one that is changing forever the way we live - giving us more information and empowering us in all kinds of ways.

We're familiar with the figures, that 4 out of every 10 Irish people have access to the Net - and that figure is growing all the time, as the internet becomes increasingly relevant to our lives. Students all over the country have Internet access in their schools and colleges.

It is very encouraging to see the partnership between Sun Microsystems and the society. The new server is not just your average PC. It is a state-of-the-art network server with massive storage and memory capacity. It will provide a platform not just for the society but also for student projects and of course for the children involved in the Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth courses. I know that the society is very grateful for this generous sponsorship.

Keeping Ireland at the forefront of the Information age will not be easy. It will require massive investment in infrastructure, training and education.

The Government is determined to see the benefits of the Information Society made widely available to maximise the opportunities available for all citizens. That's why we're focusing on developing the Information Society in Ireland. We know how important it is to make the new technologies relevant to everyday life - for everyone. That's why my Department is currently working with other Government Departments to identify how they can best deliver their services electronically.

The internet is central to the delivery of online Government services - and becoming more so. There will come a time - and the sooner the better - when internet access will be "always on", ready to use speedily on whatever device people want to access it, to get information, for entertainment, or of course, to advertise a society outing.

I wish you every success with this new server, which should assist you in your excellent work for many years to come.

ENDS

User:Bertie

2024-09-24T22:01:31Z

Wizzdom: fix broken characters

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Berties|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...).
[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg|thumb|right|Bertie gets honorary membership]]

==Bertie Ahern's Speech==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]]

Speech by the Taoiseach,<br>
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., at the Launch of<br>
DCU's Networking Society's new server<br>
at Dublin City University,<br>
Thursday 21 May 2001 at 3.00pm<br>

Acknowledgements

Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President DCU;<br>
Dr. Patricia Barber, Registrar;<br>
Donal Mulligan, Chairman, Redbrick Student Society.<br>

I'm delighted to be here in DCU today, next door to my old school St. Aidan's, to celebrate the introduction of your new server. I've been told that the new server has roughly thirty times the memory capacity and forty-five times the storage capacity of the original redbrick server, which you launched only five years ago. It just goes to show the massive improvements that continue to take place in technology.

I want to congratulate you, Karl, on winning the 'Best Society Individual' award at the Clubs and Societies Awards here in DCU. Congratulations also to Redbrick for achieving the 'Best Society' from the Board of Irish College Societies. This is an excellent achievement for a relatively new society.

I noticed from the news reports section of the Redbrick website that the question you ask freshers when you want to get them to join is "do you like beer", because, according to the report, beer is what Redbrick is all about!

Looking at the work that your society is involved in, I don't know where you get time for beer. You are involved in a range of projects that goes beyond the university and out into the local community.

One of the aims of the Redbrick society is to help educate people in the usage of Internet utilities and resources. Your courses provide opportunities for students, including learning about a new operating system or becoming familiar with the Internet. You also provide courses for children in the local area and beyond. Your assistance provides a valuable resource to ensure that the coming generation can participate more fully in the information society.

We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites.

Job seekers can use the FÃS site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online.

The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest.

Because we, as a Government, recognise the importance of looking to the future, we are investing heavily in our people, in skills development, and, to an unprecedented degree, in R&D - with an allocation of nearly two BILLION pounds, to move our IT sector up the value chain in the competitive global economy.

You picked some interesting names for previous servers used by the society, including 'nurse', 'nanny' and 'mother'. These words are usually associated with caring and nurturing, and I must say they seem particularly appropriate for the work that you do with the North Dublin
Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth. You are nurturing a new generation of children who will become Internet aware and computer literate because of your work. I'm sure many of these children will soon be coming here as students, with a keen interest in computer applications and networks, thanks in large measure to the tutoring that you provide.

Already, the current generation is witnessing a communications revolution - one that is changing forever the way we live - giving us more information and empowering us in all kinds of ways.

We're familiar with the figures, that 4 out of every 10 Irish people have access to the Net - and that figure is growing all the time, as the internet becomes increasingly relevant to our lives. Students all over the country have Internet access in their schools and colleges.

It is very encouraging to see the partnership between Sun Microsystems and the society. The new server is not just your average PC. It is a state-of-the-art network server with massive storage and memory capacity. It will provide a platform not just for the society but also for student projects and of course for the children involved in the Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth courses. I know that the society is very grateful for this generous sponsorship.

Keeping Ireland at the forefront of the Information age will not be easy. It will require massive investment in infrastructure, training and education.

The Government is determined to see the benefits of the Information Society made widely available to maximise the opportunities available for all citizens. That's why we're focusing on developing the Information Society in Ireland. We know how important it is to make the new technologies relevant to everyday life - for everyone. That's why my Department is currently working with other Government Departments to identify how they can best deliver their services electronically.

The internet is central to the delivery of online Government services - and becoming more so. There will come a time - and the sooner the better - when internet access will be "always on", ready to use speedily on whatever device people want to access it, to get information, for entertainment, or of course, to advertise a society outing.

I wish you every success with this new server, which should assist you in your excellent work for many years to come.

ENDS

Committee

2024-08-26T01:05:44Z

Wizzdom:

The name given to the leadership of Redbrick. Elected every year at the Annual General Meeting it is composed of 12 members: three admins, two helpdesk, Webmaster, a first year rep, a Secretary, PRO, Ents Officer, Treasurer and Chairperson. The First Year Rep is elected at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), usually held during Clubs & Socs Week at the start of October. You must be a first year member to run for this position. All members of the committee are given ops in #lobby while the admins, along with previous system administrators still in the root group, hold [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_user root]. The webmaster may also hold root, upon passing a root competency test.

They are the Society's most popular target for abuse and insults and work tirelessly and without compensation for the Society they love so much. A list of past and present Committee members can be found at http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/committee/

An alternative view of the Committee is that it is a collection of the power-mad, the arrogant, the popular and the insulting. All members have their own opinions on that matter but most will agree that without the Committee Redbrick would not be able to function, and for that, and perhaps that alone, they deserve thanks.

--Cain

Originally from the [[Encyclopedia]], updated by atlas and coconut

The committee can be contacted at: committee@redbrick.dcu.ie

Or, you can email individual members via their Redbrick addresses ("username"@redbrick.dcu.ie).

=== 2017/18 ===
Chairperson
Terry Bolt ( tbolt )
Secretary
<del>Wojtek Bednarzak ( voy )</del>
Chris Dowling ( winesnob )
Treasurer
Ciara Godwin ( hexagon )
Events Officer
James McDermott ( mctastic )
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
<del>Chris Dowling ( winesnob )</del>
Josh Malone ( sangreal )
First Year Representative
<del>Nevan Oman Crowe ( branch )</del>
Anthony Doran ( albino )
Helpdesk
<del>Michal Durinik ( mikello )</del>
<del>Sahil Mehra ( pr0n )</del>
Nevan Oman Crowe ( branch )
Cliodhna Harrison ( thegirl )
Webmaster
Ben McMahon ( mcmahon )
System Administrators
Cormac Smartt ( pints )
Tom Doyle ( greenday )
Alex McGrath Kraak ( akraak )

=== 2016/17 ===
Chairperson
Noah Donnelly ( cac )
Secretary
<del>Cian Butler ( butlerx )</del>
Oskar McDermott ( oskar )
Treasurer
Ross Oï¿½sullivan ( sully )
Events Officer
Cliodhna Harrison ( thegirl )
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Senan Kelly ( sentriz )
First Year Representative
George Burac ( georgey )
Helpdesk
Tom Doyle ( greenday )
Dylan McDonald ( grace )
Webmaster
Cian Butler ( butlerx )
System Administrators
Richard Walsh ( koffee )
Lorcan Boyle ( zergless )
Cormac Smartt ( pints )

=== 2015/16 ===
Chairperson
Lorcan Boyle ( zergless )

Secretary
Noah Donnelly ( cac )
Treasurer
Aaron Delaney ( devoxel )
Events Officer
Cliodhna Harrison ( thegirl )
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Cian Ruane ( induxi0n )
First Year Representative
Liam Rooney ( ginger )
Helpdesk
Cian Butler ( butlerx )
Cormac Smartt ( pints )
Webmaster
Sean Healy ( space )
System Administrators
Richard Walsh ( koffee )
Wojtek Bednarzak ( voy )
Terry Bolt ( tbolt )

=== 2014/15 ===
Chairperson
Richard Walsh ( koffee )
Secretary
Gillian Morrison ( socks )
Treasurer
Kirill Sloka ( macspayn )
Events Officer
Sean Healy ( Space )
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Michael Wall ( thewall )
First Year Representative
Robert McConnell ( faust )
Helpdesk
Niall ( gamma )
Cian Butler ( butlerx )
Webmaster
Wojtek Bednarzak ( voy )
System Administrators
Lorcan Boyle ( zergless )
Robert Devereux ( kylar )

=== 2013/14 ===
Chairperson
Vadim Clyne kelly ( Vadimck )
Secretary
Jessica ( teapott )
Treasurer
Lorcan Boyle ( zergless )
Events Officer
Jerry Onianwa (jerbumz)
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Trï¿½ona Barrow ( polka )
First Year Representative
Sï¿½an Healy ( space )
Helpdesk
Niall ( gamma )
Andrew Boylan ( Fructus )
Webmaster
Robert Devereux ( kylar )
System Administrators
Ciaran MacNally ( maK )
Richard Walsh ( koffee )
Emmanuel Caillï¿½ (Twister)

=== 2012/13 ===
Chairperson
James Reilly ( fun )
Secretary
Robert Devereux ( kylar )
Treasurer
Richard Walsh ( koffee )
Events Officer
Trï¿½ona Barrow ( polka )
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Andrew Boylan ( Fructus )
First Year Representative
To be Elected
Helpdesk
Eimear Tyrell ( beimear )
Craig Duff ( duff )
Webmaster
Ciaran MacNally ( maK )
System Administrators
Vadim Clyne-Kelly ( VadimCK )
Shane Stacey ( isaac702 )
Craig Gavagan MacEntee ( creadak )

=== 2011/12 ===
Chairperson
David Larkan ( tziegler )
Secretary
<del>Lotta Mikkonen ( attol)</del>
Niall ( gamma)
Treasurer
Nina Hanzlikova ( geekity )
Events Officer
Ciaran McNally ( maK )
Public Relations Officer
<del>Meabh Landers ( timelady )</del>
Trï¿½ona Barrow ( polka )
First Year Representative
Trï¿½ona Barrow ( polka )
Helpdesk
<del>Shane Stacey ( isaac702 )</del>
Craig Duff ( duff )
Eimear Tyrell ( beimear )
Webmaster
Vadim Clyne-Kelly ( VadimCK )
System Administrators
Austin Halpin ( haus )
James Reilly ( fun )
<del>Paul Bunbury ( bunbun )</del>
Shane Stacey ( isaac702 )

=== 2010/11 ===
Chairperson
Lotta Mikkonen ( attol )
Secretary
Nina Hanzlikova ( geekity )
Treasurer
Conor Forde ( fordy )
Events Officer
<s>Emma Gallagher ( emma )</s>
Aisling Mulholland ( crash )
Public Relations Officer
Carri Fuery ( carri )
First Year Representative
Dave Larkan ( tziegler )
Helpdesk
Shane Stacey ( isaac702 )
Paul Bunbury ( bunbun )
Webmaster
Craig Gavagan MacEntee ( creadak )
System Administrators
James Reilly ( fun )
<del>Seamus Ronan ( train )</del>
Austin Halpin ( haus )

=== 2009/10 ===
Chairperson
Lotta Mikkonen ( attol )
Secretary
Emma Gallagher ( emma )
Treasurer
Seï¿½n Hand ( revenant )
Events Officer
<del>Carri Fuery ( carri )</del>
Stephanie Coleman ( steph )
Public Relations Officer
Dan Fox ( maiden )
First Year Representative
David Glennon ( azrael )
Helpdesk
<del>Austin Halpin ( haus )</del>
Diarmaid McManus ( elephant )
Gautam Wadhwa ( gw )
Craig Gavagan MacEntee (credak)
Webmaster
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
System Administrators
Eoghan Cotter ( johan )
<del>David Lynam ( coconut )</del>
Alan Breathnach ( sonic )
Andrew Martin (werdz)

=== 2008/09 ===
Chairperson
<del>Robert O'Reilly ( robby )</del>
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
Secretary
Damian Rhatigan ( dano )
Treasurer
Leah Doyle ( bambi )
Events Officer
Lotta Mikkonen ( attol )
Public Relations Officer
Carri Fuery ( carri )
<del>John Needham ( colossus )</del>
First Year Representative
Emma Gallagher ( emma )
Helpdesk
<del>Seï¿½n Hand ( revenant )</del>
Sï¿½amus Ronan ( train )
<del>Gavin Tubritt ( gamblitis )</del>
Webmaster
Andrew Martin ( werdz )
System Administrators
Cian Brennan ( lil_cain )
Andrew Harford ( receive )
Eoghan Cotter ( johan )

=== 2007/08 ===
Chairperson (also known as Failchair)
Andrew Harford ( receive )
Secretary
Kevin Fox ( undone )
Treasurer
<del>Ashley Samuel Dooley Martyn ( mythe )</del>
Events Officer
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
Public Relations Officer
Damian Rhatigan ( dano )
Education Officers (also known as Helpdesk, also known as Faildesk)
Padraig O'Connor ( landa2 )
Eoghan Cotter ( johan )
David Lynam ( coconut )
<del>Matthew Barrington ( moju )</del>
<del>Declan Whelan ( castle )</del>
Webmaster
Richard Dalton ( d_fens )
System Administrators
Andrew Martin ( werdz )
Cian Brennan ( lil_cain )
<del>Diarmuid Bourke ( drag0n )</del>

=== 2006/07 ===

Chairperson
Charlie Von Metzradt ( phaxx )
Secretary
Jessica Ni Chonchubhair ( jesjes )
Treasurer
Andrew Harford ( receive )
Public Relations Officer
<del>Padraig O'Connor ( landa2 )</del>
Damien Rathigan ( dano )
Events Officer
Kat Farrell ( angelkat )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Kevin Fox ( undone )
Simon Kilroy ( gizmo )
Diarmuid Bourke ( drag0n )
Webmaster
John Doyle ( art_wolf )
System Administrators
Sarunas Vancevicius ( svan )
Eoghan Gaffney ( atlas )
Stephen Doyle ( igy )

=== 2005/06 ===

Chairperson
Michelle Graham (drusilla)
Secretary
Dave Couse ( phreak )
Treasurer
Kenneth Barrett ( sionnach )
Public Relations Officer
Jessica Ni Chonchubhair ( jesjes )
Events Officer
Bernard McKeever ( dregin )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Stephen Doyle ( igy )
Simon Kilroy ( gizmo )
Graham Bishop ( winters )
Webmaster
Una Kehoe ( keloe )
System Administrators
Charlie Von Metzradt ( phaxx )
Eoghan Gaffney ( atlas )
Stephen Ryan ( ryaner )

=== 2004/05 ===

Chairperson
Michelle Graham (drusilla)
Secretary
Aisling Devlin ( aeris )
<del>Donal Mulligan ( thor )</del>
Treasurer
Charlene Barrett ( charlene )
Public Relations Officer
Martina Frain ( dramaq )
Events Officer
Mark Grenham ( kyper )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
John Doyle ( art_wolf )
<del>Una Kehoe ( keloe )</del>
Stephen Doyle ( igy )
Eoghan Gaffney ( atlas )
Webmaster
David Whelan ( biteme )
System Administrators
<del>Martin Clarke ( prolix )</del>
Charlie Von Metzradt ( phaxx )
Michael Dowling ( mickeyd )
Padraic Hallinan ( halenger )

=== 2003/04 ===

Chairperson
David Johnston ( emperor )
Secretary
Cillian Sharkey ( cns )
Treasurer
Seamus O'Toole ( mael )
<del>Grainne Sheerin ( dimples )</del>
Public Relations Officer
Aisling Devlin ( aeris )
Events Officer
Martina Frain ( dramaq )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Eoin Campbell ( cambo )
Una Kehoe ( keloe )
Sun Ning ( sunshine )
Webmaster
Declan McMullen ( skyhawk )
System Administrators
Martin Clarke ( prolix )
Dermot Duffy ( dizer )
Martin Harte ( tuama )

=== 2002/03 ===

Chairperson
Nikki Kenny ( kamili )
Secretary
Trevor Johnston ( trevj )
<del>Andrew MacCann ( montoya )</del>
Treasurer
Grainne Sheerin ( dimples )
<del>Neil Walsh ( marvin )</del>
Public Relations Officer
Shane Tallon ( del_boy )
Events Officer
Elaine Bannon (purdy)
<del>Carla Coleman</del>
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Eoin Campbell ( cambo )
Declan McMullen ( skyhawk )
Declan O'Neill ( dec )
<del>Mark Campbell</del>
Webmaster
David Johnston ( emperor )
System Administrators
Mark Dunne ( pixies )
Dermot Duffy ( dizer )
Cillian Sharkey ( cns )

=== 2001/02 ===

Chairperson
Donal Mulligan ( thor )
Secretary
Brian Banbrick ( moridin )
Treasurer
John Canavan ( tibor )
Public Relations Officer
Andrew MacCann ( montoya )
Events Officer
Micheal Glennon ( magluby )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Kevin Dermody ( esoteric )
Nikki Kenny ( kamili )
Neil Walsh ( marvin )
Webmaster
Colm MacCarthaigh ( colmmacc )
System Administrators
Philip Reynolds ( phil )
Mark Campbell ( mark )
Cillian Sharkey ( cns )

=== 2000/01 ===

Chairperson
Karl Podesta ( kpodesta )
Secretary
Brian Banbrick ( moridin )
Treasurer
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Public Relations Officer
Kevin Cannon ( p )
Events Officer
John Canavan ( tibor )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Conor O'Kane ( cokane )
Mark Campbell ( mark )
Donal Hunt ( redgiant )
Webmaster
Barry O'Neill ( bubble )
System Administrators
Philip Reynolds ( phil )
Sarvesh Singh ( macbain )
Noel Fitzpatrick ( noelfitz )
Mark Dunne ( pixies )
Robert Crosbie ( bobb)

=== 1999/2000 ===

Chairperson
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Secretary
Caroline Sheedy ( bootie )
Treasurer
Damien Martin ( otto )
Public Relations Officer
Julie Kerin ( julie )
Events Officer
Orla McGan ( orly )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Conor O'Kane ( cokane )
Nigel Parkes ( elmer )
Eileen Gavin ( munchkin )
Barry O'Neill ( bubble )
Webmaster
Karl Podesta ( kpodesta )
System Administrators
Adam Kelly ( cthulhu )
Hoi Chau Wong ( whc )
Robert Crosbie ( bobb)

=== 1998/99 ===

Chairperson
Justin Moran ( cain )
Secretary
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Treasurer
Caroline Sheedy ( bootie )
Public Relations Officer/Events Officer
Cecily Murray ( celery )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Aoife Cahill ( ace )
Sarvesh Singh ( macbain )
Eoin McGrath ( bob )
Barry O'Neill ( bubble )
Webmaster
Brian Scanlan ( singer )
David Murphy ( drjolt )
System Administrators
Adam Kelly ( cthulhu )
John Looney ( valen )
Hoi Chau Wong ( whc )
Colin Whittaker ( grimnar)
John Bolger (jbolger )
Cian Synnott ( pooka )
Ka Chun Leung ( plop )

=== 1997/98 ===

Chairperson
Patrick Grant ( floppy )
Mike Bennett ( thalia )
Secretary
Jonathan Lundberg ( spock )
Treasurer
Aoife McGoveran ( hms )
Public Relations Officer
Dave O'Flynn ( firefly )
Events Officer
Kevin O'Donovan ( kod )
Education Officers (helpdesk)
Daire McKenna ( fatwa )
Shane O'hUid ( wishkah )
John Barker ( barkerj )
Webmaster
Andrew Lawless ( andy )
System Administrators
Dermot Hanley ( wibble )
Ka Chun Leung ( plop )
David Murphy ( drjolt )

=== 1996/97 ===

Chairperson
Sean Cullen ( hyper )
Secretary
Dermot Hanley ( wibble )
Treasurer
Paraic O'Ceallaigh ( swipe )
Public Relations Officer
Michael McHugh ( sandman )
System Administrators
Fergus Donohue ( fergus )
David Murphy ( drjolt )

See also: [[Committee_Timeline]]
[[Category:Encyclopedia]]

Bertie Ahern Visit

2024-08-26T00:49:41Z

Wizzdom:

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honrorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Berties|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...).

==Bertie gets honorary membership==

[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg]]

==Schedule for the day==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_press-fax.doc|Press Release (Schedule)]]

==Bertie Ahern's Speech==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]]

Speech by the Taoiseach,<br>
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., at the Launch of<br>
DCU's Networking Society's new server<br>
at Dublin City University,<br>
Thursday 21 May 2001 at 3.00pm<br>

Acknowledgements

Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President DCU;<br>
Dr. Patricia Barber, Registrar;<br>
Donal Mulligan, Chairman, Redbrick Student Society.<br>

I'm delighted to be here in DCU today, next door to my old school St. Aidan's, to celebrate the introduction of your new server. I've been told that the new server has roughly thirty times the memory capacity and forty-five times the storage capacity of the original redbrick server, which you launched only five years ago. It just goes to show the massive improvements that continue to take place in technology.

I want to congratulate you, Karl , on winning the 'Best Society Individual' award at the Clubs and Societies Awards here in DCU. Congratulations also to Redbrick for achieving the 'Best Society' from the Board of Irish College Societies. This is an excellent achievement for a relatively new society.

I noticed from the news reports section of the Redbrick website that the question you ask freshers when you want to get them to join is "do you like beer", because, according to the report, beer is what Redbrick is all about!

Looking at the work that your society is involved in, I don't know where you get time for beer. You are involved in a range of projects that goes beyond the university and out into the local community.

One of the aims of the Redbrick society is to help educate people in the usage of Internet utilities and resources. Your courses provide opportunities for students, including learning about a new operating system or becoming familiar with the Internet. You also provide courses for children in the local area and beyond. Your assistance provides a valuable resource to ensure that the coming generation can participate more fully in the information society.

We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites.

Job seekers can use the Fï¿½S site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online.

The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest.

Because we, as a Government, recognise the importance of looking to the future, we are investing heavily in our people, in skills development, and, to an unprecedented degree, in R&D - with an allocation of nearly two BILLION pounds, to move our IT sector up the value chain in the competitive global economy.

You picked some interesting names for previous servers used by the society, including 'nurse', 'nanny' and 'mother'. These words are usually associated with caring and nurturing, and I must say they seem particularly appropriate for the work that you do with the North Dublin
Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth. You are nurturing a new generation of children who will become Internet aware and computer literate because of your work. I'm sure many of these children will soon be coming here as students, with a keen interest in computer applications and networks, thanks in large measure to the tutoring that you provide.

Already, the current generation is witnessing a communications revolution - one that is changing forever the way we live - giving us more information and empowering us in all kinds of ways.

We're familiar with the figures, that 4 out of every 10 Irish people have access to the Net - and that figure is growing all the time, as the internet becomes increasingly relevant to our lives. Students all over the country have Internet access in their schools and colleges.

It is very encouraging to see the partnership between Sun Microsystems and the society. The new server is not just your average PC. It is a state-of-the-art network server with massive storage and memory capacity. It will provide a platform not just for the society but also for student projects and of course for the children involved in the Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth courses. I know that the society is very grateful for this generous sponsorship.

Keeping Ireland at the forefront of the Information age will not be easy. It will require massive investment in infrastructure, training and education.

The Government is determined to see the benefits of the Information Society made widely available to maximise the opportunities available for all citizens. That's why we're focusing on developing the Information Society in Ireland. We know how important it is to make the new technologies relevant to everyday life - for everyone. That's why my Department is currently working with other Government Departments to identify how they can best deliver their services electronically.

The internet is central to the delivery of online Government services - and becoming more so. There will come a time - and the sooner the better - when internet access will be "always on", ready to use speedily on whatever device people want to access it, to get information, for entertainment, or of course, to advertise a society outing.

I wish you every success with this new server, which should assist you in your excellent work for many years to come.

ENDS

[[Category:Redbrick History]]

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* [[Nation States]] - Redbrick Users are playing this online political simulation game, why not join them?
* [http://www.last.fm/group/redbrick Last.fm] - The music Redbrick members are listening to!
* [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=43166 Redbrick Folding@Home team] - so far only a few people using their spare CPU cycles for a good cause
* [http://c-hey.redbrick.dcu.ie C-Hey]: Command line instant messaging.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shadow/ Login times for all Redbrick users]: Written by shadow.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shadow/archive/stzlobby.html #lobby statistics]: Written by shadow.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~doc/reviews/ Reviews of books, movies and music by Redbrick users]: Powered by DoC
* [http://techweek.dcu.ie/ TechWeek]
* [http://github.com/redbrick redbrick github]: Where redbrick host in house code
* [https://docs.redbrick.dcu.ie/ Redbrick Technical Documentation]
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==February==

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==April==
3rd - The admins take Pygmalion and Azazel down "for a couple days" for some maintenance...

==May==
1st - The first open governance tag was signed by wizzdom, distro, ayden, hypnoant, cheese, joshfarr, regaus, xoreax, nova and zx. Pints were drunk and the lads managed to tag and sign it in the end.

==June==

==July==
9th - Admins bring Pygmalion and Azazel back online better than ever! With Debian 12 and many more performance improvements, only a ''little late...''

==August==
5th - Admins deployed the new wiki and waited for everyone to notice...

==September==

==October==

==November==

==December==

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* '''[[Timeline |Redbrick TimeLine]]'''
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This is a rough timeline for different events on Redbrick, relating to Redbrick, or in DCU, from the time of the society's inception in 1996.

With the timeline now here on the wiki you can add your this collection of Redbrick History.
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Wizzdom:

* '''[[Timeline |Redbrick TimeLine]]'''
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[[Image:MainPage2024.png|200px|right]]
This is a rough timeline for different events on Redbrick, relating to Redbrick, or in DCU, from the time of the society's inception in 1996.

With the timeline now here on the wiki you can add your this collection of Redbrick History.
<br><br><br><br><br>
'''See The TimeLine for each year: '''
{{Timeline Years}}
'''Vote For The Next Featured Article [[Template_talk:Featured|here]]'''.

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2024-08-05T22:29:00Z

Wizzdom:

* '''[[Timeline |Redbrick TimeLine]]'''
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This is a rough timeline for different events on Redbrick, relating to Redbrick, or in DCU, from the time of the society's inception in 1996.

With the timeline now here on the wiki you can add your this collection of Redbrick History.
<br><br>
'''See The TimeLine for each year: '''
{{Timeline Years}}
'''Vote For The Next Featured Article [[Template_talk:Featured|here]]'''.

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<div>'''If you are new to Redbrick, please read our [[Intro|introduction]].'''

'''For help with the Kubuntu DVD you may have received, you can take a look at the [[RedBrick Kubuntu Manual|manual]].'''

This is the Redbrick wiki! The idea behind this site is that you - as a Redbrick member - maintain it. If there is something you'd like to see here, you add it. If you find something wrong, you correct it. It couldn't be easier. You can [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] with your username and password to edit and add pages.

There are currently [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles here, and it's a mixture of helpful hints, ridiculous rubbish and complete hilarity. To the right you will see several categories: if you are looking for help on how to do something, try [[:Category:HowTo|How To]] and [[:Category:Helpdesk|Helpdesk]].</div>

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Wizzdom:

<div>'''If you are new to Redbrick, please read our [[Intro|introduction]].'''

'''For help with the Kubuntu DVD you may have received, you can take a look at the [[RedBrick Kubuntu Manual|manual]].'''

This is the Redbrick wiki! The idea behind this site is that you - as a Redbrick member - maintain it. If there is something you'd like to see here, you add it. If you find something wrong, you correct it. It couldn't be easier. You can [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] with your username and password to edit and add pages.

[[File:Logo-new.png|thumb]]

There are currently [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles here, and it's a mixture of helpful hints, ridiculous rubbish and complete hilarity. To the right you will see several categories: if you are looking for help on how to do something, try [[:Category:HowTo|How To]] and [[:Category:Helpdesk|Helpdesk]].</div>

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<div>'''If you are new to Redbrick, please read our [[Intro|introduction]].'''

'''For help with the Kubuntu DVD you may have received, you can take a look at the [[RedBrick Kubuntu Manual|manual]].'''

This is the Redbrick wiki! The idea behind this site is that you - as a Redbrick member - maintain it. If there is something you'd like to see here, you add it. If you find something wrong, you correct it. It couldn't be easier. You can [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] with your username and password to edit and add pages.

There are currently [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles here, and it's a mixture of helpful hints, ridiculous rubbish and complete hilarity. To the right you will see several categories: if you are looking for help on how to do something, try [[:Category:HowTo|How To]] and [[:Category:Helpdesk|Helpdesk]].</div>

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