About me:
I earn my living as a "webmaster". I am employed by the National Youth Council of Ireland running youth.ie, youtharts.ie and other websites.
I love tea (Lyons Gold Blend), best made with filtered freshly boiled water!.My most prized possession is my set of Sennheiser headphones, where, late at night, I listen to everything from Arvo Part to Radiohead to the Fun Boy 3.
I like nothing better than to take a long afternoon walk in Wicklow, either in the hills, or by the sea. I eat at he Happy Pear in Greystones whenever I can. Rashers are my guilty pleasure - I'm pretty sure pigs are sensitive creatures.
A graduate of Politics, I would describe myself as a cosmopolitan social
democrat.
I was raised in a very religious family. Now I am not sure what to believe.
In recent years I have been exploring Buddhism, and trying to reconcile spiritual practice with agnosticism. (See the work of Stephen Batchelor). I'm interested in the developmental work of Ken Wilber, and enjoy reading Martha Nussbaum.
I read the odd bit of fiction John McGahern, Pat Barker, Joyce, etc, and like the poetry of Shelley, MacNeice, Owen etc.
Sporting Achievements
I'm good at air hockey, connect 4, and three-and-in :-)
CV which has turned into a biography:
Born in 1968, I grew up on the southside of Dublin city, Ireland. I was
the second last child in a famly of 10 children.
I was schooled at St Louis' NS Rathmines (72-3), (Ms. Fell)
Holy Cross NS Dundrum (73-75), (Ms. Melvin, Mrs. Duffy)
Scoil Naithi, Baile an tSaoir (75-79) [as Dónal ó Duinn aka
Dódó], (Maistir MacDonnacha, Tomás De Bhaldraithe,
Iníon Ui Mhaoiláin.)
Catholic University School (79-82), (where I was elected my Class Representative
to the Student Representative Council. After some precocious suggestions
on my part, the Council was duly abolished.)
I was active in 13th Rathfarnham scout unit from about 1976 to 1982. (Thanks
to the legendary Ben and Ray Keogh.)
St. Benildus College, Kilmacud (82-86). (The best years of my life.)
From 87 to 91 I attended UCD, graduating with a B.A. in Politics and Philosophy
(Greek and Roman Civilization in Year 1).
I had the privilege of being lectured by luminaries like Richard Kearney,
John Baker, Fergal O Connor, Meave Cooke, etc
As an activist in the One World society, I jointly founded Campaign-Aid
in 1989 which successfully lobbied for increases in Overseas Development
aid in the early 90s. It was at a campaign-aid event that Mary Robinson
first committed to visiting Africa if elected President.
1992, Studied computer applications in Fás Cabra. Taught EFL in
Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy.
1992/1993 EFL, Language and Leisure Ireland, Dún Laoghaire
1994 News article in Irish Time highlighting controversial rezonings in
Cherrywood, Co. Dublin.
1996-98 MA in European Studies, UCD.1st Class Hons. (This was made possible
by reforms in social welfare introduced by Proinsias de Rossa.)
1998-99 Information assistant at European Commission Information Centre
Dublin. (Employed by Carr Communications.)
1998 Guest Lecture, American College Dublin on European Identity
1999 Guest Lecture, American College Dublin on the euro
1999 Tutor in Sociology, DCU Oscail program
1999-2002 Technical Support Analyst, eircom net/indigo,
2002-2004. Team Leader, eircom net/ indigo
1998-2005 Provided web services for Dynamics holistics, Melt, Chrysalis,
Primarysource, IT Tallaght etc.
Sep 2004: Presentation to Leonardo exchange participants, Language Learning
International
2004- 2006 Pre-doctoral research in politics. My topic concerns cosmopolitanism
and psychological development. Watch this space..
October 2005 - May 06 Occasional facilitator in the Peace Education Programme at Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconcilliation
2003 - 2008 CTO of Holisto, Ireland's holistic directory..
2007 - Webmaster, NYCI
Below: Dunne family at Theresa's 40th birthday, December 2003.
