If you’re interested in blogging, content distribution in general or wordpress as a platform you need to get yourself to WordCamp Ireland in Kilkenny on the 6th and 7th of March.

It’s the weekend I know but wit a list of 35 great speakers and tickets for this 2 day, three stream event only 50 Euro, including lunch, per person, you can’t miss.

Some details from the site

WordCamp Ireland is a two-day, three-track conference aimed at those who want to learn about blogging, people looking to maximise their use of wordpress, and technical specialists designing and coding for WordPress.

Three Tracks

Intro: If you’re interested in personal blogging or blogging for business, WordCamp is an ideal way to learn more about using WordPress and writing for the web.

Bloggers: Learn how to improve your blog, improve your writing, promote your blog, improve your traffic and discover essential plugins for WordPress and WordPressMU.

Technical: Aimed at experienced designers and developers (even if you’re new to WP), this track gets under the hood and the hacks of WordPress and WordPressMU .

See the conference schedule »

Partner & Child Friendly

An on-site playroom, a great crowd, an open invitation to lunch and dinner and a great city with loads to do for people of all ages make the two-day WordCamp Ireland conference a great weekend away for partners and kids, too!

via Information about WordCamp Ireland.

Make sure you come to the Free BiszSpark on Monday as well though.

Apparently Google’s Code Jam is coming to Dublin this year. Here’s some details form the site below.

About Google Code Jam 2010.

Do you enjoy solving tough problems and grappling with technical challenges? Then enter Google Code Jam!

Google Code Jam is a programming competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you compete in the programming language and development environment of your choice.

The competition consists of four online rounds, culminating in the on-site finals in Dublin, Ireland!

Follow it on Twitter @googlecodejam or Facebook.

Check out the Code Jam site for more information, the schedule and rules and prizes.

Andrew Maat of Tradedoubler informs us via the Digital Network IE Linkedin group that they are hiring with 2 position available here in Ireland.

If you’re interested in the Affiliate marketing space then check out the positions on the Tradedoubler site. Just click on Ireland at the bottom to reveal the positions

The schedule for BizSpark Camp on the 8th of march is now live.  There are some great sessions and speakers and the event is FREE. Check out the schedule here.

Also the PitchSlam event is still open so if you’re a startup in Ireland and want to be in with a chance of winning $250,000 of sponsored prizes then go sign up now. Use the code BZS2010 (case sensitive) and it’ll be free.

See more details of PitchSlam here.

Interview with Eoghan McCabe of Contrast from December 2008 at BarCamp Cork. He talks about Contrast the Qwitter App and App School prjects they were working on at the time.

PS: I know I’m not a great interviewer here but it was a first attempt ever and done in one take.

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As part of the local BizSpark programme, Microsoft Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and TechLudd are delighted to announce BizSparkCamp 2010 featuring Innovate! PitchSlam – an event designed to help accelerate Irish Startups’ businesses and provide the opportunity to be identified as one of the world’s most promising technology start-ups. This day-long conference will run on Monday, March 8th (doors open 9am) in the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Dublin’s city centre. Entrance is free of charge.
At last year’s BizSpark event, we worked to provide business guidance on how to get your Startup off the ground. From your feedback, this year the plan is to focus on ways to secure funding as well as ways to build up new markets. If you are currently looking for funding, grants or other sources of capital, looking to expand your business to new markets, or even just looking for a great networking opportunity, come along to hear from local and visiting speakers about the programs and supports available through BizSpark and the Irish Startup ecosystem.
BizSparkCamp Sessions/Speakers include:
· Julie Sinnamon and Colm MacFhionnlaoich from Enterprise Ireland will be providing advice for getting access to funding and new markets (UK, US and further abroad).

· Brian Caulfield will be joining us once again to give some key insights into the local VC landscape with tips on how to maximise your chances of securing VC funding. He will be joined by Shay Garvery from Delta Partners and Diane Roberts from HBAN.

· Mike Sigal from early stage analyst firm Guidewire Group , organisers of Innovate!, will be giving an overview of the Guidewire Group’s G/Score Assessment Methodology , an analytical tool to help you understand your competitive strength and market position.

· Caroline Egan and Nigel Turner from The Open Borders Group have worked with many Irish companies helping them to enter the UK market and partner successfully with the Microsoft UK channel. They will speaking on how to expand your business internationally and the best ways to build partner strategies.

· Through the new BizSpark EUGA program , Microsoft Ireland are providing support for BizSpark companies interested in accessing local and EU grants, providing a facilitated application process to make applying for these funds easier. Grants covered by EGUA include ICT infrastructure, training, R&D and recruitment. Nicky Martin from Affect Network will be covering how BizSpark can help you access these grants.

· Caelen King (RevaHealth), Ray Nolan (HostelWorld.com), Aidan Gallagher (InishTech), Alan Coleman (GetItKeepIt.com), Ciaran Dynes (Progress Software), Siofra Flood (Legal Consultant) and Brian Moroney (Mercatus) will all be sharing their stories from the trenches and giving their best advice on how to access capital and new markets in today’s challenging climate.

Over on Web2Ireland theres an announcement of the latest Facebook Developer Garage.

Details are below

We’re delighted to announce the First Facebook Developer Garage Ireland of 2010

Speakers include:

Gavin Barrett, Crowdstar
Charles Dowd, tickettruck
Declan Kennedy, Betapond
David Lenehan, Polldaddy
Sonia Flynn, Facebook

Thanks to The Science Gallery for hosting the event and Enterprise Ireland for providing support.

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2

Sign up on Facebook for event

If you’re interested in developing on the facebook platform these events are a must see. I’ll be there and I hope you will too.

Hey there folks.

You may wonder where all the previous content from TechLudd has gone. The events over the past 2 years etc.

Well in December the site was hacked and a lot of damage was done. So we decided it was best to scrap the lot and start again. As most of the previous content was events it isn’t so bad. Probably better that this happen now than later as we develop the news part of this site.

So I do hope you joins us as we develop our events going forward. Chat soon.