Engineers Ireland Family Fun Day will be taking place in various locations around the country on the 19th of February 2011.
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Retro Games Night
2 Mar 2012 - 19:00 to 20:00
County: Galway
Category: Family Fun Day
Audience: General Public
Organised by: Computer & Communications Museum of Ireland
Venue: Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), NUI Galway, Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), Dangan Business PArk, NUI Galway, Galway
The Computer & Communications Museum of Ireland will host a nostalgic evening of playing classic games such as Pacman, Pong, Asteroid, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong & Super Frog on an array of vintage microcomputers & consoles from late 1970s until early 1990s. Participants will also be introduced to source code for many of these great video games. Computers & video game consoles available include Sinclair ZX80, Amiga, Sega Mega Drive, Atari & Commodore 64.
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Meet The Engineers
3 Mar 2012 - 11:00 to 16:00
County: Cork
Category: Family Fun Day
Audience: Primary Level
Organised by: Lifetime Lab
Venue: Lifetime Lab, Old Waterworks, Lee Road, Cork
Family Fun day themed around the important and differing roles of engineering. Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate models and projects combined with hands on activities, face painting and trails.
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Family Fun Day: 'Connecting our Lives'
3 Mar 2012 - 11:00 to 17:00
County: Galway
Category: Family Fun Day
Audience: Primary Level
Organised by: NUIG
Venue: St Nicholas's Church, Market Street, Junction of Mainguard Street and Lombard Street., Galway
Free family fun-event entitled ‘Connecting our Lives’, which promises to be a great day out for everyone, with activities on the day to suit all ages. Visitors will be able to take part in hands-on interactive activities spread throughout the Church on the day. Each activity will explore engineering solutions to different community needs such as bridge building, sustainable housing, medical devices, water treatment, robotics and electricity.
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Demonstration Day
3 Mar 2012 - 12:00 to 16:00
County: Dublin
Category: Family Fun Day
Audience: General Public
Organised by: National Print Museum
Venue: National Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Rd, Dublin 4
Demonstration Day
Visit the National Print Museum to witness a tradition that has virtually disappeared. The Museum will host an exciting Demonstration Day in celebration of Engineers Week 2011. Practical demonstrations of the Linotype, Heidelberg, Wharf
