Kilkenny group shortlisted in the .IE Digital Town Awards 2023

.IE, the national registry for .ie domain names, is delighted to announce that a community group from Kilkenny has been shortlisted for the .IE Digital Town Awards 2023. 

The awards, now in their third year, have welcomed Vodafone as a partner for 2023 and recognise and reward projects created by town groups and local communities that have a digital element, supporting Ireland’s digital development. 

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.IE provides the pathway for people, communities and businesses to access and unlock a digital world of potential and opportunity by managing the infrastructure that allows this to happen.

Kilkenny City’s Digital Engagement App for Ireland’s Historic Town Centres has been shortlisted in the 'Newcomer' category.

This is a digital mapping App showcasing the layers of built and spatial data for Kilkenny. 

It combines the city’s fragmented geospatial data into an easy-to-use digital platform.

#EngageKilkenny is a digital, public engagement platform which enables engagement with Kilkenny’s historic core.

An inter-generational oral history component is planned along with the ability for people to upload rich social history information.

In addition, national suicide charity Turn2Me, has also been shortlisted in the 'Community' category. 

The fully online, digital platform offers free counselling and peer support in a safe, anonymous confidential space, eliminating barriers to accessing support including cost, waiting lists and travel time.

Congratulating the finalists, National Director, .IE Digital Town Programme Oonagh McCutcheon said that the 'awards are a celebration of the incredible work being undertaken at a local level to promote innovation and breathe new life into local communities'.

"The awards also afford the opportunity to recognise and show appreciation to the volunteers across the country who devote their spare time working tirelessly to enhance their local area, towns and villages and we look forward to celebrating all of our finalists at our Gala Awards ceremony in May," she said.

Chair of the .IE Digital Town Awards 2023 judging committee Joan Mulvihill added that the calibre of entries received for this years’ awards 'has been astounding'.

"I speak on behalf of my fellow judges when I say that we were blown away by the wealth of stories and commend each and every entrant who took the time to complete an application," she said.

"The digital future looks incredibly bright when we look at adoption of digital technology to solve everyday problems in towns and communities across the country."

The awards offer a prize fund of €100,000 which is split across the ten categories.

Winners will be announced at a Gala Awards event on Wednesday, May 24.