Following our AGM on Tuesday, 19th March, we are happy to announce that the following people were elected as our new committee:

Chairperson/Captain –  Donncha O’Cearbhaill
Secretary/First Mate – Brendan Hegarty
Treasurer/Lieutenant – Tom Mason
PRO – Bryan Dooley
Political Officer – Yunwoo Lee
Ents – Liana Tomescu
Intersocs – Ian Hunter
Amenities – Michael Gallagher
System Administrator – Jeff Warren
Webmaster – David Kelly
General Officers – Eoin Flanagan & Max Finney

Congratulations to everyone elected, and good luck in the coming year!

Thanks to all who came out on Tuesday to vote and run for a position. Fun was had by all as pints and platters were had. We would also like to thank the Long Stone pub for their lovely hospitality.

Unfortunately, not everybody who ran was able to get a position but we hope that you will stay involved in the coming year and try again next year.

Ahoy! It is time again to elect a new crew for the DU Pirate Party ship! Our AGM will take place this Tuesday, the 19th of March at 6pm in the Long Stone pub. The positions that we will be voting for will be:

Executives:

Auditor / Captain – The Auditor is the figurehead of the Society. The role of the chairperson is to ensure the Society conforms to it’s constitution and acts in a way that reflects the beliefs specified in the constitution. The Captain oversees the general running of the Society.

Secretary / First Mate – The Secretary’s role is to record minutes at each society meeting. They are also in charge of booking rooms in college for events. The secretary is to ensure that the society runs smoothly on a day to day basis, this can range from co-ordinating general officer, to help making important decisions with the other 2 executives.

Treasurer / Lieutenant – The Role of the Treasure is to maintain the financial stability of the society. The role involves keeping accurate records of all monetary transactions in and out of the society by writing cheques, lodging cash and the storing of important documentation and ledgers for use by the society and the CSC.

Other Committee Members:

Public Relations Officer – The PRO’s job is basically to let all of the members know about upcoming events. They will be in charge of the weekly emails that are sent out to everyone and make sure it is done. They will also be in charge of designing the posters for events and putting them up around college to spread further word of events.

System Administrator / Chief Hydrodynamic Engineer – The system administrator is responsible for the technical services of the Society, including the server and the services running on it.

Political Officer – The Political Officer is responsible for issues regarding the political views of the Society. This includes answering media queries related to the political beliefs of the Society, as well as keeping up to date with current political events and international legislation.

Events Officer – The Events Officer is responsible for overseeing and organising the societies events.

Amenities Officer – The Amenities Officer is responsible for ensuring the Society room is kept in good condition, looking after the Society library and being the point of contact with the CSC Amenities Officer.

Intersocieties Representative – The Intersocieties Representative, also known as the ‘Intersocs Rep’, is responsible for all interactions with other societies. This includes organising inter-Society events and resolving disputes with other societies.

Webmaster – The Webmaster’s role in the society is to keep up the society’s online presence. The role involves keeping in touch with it’s members through the Facebook and Twitter accounts, and by keeping the website up to date. The webmaster is also in charge of writing up about events for the website.

General Officer – The GO doesn’t have a specific duty in the society. It is their job to help out other committee members with any jobs that need to be done.

We hope to see you all there and good luck to all who run for a position!

DU Pirate Party were delighted to host a lockpicking workshop for its members on Thursday the 21st of February. For the workshop, we got a hobbyist lockpicker from Tog to come in with a number of sets of lockpicks.

He started off with explaining about different types of picks that can be used, and different methods. He then proceeded to hand out sets of picks and a lock to everyone, who had to be grouped into pairs due to a lack of lockpicks, and then demonstrated how to pick a lock.

We were thrilled to see so many of our members at the event, with most attendees managing to pick at least one lock by the end of the workshop.

On the 8th of February, DU Pirate Party held their traditional Avast! event. We all headed to the pub to discuss a number of different topics, ranging from current issues such as abortion, to less serious topics such as fat content in milk, over pints and platters.

DU Pirate Party would like to thank all who came to our even. Much fun was had all around and everyone got a say in what they wanted. We would also like to thank, yet again, the Long Stone pub for their lovely hospitality and platters.

DU Pirate Party were delighted to have Michael Clear come and speak to us on the 29th of January, giving a talk on his opinions on software patents. We would like to thank all who came to it.

We would also like to thank the Long Stone pub for their wonderful platters which seemed to go down well with everyone present!