Rural Ireland Tech Advocates

Join CK and guests in this months podcast where they are discussing their experiences of how far we have come in terms of representation in tech and practical ways in which we can continue to attract more diverse representation into the tech industry. Hosted by  CK (Ntsoaki Phakoe-McKevitt) Guests : Sheeka Patak and Vicky Lee RITAs : Tiffany O'Keeffe and Dermot McElduff 

In this episode of the RITA podcast CK is chatting with Padráig, Amber, Chloe, Gearóid and Tom about some of the challenges rural remote work can have on your mental health and share tips on how we can take care of ourselves and others. Twitter : @RITAdvocates Website : https://rita.ie Email : community@rita.ie

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2022/01/02/january-2022-newsletter/

In this episode Ntsoaki, Jon-Paul, Chloe, Robert and Thomas share stories of Christmases past, recipes for brussels sprouts, unwanted gifts and the perfect gift that keeps on giving ... nordic socks. Grab a hot chocolate, sit back and enjoy. Twitter: @RITAdvocates Website : https://rita.ie

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/11/07/november-newsletter/

In our first RITA Podcast Ntsoaki (CK) will be chatting with Chloe Thompson (County Armagh), Jon-Paul Sullivan (County Clare), Amber Higgins (County Meath), Brendan O'Brien (County Meath) and RITA founder Thomas Shaw (County Dublin) about the good and bad of remote working vs working in an office. CK will also explore with the advocates some of the actions the government can take to make working from rural Ireland more feasible. Disclaimer: This is our first podcast and we had a few technical issues, the sound quality isn't amazing but the content is 100%. Enjoy and please provide feedback. Twitter   : @RITAdvocates Website : https://rita.ie

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/09/05/growing-the-community/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/08/20/august-newsletter/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/05/16/strength-in-numbers/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/04/20/what-is-a-tech-advocate/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/04/11/building-a-community/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://rita.ie/2021/04/08/welcome/