BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1863@https://flypost.ie SUMMARY:Community-led communication network DTSTAMP:20261008T191514Z DTSTART:20261014T170000Z DTEND:20261014T190000Z DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR A FREE\, PRACTICAL WORKSHOP ON BUILDING COMMUNITY-L ED COMMUNICATION\nNETWORKS THAT CAN HELP RURAL AREAS STAY CONNECTED WHEN P OWER AND PHONE SIGNALS\nFAIL DURING STORMS. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT MESH TECHN OLOGY AND EXPLORE HOW LOCALLY\nRUN NETWORKS CAN STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESIL IENCE.\n\nWE RELY ON DIGITAL SIGNALS FOR DAY-TO-DAY CONVERSATIONS. SINCE T HE REMOVAL OF\nPHONE LINES AND OLDER MOBILE PHONE SIGNAL TOWERS\, OUR CONV ERSATIONS ARE HELD\nTHROUGH DIGITAL SIGNAL PASSED THROUGH FIBER OPTIC CABL E OR SIGNAL TOWER. BUT\nTHESE SIGNALS NEED ELECTRICITY. DURING AND AFTER S TORMS\, RURAL PLACES OFTEN LOSE\nPOWER FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. IN STORM EO WYN (2025)\, SOME PARTS OF NORTH LEITRIM\nWENT WITHOUT POWER FOR UP TO THR EE WEEKS\, AND PHONE SIGNAL WAS DOWN FOR SEVERAL\nDAYS. \n\nMESH networks are community-run\, short-range communication networks that have\nbeen est ablished in rural areas worldwide\, often in response to natural\ndisaster s. For example\, NYC-MESH\, a network established in New York in 2009\naft er Hurricane Sandy\, helped people find places with clean drinking water a nd\nelectricity to charge phones. After Storm Eowyn\, a small group called Leitrim\nMesh Network Operations Pod\, or LMNOP\, established in north Le itrim to install a\nMESH network\, currently running on solar power in the areas around\nManorhamilton.\n\nArtist Colm O'Neill will lead a workshop on how to set up and run nodes in a\nMESH network\, showing how the softwa re and hardware work together. He will use\nseveral devices to show how si gnal can be sent several kilometres with a small\namount of equipment. LMN OP have created a MESH Network in the area around\nManorhamilton. They wil l present how their network has been established\, how\nthey chose locatio ns for setting up antennae\, and what they hope to do now to\nmake the net work more robust.\n\n\nCOLM O'NEILL\n\nColm O'Neill works as an artist\, d esigner and researcher in Carlow and Brussels.\nHis work is concerned with mediations of digital literacy through graphical\,\nuser\, and programmat ic interfaces. His current research foregrounds the\necological impact of the infrastructure of digital technologies. Specific\nresearch interests i nclude Permacomputing\, Radical Infrastructures\, and\nalternative network s. The research and practice that result follow the ideals of\nfree and op en source culture models. Currently\, Colm is a lecturer in\nInteractive D igital Art and Design at the South East Technological University\nand a Do ctoral Researcher in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster\nUniversity .\n\n\nLEITRIM MESH NETWORK OPERATIONS POD\n\nLMNOP is a group of engineer s\, artists\, and hobbyists based in north Leitrim who\nhave created a mes h network around Manorhamilton. They set this up following\nStorm Eowyn to have a robust and reliable communication network in times of\nnatural dis aster. They will be represented by Seán Breathnach\, a builder and\nengine er based in the Leitrim Glens. His interests include the democratisation\n of technical skills\, mutual aid\, and a practical approach to societal an d\nenvironmental collapse.\n\n\nSTORM MEITHEAL\n\nLeitrim is experiencing more frequent and intense storms\, with flooding\, power\ncuts\, and infra structure damage that expose how dispersed rural communities can\nbe vulne rable to climate impacts. Through a series of gatherings\, we are testing\ na set of commons-based practices and protocols that can be activated befo re\,\nduring\, and after storms. We want to prototype a community-governed approach\nrooted in Leitrim’s meitheal tradition of collective labour and care. \n\nOur thanks to lead artist Shane Finan for devising the creative workshops for\nStorm Meitheal. This experiment is supported by Trans Euro pe Halles\, funded by\nthe Creative Europe programme of the European Union .We rely on digital signals\nfor day-to-day conversations. Since the remov al of phone lines and older mobile\nphone signal towers\, our conversation s are held through digital signal passed\nthrough fiber optic cable or sig nal tower. But these signals need electricity.\nDuring and after storms\, rural places often lose power for days or even weeks.\nIn Storm Eowyn (202 5)\, some parts of north Leitrim went without power for up to\nthree weeks \, and phone signal was down for several days. \n\nMESH networks are commu nity-run\, short-range communication networks that have\nbeen established in rural areas worldwide\, often in response to natural\ndisasters. For ex ample\, NYC-MESH\, a network established in New York in 2009\nafter Hurric ane Sandy\, helped people find places with clean drinking water and\nelect ricity to charge phones. After Storm Eowyn\, a small group called Leitrim\ nMesh Network Operations Pod\, or LMNOP\, established in north Leitrim to install a\nMESH network\, currently running on solar power in the areas ar ound\nManorhamilton.\n\nArtist Colm O'Neill will lead a workshop on how to set up and run nodes in a\nMESH network\, showing how the software and ha rdware work together. He will use\nseveral devices to show how signal can be sent several kilometres with a small\namount of equipment. LMNOP have c reated a MESH Network in the area around\nManorhamilton. They will present how their network has been established\, how\nthey chose locations for se tting up antennae\, and what they hope to do now to\nmake the network more robust.\n\n\nCOLM O'NEILL\n\nColm O'Neill works as an artist\, designer a nd researcher in Carlow and Brussels.\nHis work is concerned with mediatio ns of digital literacy through graphical\,\nuser\, and programmatic interf aces. His current research foregrounds the\necological impact of the infra structure of digital technologies. Specific\nresearch interests include Pe rmacomputing\, Radical Infrastructures\, and\nalternative networks. The re search and practice that result follow the ideals of\nfree and open source culture models. Currently\, Colm is a lecturer in\nInteractive Digital Ar t and Design at the South East Technological University\nand a Doctoral Re searcher in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster\nUniversity.\n\n\nLE ITRIM MESH NETWORK OPERATIONS POD\n\nLMNOP is a group of engineers\, artis ts\, and hobbyists based in north Leitrim who\nhave created a mesh network around Manorhamilton. They set this up following\nStorm Eowyn to have a r obust and reliable communication network in times of\nnatural disaster. Th ey will be represented by Seán Breathnach\, a builder and\nengineer based in the Leitrim Glens. His interests include the democratisation\nof techni cal skills\, mutual aid\, and a practical approach to societal and\nenviro nmental collapse.\n\n\nSTORM MEITHEAL\n\nLeitrim is experiencing more freq uent and intense storms\, with flooding\, power\ncuts\, and infrastructure damage that expose how dispersed rural communities can\nbe vulnerable to climate impacts. Through a series of gatherings\, we are testing\na set of commons-based practices and protocols that can be activated before\,\ndur ing\, and after storms. We want to prototype a community-governed approach \nrooted in Leitrim’s meitheal tradition of collective labour and care. \n \nOur thanks to lead artist Shane Finan for devising the creative workshop s for\nStorm Meitheal. This experiment is supported by Trans Europe Halles \, funded by\nthe Creative Europe programme of the European Union. URL:https://flypost.ie/event/community-led-communication-network LOCATION:The Dock Arts Centre - St. George’s Terrace\, Carrick-on-Shannon\, County Leitrim\, N41T2X2. STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Experimental,radio,visualart,leitrim,Mesh X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for a free, practical workshop on building community-led communication networks that can help rural areas st ay connected when power and phone signals fail during storms. We will lear n about MESH technology and explore how locally run networks can strengthe n community resilience.

We rely on digital signals for day-to-day c onversations. Since the removal of phone lines and older mobile phone sign al towers, our conversations are held through digital signal passed throug h fiber optic cable or signal tower. But these signals need electricity. D uring and after storms, rural places often lose power for days or even wee ks. In Storm Eowyn (2025), some parts of north Leitrim went without power for up to three weeks, and phone signal was down for several days. 

MESH networks are community-run, short-range communication networks that have been established in rural areas worldwide, often in response to natural disasters. For example, NYC-MESH, a network established in New Yor k in 2009 after Hurricane Sandy, helped people find places with clean drin king water and electricity to charge phones. After Storm Eowyn, a small gr oup called Leitrim Mesh Network Operations Pod, or LMNOP, established in n orth Leitrim to install a MESH network, currently running on solar power i n the areas around Manorhamilton.

Artist Colm O'Neill will lead a wo rkshop on how to set up and run nodes in a MESH network, showing how the s oftware and hardware work together. He will use several devices to show ho w signal can be sent several kilometres with a small amount of equipment. LMNOP have created a MESH Network in the area around Manorhamilton. They w ill present how their network has been established, how they chose locatio ns for setting up antennae, and what they hope to do now to make the netwo rk more robust.

Colm O'Neill

Colm O'Neill works as an artist , designer and researcher in Carlow and Brussels. His work is concerned wi th mediations of digital literacy through graphical, user, and programmati c interfaces. His current research foregrounds the ecological impact of th e infrastructure of digital technologies. Specific research interests incl ude Permacomputing, Radical Infrastructures, and alternative networks. The research and practice that result follow the ideals of free and open sour ce culture models. Currently, Colm is a lecturer in Interactive Digital Ar t and Design at the South East Technological University and a Doctoral Res earcher in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University.

Le itrim Mesh Network Operations Pod

LMNOP is a group of engineers, ar tists, and hobbyists based in north Leitrim who have created a mesh networ k around Manorhamilton. They set this up following Storm Eowyn to have a r obust and reliable communication network in times of natural disaster. The y will be represented by Seán Breathnach, a builder and engineer based in the Leitrim Glens. His interests include the democratisation of technical skills, mutual aid, and a practical approach to societal and environmental collapse.

Storm Meitheal

Leitrim is experiencing more frequ ent and intense storms, with flooding, power cuts, and infrastructure dama ge that expose how dispersed rural communities can be vulnerable to climat e impacts. Through a series of gatherings, we are testing a set of commons -based practices and protocols that can be activated before, during, and a fter storms. We want to prototype a community-governed approach rooted in Leitrim’s meitheal tradition of collective labour and care. 

Ou r thanks to lead artist Shane Finan for devising the creative workshops fo r Storm Meitheal. This experiment is supported by Trans Europe Halles, fun ded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.We rely on digi tal signals for day-to-day conversations. Since the removal of phone lines and older mobile phone signal towers, our conversations are held through digital signal passed through fiber optic cable or signal tower. But these signals need electricity. During and after storms, rural places often los e power for days or even weeks. In Storm Eowyn (2025), some parts of north Leitrim went without power for up to three weeks, and phone signal was do wn for several days. 

MESH networks are community-run, short-ra nge communication networks that have been established in rural areas world wide, often in response to natural disasters. For example, NYC-MESH, a net work established in New York in 2009 after Hurricane Sandy, helped people find places with clean drinking water and electricity to charge phones. Af ter Storm Eowyn, a small group called Leitrim Mesh Network Operations Pod, or LMNOP, established in north Leitrim to install a MESH network, current ly running on solar power in the areas around Manorhamilton.

Artist Colm O'Neill will lead a workshop on how to set up and run nodes in a MESH network, showing how the software and hardware work together. He will use several devices to show how signal can be sent several kilometres with a small amount of equipment. LMNOP have created a MESH Network in the area a round Manorhamilton. They will present how their network has been establis hed, how they chose locations for setting up antennae, and what they hope to do now to make the network more robust.

Colm O'Neill

Colm O'Neill works as an artist, designer and researcher in Carlow and Brussel s. His work is concerned with mediations of digital literacy through graph ical, user, and programmatic interfaces. His current research foregrounds the ecological impact of the infrastructure of digital technologies. Speci fic research interests include Permacomputing, Radical Infrastructures, an d alternative networks. The research and practice that result follow the i deals of free and open source culture models. Currently, Colm is a lecture r in Interactive Digital Art and Design at the South East Technological Un iversity and a Doctoral Researcher in Education and Social Justice at Lanc aster University.

Leitrim Mesh Network Operations Pod

LMNOP is a group of engineers, artists, and hobbyists based in north Leitrim who have created a mesh network around Manorhamilton. They set this up follow ing Storm Eowyn to have a robust and reliable communication network in tim es of natural disaster. They will be represented by Seán Breathnach, a bui lder and engineer based in the Leitrim Glens. His interests include the de mocratisation of technical skills, mutual aid, and a practical approach to societal and environmental collapse.

Storm Meitheal

Leitrim is experiencing more frequent and intense storms, with flooding, power cu ts, and infrastructure damage that expose how dispersed rural communities can be vulnerable to climate impacts. Through a series of gatherings, we a re testing a set of commons-based practices and protocols that can be acti vated before, during, and after storms. We want to prototype a community-g overned approach rooted in Leitrim’s meitheal tradition of collective labo ur and care. 

Our thanks to lead artist Shane Finan for devisin g the creative workshops for Storm Meitheal. This experiment is supported by Trans Europe Halles, funded by the Creative Europe programme of the Eur opean Union.

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