 Skills to Exchange I would like to offer a rose oil face massage which is a very nourishing, relaxing and gentle session. A real luxurious treat! Qualifications and experience I am an ITEC qualified holistic massage therapist since 1994 and seven years ago I trained in Rejuvanessence facelift massage. Contact details  siobhanmackay1@eircom.net0863908181 |
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Siobhan Mackay
Monday, 19 November 2012
Janet Vesey
 Skills to Exchange I can wash and groom small dogs Baking - (biscuits and cup cakes) Qualifications and experience Dog groomer (St John's College Cert.) Garda vetted Contact details  |
Francesca de Buyl
 Skills to Exchange Sound engineering , cooking , cleaning , DIY Qualifications and experience I studied sound engineering in Windmill lane recording studio Dublin. Contact details fdebuyl@gmail.com 085 1793946 |
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Laura Woods
 Skills to Exchange Photography, Animal care, advice etc, Bird advice/help Qualifications and experience Reasonably experienced photographer, definitely experienced with pet animals (especially small animals such as rodents), reasonable bird knowledge, especially locally, although by no means an expert! :) Contact details zoundzy@hotmail.com |
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Renee Fouche
 Skills to Exchange Shiatsu Therapy Facial rejuvenation (Shiatsu facelift!) Sotai therapy (postural corrective exercises) chair massage (ideal for office and community settings) Ornate picture frame restoration. Qualifications and experience I obtained a B.Soc.Sci degree in Psychology and Industrial Sociology at the University of Cape Town and also worked there as a picture framer and antique picture frame restorer. I qualified as a Shiatsu Practitioner at the Cork branch of the European Shiatsu School in 2007 and have since then done various post-graduate courses to enhance my practice. Contact details  reneefouche5@hotmail.com028 20863 086 176 3476 |
Phoebe Cotton
 Skills to Exchange Babysitting Editing/Proof Reading Language Exchange Qualifications and experience Babysitting - I have lots of experience working with children of all ages (18 months +). I have also volunteered with Co-Action summer camp and so have experience working with special needs children. Editing and proof reading - as a member of the Cork Online Law Review editing board, I edit using the OSCOLA style guide. I worked with legal articles but also have some experience with journalistic pieces and fiction. Language exchange - I am currently in my 3rd year of studying Law and French at UCC and so would love the opportunity to speak to native or fluent French speakers in exchange for English. Contact details phoebecotton@hotmail.com 085 7266311 |
Thursday, 1 November 2012
CFE in the Irish Times November 2012
FREE ECONOMY: In a recessionary world, PATRICK FREYNE examines how to get goods and services without resorting to cash
With our complicated financial system and highly technologized society, it’s unlikely that barter will make a widespread return. The sentences “I will swap you three hens for an iPhone 5” or “I will kill a wolf for a go of your Xbox” are unlikely to be crossing many lips.
In the wake of the financial crisis, in an era of tightened belts and purse-strings, people have been trying to find new ways of getting what they need. Around the country local currencies and favour exchanges are popping up, allowing people to exchange goods and services and also helping to bind communities together.
“We didn’t invent the idea of local exchange and trading schemes,” says Miriam Cotton one of the founders of the Clonakilty Favour Exchange. “Time banks were originally conceived as a way of storing up services for yourself for when you were ill or old. They started in America and Canada particularly. The idea was that people would contribute something back into the community earning themselves care for when they were older. We’ve taken that idea but we’ve made it more immediate. You can earn back your time anytime you like.”
How does it work? “People can exchange whatever skill or labour they have with anybody else in the scheme. You don’t have to make direct swaps so if you were offering to write articles for people you could do that for one person but you might be able to use the credits to get a haircut from somebody else entirely. There’s a central record kept of who’s doing what all the time. There’s a debit limit and credit limit. The currency we call ‘the favour’ and that’s the equivalent of 15 minutes of time. Everyone’s time is equal within the exchange regardless of what they’re offering. It’s a response to the recession but it is, as much as anything, a community-building scheme.”
Clonakilty community
My most satisfying and enjoyable bartering experience was with the Clonakilty Favour Exchange. I uploaded a profile (with the help of Miriam Cotton) and soon I was helping Austrian computer programmer Christian Graninger draft a press release for his soon to be published book of recipes.
Graninger has helped out many residents with computer problems and has, in return, been given practical help with his book and received lifts and haircuts.
I also got some pet advice from Clonakilty based vet Aisling McAuliffe. My household features a very old, white cat with a number of medical ailments. McAuliffe, who has found the favour exchange useful for babysitting services and for arranging lifts, gave me some tips on the care of a crotchety old cat.
Patrick Freyne
Read the full article plus interview with Moneyless Man Mark Boyle here
With our complicated financial system and highly technologized society, it’s unlikely that barter will make a widespread return. The sentences “I will swap you three hens for an iPhone 5” or “I will kill a wolf for a go of your Xbox” are unlikely to be crossing many lips.
“We didn’t invent the idea of local exchange and trading schemes,” says Miriam Cotton one of the founders of the Clonakilty Favour Exchange. “Time banks were originally conceived as a way of storing up services for yourself for when you were ill or old. They started in America and Canada particularly. The idea was that people would contribute something back into the community earning themselves care for when they were older. We’ve taken that idea but we’ve made it more immediate. You can earn back your time anytime you like.”
How does it work? “People can exchange whatever skill or labour they have with anybody else in the scheme. You don’t have to make direct swaps so if you were offering to write articles for people you could do that for one person but you might be able to use the credits to get a haircut from somebody else entirely. There’s a central record kept of who’s doing what all the time. There’s a debit limit and credit limit. The currency we call ‘the favour’ and that’s the equivalent of 15 minutes of time. Everyone’s time is equal within the exchange regardless of what they’re offering. It’s a response to the recession but it is, as much as anything, a community-building scheme.”
My most satisfying and enjoyable bartering experience was with the Clonakilty Favour Exchange. I uploaded a profile (with the help of Miriam Cotton) and soon I was helping Austrian computer programmer Christian Graninger draft a press release for his soon to be published book of recipes.
Graninger has helped out many residents with computer problems and has, in return, been given practical help with his book and received lifts and haircuts.
I also got some pet advice from Clonakilty based vet Aisling McAuliffe. My household features a very old, white cat with a number of medical ailments. McAuliffe, who has found the favour exchange useful for babysitting services and for arranging lifts, gave me some tips on the care of a crotchety old cat.
Patrick Freyne
Read the full article plus interview with Moneyless Man Mark Boyle here
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