Schools send out SOS asking for donations of old computers

Two teachers have issued an SOS to large firms planning an end-of-year upgrade of their IT systems in a bid to help out schools in need of good quality computers.

Trevor Collins, a teacher at Bandon Grammar School, and his colleague Darren Platts have set up a system to source second-hand computers from big business — and refurbish and donate them to schools.

The Dotie project ( ‘Donating Old Technology In Education’) is expected to make a big difference to schoolchildren in primary schools throughout the West Cork region — by Christmas, five schools in the Bandon area will have received a range of high-quality computer equipment through the project.