CoderDojo is the Irish-founded international initiative that aims to help young people learn computer coding skills. To celebrate one year since the organisation was founded, there will be a Dojo in Leinster House on 18th July. Well done to Minister Ciaran Cannon for making it happen.

I met with James Whelton and Bill Liao, the people who came up with the idea, earlier this year. They explained to me how simple the concept was; all that was needed was a place to meet and a way to get connected. Since then, CoderDojo has gone from strength-to-strength with 104 such groups now meeting every Saturday around the country and around the world.

CoderDojo seeks to inspire a generation of young people to learn more about coding. Putting kids together in this environment has produced some incredible results, including the youngest i-Phone App developer in the world.

Read more about the event and what CoderDojo has achieved over the past year in this article on Silicon Republic here.