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€1 Billion European Social Fund Plus Programme Investment in Employment, Skills and Social Inclusion

By Ryan Harmon 22 March 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced a €1 billion co-funded investment in employment, skills, social inclusion and poverty in Ireland under the European Social Fund Plus Programme. The funding is a joint investment by the Irish Government and the European Union under the European Social Fund Plus. […]

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Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival 2023 Launched

By Ryan Harmon 13 March 2023

It is that time of year again, the Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival returns for a 13th iteration this Spring with its most comprehensive line-up of events to date. Taking place from Monday 27th March to Sunday 2nd April, this year’s festival theme is ‘Come Learn with Me in 2023’. It features over 160 free events […]

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New Primary Curriculum Framework Launched

By Ryan Harmon 10 March 2023

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD launched the new Primary Curriculum Framework for all primary and special schools. The Primary Curriculum Framework will shape the work of all primary and special schools for the coming years. This is the first curriculum framework for primary education in Ireland. Under the framework, schools will have a […]

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Story of Limerick’s Long Tradition of Marching Bands Told in New Book From MIC Academic

By Ryan Harmon 9 March 2023

A new book from MIC academic Dr Derek Mulcahy tells the story of Limerick’s proud and long-standing culture of civilian marching bands. This tradition began with the temperance movement in the 1830s and went on to play a major role in the social and musical life of the city. Now, ‘By The Left, Quick March […]

Education Environment News

€1.5m in Funding to Transform Trinity College Dublin’s Herbarium

By Ryan Harmon 9 March 2023

The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, announced funding of €1.5 million to enable Trinity College Dublin to transform, digitise and safeguard its herbarium. Speaking from Trinity College, Minister Noonan said, “the collections at the herbarium in Trinity College are unique in terms of their rich international and historic scientific

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€40m for 405 New Student Accommodation Beds at DCU

By Ryan Harmon 8 March 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced a State investment of more than €40 million to support the delivery of 405 student accommodation beds in DCU. The funding was agreed at Government, which also noted there is work ongoing with UCD, Trinity and UCC on similar projects, and […]

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State-of-the-Art UCC Electronic Design Automation Lab Opened

By Ryan Harmon 7 March 2023

Students at University College Cork (UCC) are to benefit from the very latest state-of-the-art Electronic Design Automation lab which has been officially opened by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD. Electronic Design Automation helps product companies achieve more complex chips used in consumer electronics such as mobile phones, laptops, game

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STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026 Launched

By Ryan Harmon 3 March 2023

Minister for Education, Norma Foley, and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, have launched the STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026. This is the second implementation plan as part of the STEM Education Policy Statement 2017–2026. The Implementation Plan focusses on the many strengths in STEM education, while also

Education News Technology

Lero Wins Young European Research Universities Open Science Award

By Ryan Harmon 24 February 2023

Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, has won an award for a European prize recognising its commitment to open science principles. The centre launched its Open Science Charter and an Open Source and Open Science Programme Office last October. The Young European Research Universities Open Science Awards were announced on February 14 […]

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2023 Summer Programme Announced

By Ryan Harmon 13 February 2023

The Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan announce details of the 2023 Summer Programme. Once again, all schools will have an opportunity to run a programme for those children that need it the most, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue […]

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DCU Launch First-of-its-Kind Machine Learning Module for Undergraduates

By Ryan Harmon 9 February 2023

The Dublin City University (DCU) School of Computing, in association with the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, has launched a programme in Machine Learning for DCU undergraduate computing students, the first of its kind. The new module, ‘Introduction to Machine Learning (in the real world)’, will engage students in the latest applications of […]

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New €2.9m Fellowship Training to Develop World-Class Software Expertise

By Ryan Harmon 31 January 2023

Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, is to invest €2.9 million in a new fellowship training programme to develop world-class software expertise, creating 16 postdoctoral fellowships. The programme will focuse on privacy, trust, inclusion and fairness. Lero director Professor Brian Fitzgerald of University of Limerick is coordinating the

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UCD and Northeastern University Forge Partnership to Strengthen Research Collaboration

By Ryan Harmon 25 January 2023

Northeastern University (NU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a formal partnership with University College Dublin (UCD) around a shared focus on key global challenges in healthcare.       The Boston-headquartered university is a Top 10 research institution in the US, with leading global experts in health informatics and the deployment of […]

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PATH 4 Project Roll-Out for Universal Design, Autistic Students and Students with an Intellectual Disability

By Ryan Harmon 6 January 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced the roll-out of the PATH 4 project provided under the National Access Plan that will support inclusive universally designed higher education environments as well as autistic students and students with an intellectual disability. Funding of €3 million under Phase 1 of PATH

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What is Hope and Why Do We Need It?

By Ryan Harmon 5 January 2023

We recognise hope when we feel it and when we need it but it’s hard to define and describe. Hope is all about imagining and reaching for a better future for ourselves. Hope is both an emotion and a way of thinking. We experience it in our brain but it comes from somewhere or someone […]

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Hundreds of Schools Join Creative Clusters and BLAST Arts Programme

By Ryan Harmon 4 January 2023

The Minister for Education Norma Foley announced the awarding of BLAST residencies to 629 schools in 2022-2023, the second year of the BLAST (Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers) programme. This is a significant increase from the 489 primary and post-primary schools that took part in the programme in its first year and demonstrates […]

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New Innovation and Research Links Between Ireland and France

By Ryan Harmon 3 January 2023

Research and innovation collaborations between Ireland and its closest EU neighbour France are set to get a big boost. University College Dublin (UCD), the French Embassy and Enterprise Ireland have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the creation of an international technical expert role dedicated to strengthening these links. This role – one […]

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Skillnet Ireland to Lead Workforce Development for Small and Medium Businesses

By Ryan Harmon 19 December 2022

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has confirmed Skillnet Ireland will have a leadership role working in partnership with small and medium businesses to meet their talent, skills and workforce development needs. Ireland’s international reputation and profile as an innovative, agile and high-performing economy is

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Round Two of the Safe Routes to School Programme

By Ryan Harmon 13 December 2022

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, alongside the National Transport Authority and Santa Claus, announced that 108 schools will be included in the Safe Routes to School Programme. The Safe Routes to School Programme aims to create safer walking and cycling routes within communities, alleviate congestion at the school gates and […]

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€4.8m AgTech Innovation Centre Being Built at UCD Lyons Farm

By Ryan Harmon 8 December 2022

Construction has begun on a new €4.8m Agtech Innovation Centre and Dairy Herd Health Education and Research Hub at UCD Lyons Farm. The new new state-of-the-art facility incorporates the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre (ca. 890 sq.m.) and the UCD Bimeda Herd Health Hub (ca. 120 sq.m.) at UCD Lyons Farm. Funding for the facility is being […]