Over 300 homemakers, who have been granted access by the Irish Government, enrolled for free higher education courses commencing in Autumn 2017. For the first time, Springboard+ has been extended to homemakers who wish to reskill and return to the workforce. Free higher education courses include certificate, degree and masters level in a variety of […]
The message to all as we draw closer to the end of October is to “Stay Safe And Enjoy Halloween”. It’s the motto at the forefront of South Dublin County Council’s Halloween Safety and Environmental Awareness Campaign 2017. As part of this initiative, “Bulbs Not Bonfires” is a reward scheme put in place by the Council […]
In the days of climate change, living environmentally friendly plays a key part in sustaining the current quality of the earth for future generations. Not only private households across Europe do their part in ensuring a greener future, the Governments of different countries have started to take action, by increasing recycling in their country or […]
Have you ever noticed that giving advice to a friend is easier than solving your own problems? This is because you are “psychologically distant” from your friend’s problem, meaning that the issue is not occurring in the present and does not affect you. Therefore, you are able to think in a less concrete yet creative […]
The future of the Irish language in 2017 might be unclear, Dr John Tinsley examines how Machine Translation holds the key to addressing some of the translation challenges, thus ensuring its preservation and future. When reading a news article, you don’t know, or necessarily care, if it was written in Chinese and then translated in […]
With the public sector once again fully immersed in the graduate recruitment cycle, it is interesting to see current trends in the graduate recruitment landscape, both in terms of what graduates are expecting and what employers are seeking. Every year, gradireland compile the Graduate Salary & Graduate Recruitment Trends Survey, which provides a panoramic view […]
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The Burren LIFE Project, which ensures the protection of the unique biodiversity of the Burren, has won an EU LIFE nature award. A total of 15 projects were selected as finalists for the keenly contested awards by an expert jury, who looked at their long-term sustainability, communication potential and broader impact on a national, European […]
Managers and geologists from over 60 European UNESCO Global Geoparks gathered in County Clare last month to attend an international meeting and to visit the Burren & Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark. The Geopark, managed by Clare County Council, was hosting European Geoparks Network members from across the continent including Iceland, Croatia, Spain, Norway, […]
The Creative Ireland Programme is an ambitious five year initiative that brings culture and community to the heart of public policy. The programme is headed by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys. Enabling creativity in every community is a core pillar of the Creative Ireland Programme, an ambitious five-year initiative
The ‘open’ or ‘staffless’ library has completed its pilot stage and is now being rolled out in many libraries across the country. Yet, anger still rages amongst librarians who feel they are being viewed as obsolete, as well as the public who fear libraries will become soulless repositories. Do we have a right to be […]
It is estimated that close to one million tonnes of food are thrown out by consumers and businesses in Ireland every year – that’s roughly €700-worth of food per household. And on average, Irish households throw away one third of food every week. In an attempt to address this issue, Dublin has been chosen as […]
Enabling creativity in every community is a core pillar of the Creative Ireland Programme, an ambitious five-year initiative, from 2017 to 2022, which aims to place culture and creative communities at the centre of public policy. Placing culture and community at the heart of public policy for 2017 – 2022 will be the topic of […]
All second level schools will open as usual tomorrow after the Association of Secondary School Teachers in Ireland suspended its industrial action. The union and the Department of Education have both accepted an invitation from the chair of the Teachers’ Conciliation Council, Anna Perry, to attend talks with her tomorrow. Ms Perry is also Director […]
The pay gap between new teachers and more established colleagues has emerged as one of the most fiercely debated issues in the looming strike. The ASTI insists that teachers who entered the profession during the crash lag far behind those who started just a few years earlier. Yet Minister for Education Richard Bruton insists there […]
The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, and the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar TD, have today (Thursday) announced that over 2.5 million images of historic records of Births, Marriages and Deaths from the General Register Office (GRO) are now available online for the first time. The images, […]
Over 55,000 students will receive their results today in Ireland. More than 4,000 students have failed their Leaving Cert maths exams, effectively locking them out of many third-level courses which require a pass as a basic entry requirement. Grades in the higher level maths paper have stabilised with more than 70 per cent securing an […]
Carrying a bag full of books home from the shops is an exhausting experience. And book shops can be expensive! We’ve compiled a list of five of the best places to buy books online, so you can have your favorite author shipped directly to your door. Book depository By far the best website to order […]
Eight volunteers from Donegal County Council were awarded with the 2016 Junior Achievement Ireland Awards last week. The programme sees volunteers from the Council giving 45 minutes of their time each week to deliver a six week course in different primary schools in their areas. Donegal County Council have been involved with the Junior Achievement […]
While college is important, particularly in the information age, there is much to be said for the autodidact. In the age of technology, and the internet, it’s never been easier to educate yourself. Here, we’ve included our top 5 apps that will help with learning, for readers who are too busy to enrol this year. […]