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“Stay Safe And Enjoy Halloween”

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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 […]
Education Tourism

Going Green – How do European countries do it?

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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 […]
Education

How to boost your creativity

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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 […]
Education

Graduate Recruitment in 2017: Trends and Analysis

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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 […]
Education Health

Is Running Good for You, Health Benefits of Morning Running

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The Burren LIFE Project claims EU LIFE nature award

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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 […]
Education

Burren hosts European Geopark Network event

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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, […]
Education Technology

Shhh! We Need to Talk About Libraries

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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 […]
Education

All schools to reopen as ASTI suspends industrial action

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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 […]
Education

Teachers’ pay gap narrows but is not going away soon

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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 […]
Education

Ministers Humphreys and Varadkar launch millions of historic births, deaths and marriage records on www.irishgenealogy.ie

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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, […]
Education

More than 4,000 pupils fail maths in the leaving cert

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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 […]
Education

Best places to buy books online

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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 […]
Education

Council staff receive Junior Achievement Ireland Award

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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 […]
Education

Top five apps for the autodidact

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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. […]