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NCBi – Equitable Education 

NCBi – Equitable Education 

The right to education is something we are all familiar with however, for children and young people who are blind or vision impaired, the current education system can present some challenges. These challenges have been detailed by NCBI in a recent report entitled Equitable Education which was launched by Mr John Kearney, CEO of the…

Include the elderly in your TY Enterprise Initiative  or Social Responsibility Initiative

Include the elderly in your TY Enterprise Initiative or Social Responsibility Initiative

Friends of the Elderly is an Irish volunteer-based charity established in 1980 to bring friendship and companionship to older people living alone or who feel lonely. The charity has a comprehensive programme for schools and is seeking schools and students to take on fundraising and other activities as part of their school programmes. Schools programme…

Kildare woman Aoife Kerwin wins top award at the USI Student Achievement Awards Ireland

Kildare woman Aoife Kerwin wins top award at the USI Student Achievement Awards Ireland

  Photo: USI President Michael Kerrigan (L) with Aoife Kerwin (R) winner of the President’s Award at the USI Student Achievement Awards Ireland 2018 Local Kildare woman Aoife Kerwin has scooped the prestigious USI President’s Award at the Union of Students in Ireland (USI)  Student Achievement Awards Ireland (SAAI) 2018 in the Radisson Blu, Dublin…