Tourism – a world of opportunities in an exciting and global industry
LYIT School of Tourism, formerly the Tourism College Killybegs, is the oldest campus outside Dublin dedicated to education and training in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Operations and Management, and Tourism. Established in 1969, and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the campus has produced graduates who are renowned all over the world, ensuring that today’s graduates…
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Careers in the Irish Defence Forces
The Irish Defence Forces is the military of Ireland. We encompass the Army, the Naval Service, the Air Corps and the Reserve Defence Forces. The Army is a standing force and provides the primary capabilities for joint military operations at home and combined military Peace Support Operations abroad. The Naval Service is the State’s principal…
St. Angela’s College ready for 2020 students
In an unprecedented time of change, St. Angela’s College is looking forward to welcoming students as the new academic year commences. Following national guidelines, the College has put in place the measures required to ensure the safety of students and staff on campus. With many lectures offered online, the College plans to bring groups of…
Cracking Cybersecurity
James Caffrey works on implementing the National Cyber Security Strategy at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. He explains in detail what cyber security is and the important role it’s going to play in years to come. Picture the scene. You are the Principal of a school and you prepare to travel there…
Ireland’s critical energy balance
By Niall Gormley The chart shown here represents all the sources for the energy we use in the Republic of Ireland and where that energy is consumed. It shows the huge tasks facing us as we try to make our way of life sustainable and it shows the huge opportunities that are open to us….
Tourism – a world of opportunities in an exciting and global industry
LYIT School of Tourism, formerly the Tourism College Killybegs, is the oldest campus outside Dublin dedicated to education and training in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Operations and Management, and Tourism. Established in 1969, and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the campus has produced graduates who are renowned all over the world, ensuring that today’s graduates…
See your career going places with the ESB Networks Apprenticeship Programme
In 2015, ESB Networks announced a five-year plan to recruit new apprentices as part of a large-scale recruitment and development programme. Since then, over 200 apprentices have been recruited, with 84 new recruits; 13 females and 61 males starting in our Networks Training Centre in September 2019. We will be recruiting up to 60 apprentices…
Why choose an apprenticeship?
Young people all around the country are turning their thoughts to life after school and making plans for future careers. For some, this may mean applying through the CAO for third-level studies at university. But for many others, there is a growing area of opportunity in apprenticeships. What’s new in apprenticeships? Recent developments in apprenticeships…
Behind the scenes to a career in Blockchain
Nina Kanti is a blockchain developer with Deloitte and as such is one of only a small number of women working in this space in Ireland. Blockchain is a decentralised distributed ledger which enables you to transfer virtually everything of value peer-to-peer There are two Bs that highlight heavily in Nina Kanti’s life, that’s blockchain…
