New profile of students with a disability in higher education
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has launched the first profile of students with a disability in higher education in Ireland. This profile compiles data from the last three academic years. This report provides a first glance at the profile of students who report a disability in Irish higher education institutions. Understanding the profile of students…
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Mother and daughter pen dual language children’s book
Mother and daughter duo, Ånne Hoey and Leah Egan have been telling stories for over 50 years combined. School teacher and storyteller Ånne has over 40 years of working with children as a primary school teacher. Leah is an award-winning actor, director, narrator and playwright with over a decade of experience in the audiobook, theatre…
UL to participate in a unique new large-scale Dutch-Irish offshore renewables project
University of Limerickis one of the stakeholders in the Dutch-Irish research project HybridLabs, to help accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable technologies for both electricity and hydrogen production. It comes on foot of the declaration by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the Shannon Estuary can become the ‘green digital powerhouse for the country’. A unique…
Hubs offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes to test potential of shared e-mobility to decarbonise transport
Atlantic Technological University together with Trinity College Dublin, ESB and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, will lead a €1.35m shared electric mobility project. This project will deliver four shared electric mobility hubs in Dublin, Galway, Sligo and Donegal with each hub providing charging infrastructure, electric cars, ebikes and ecargo bikes for shared use. The project will assess community…
Fund a publicly-run Early Years and School Age Care system by 2029 – Early Childhood Ireland
Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) is calling for children to be at the heart of Early Years and School Age Care in Ireland. ECI says that a large body of international evidence has established that high-quality care experiences for children provide long-lasting benefits for them, their families, and their communities in their 2024 budget submission document….
UCC opens state-of-the-art high-performance gym
A High-Performance Strength and Conditioning Gym has been opened at UCC’s Mardyke Arena in July. The High-Performance Gym aims to be a centre of excellence, dedicated to empowering athletes and teams to reach their highest potential. Through cutting-edge training, research, innovation, and holistic athlete development, the gym will provide student athletes and teams with the…
Gartan – Experiences on water and land at the ‘coolest place on the planet’
Nestled in the Derryveagh Mountains and on the shores of Gartan Lough, Co Donegal, Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre has been engaging Young People in the Outdoors since 1988. Whether your group is residential or a day visit, our aim is to provide positive shared and personal experiences for every Young Person and Educator…
Sports and recreation supplies fully covered
OMW Supplies is a sports and educational equipment provider for schools, sports clubs, county councils, parks and for private customers since 2017. In their 6 years of operation, they have become an official partner of Basketball Ireland as well as an official Irish supplier of brands such as Dr. Dish Basketball, TeqBall and Padbol! OMW…
University of Galway Access Centre
Supporting all to reach their full educational potential Universities are posh places for posh people. This old hat used to be true, now is partially true and has largely been overcome by middle Ireland. More than half of 25 to 64-year-olds in Ireland have a third-level qualification, the highest in the EU according to CSO…
Law Modules Ireland – A Transition Year and Senior Cycle Law Programme
Our Law Workshops run onsite or online Law Modules Ireland onsite provincial workshops are available throughout Ireland. Our panel members, comprising of legal practitioners (Barristers, Solicitors and Members of An Garda Síochána) attend at your school and conduct the legal workshop, focusing on designated legal topics of interest to students, while unravelling the intricacies of…
UNESCO calls for new rules to curtail or ban smartphones from schools
“The digital revolution holds immeasurable potential but, just as warnings have been voiced for how it should be regulated in society, similar attention must be paid to the way it is used in education. “Its use must be for enhanced learning experiences and for the well-being of students and teachers, not to their detriment. Keep…