Thomond Community College was crowned winner of the BD STEM Stars Competition and awarded €10,000 in STEM funding at a presentation in BD’s Research Centre Ireland (RCI) on Friday, 6 December 2019. The global medical technology company, based in Limerick’s National Technology Park in Castletroy, awarded over €24,000 in STEM funding prizes to seven secondary…
Croom College of Further Education’s graduation ceremony recently took place in the Croom Civic Centre. Further Education and Training learners graduated with impressive results in Horsemanship, Equine Studies, Animal Science, Animal Care, Nursing Studies, Healthcare Support and Sport, Recreation and Exercise. Guest speakers included Director of Further Education and Training, Paul Patton, and Principal of…
We would like to extend our congratulations to Sarah Corbett Lynch on her success in the recent Garda Youth Awards. Sarah is a 1st-year student at Mungret Community College. In 2006. Sarah’s mother Mags passed away from a sudden asthma attack. When Sarah was four, she moved to America with her dad Jason and brother…
We would like to extend our congratulations to Danielle Hogan on winning in the recent Garda Youth Awards. Danielle is 17 years old and attends Thomond Community College where she is in 6th year. Danielle is completing the Leaving Certificate Applied programme and is due to graduate in 2020. Danielle has been a volunteer in…
A School Excellence Fund (ESF), being co-ordinated by St Joseph’s Community College, Kilkee, and which includes Scoil Réalt na Mara National School, was officially launched on Friday, 15 November 2019. The launch commenced with a Science Fair in St Joseph’s Community College involving students from primary and post-primary. The project is a unique and significant…
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board marked the official opening of the multi-million euro new school extension at Coláiste Iósaef Community College, Kilmallock, on Friday 8th November 2019. The opening was undertaken by Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Patrick O’Donovan TD. He was…
Castletroy College won two categories at the national Pakman Awards held in the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin on 24 October 2019. The first award was in the ‘Environmental Education and Awareness Initiative’ category sponsored by the Department of Communication, Climate action and the Environment. The other win was the ‘Battery Champion’ award sponsored by the…
Bridge to Employment (BTE) is a three-year programme sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision in Limerick that will give 50 students, 25 each from Thomond Community College & Ard Scoil Mhuire, real-world experiences, allowing them to explore potential careers, prepare for college and work, and discover how learning is relevant to their future. Over the…
Twitter partnership with UNESCO on media and information literacy. To mark the beginning of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2019, Twitter has launched a new handbook for educators, entitled Teaching and Learning with Twitter. Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is delighted that the handbook features a Case Study profile of one…
Jack O’Connor, past pupil from Desmond College, who has been chosen as one of Ireland’s two UN Youth Ambassadors, addressed the United Nations Assembly in NYC yesterday. He addressed issues on climate change, youth employment and mental health issues.