Drop Evertyhing and Read Desmond College teachers and students participated in Drop Everything and Read. Literacy Week Desmond College Literacy Week was a huge success at Desmond College this week with over 8 million combined words read for the Word Millionaire. A school wide Drop Everything and Read National initiative saw all teachers and students…
Desmond College Literacy Week 2019 April 8th -12th Desmond College Literacy Week takes place from 8th-12th April 2019. There are a range of activities organised for our students throughout the week to promote Literacy.
Meet the National Safety Challenge Finalists This week, James Taylor speaks to second two of our four Second Level National Finalists in the ESB Networks National Safety Challenge. The ESB Networks National Safety Challenge is proudly supported by Safe Family Farms, a joint initiative between ESB Networks and The Irish Farmers Journal, to raise awareness…
A two-day international conference looking at how stakeholders can support families and make a difference to parents’ lives took place in Ennis last week. The Family Learning Conference, organised by the Further Education and Training Division of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, was staged in the Temple Gate Hotel on Thursday 28th and…
The first ever prop training course undertaken in the Republic of Ireland was recently successfully delivered in Limerick in association with our largest Further Education and Training Centre, Limerick College of Further Education, along with Screen Skills Ireland and Troy Studios, with thanks also to Screen Guilds of Ireland. The course titled ‘Introduction to Props…
Coláiste Chiaráin transition students are delighted with their success at the Limerick Regional Vex Robotics competition. Students Ally Davis, Hannah Lucey, Rubab Kabir, Hassaan Shah, Liam Murphy, Caragh Ruddle, Erin Moore and Magda Nae, along with teachers Mr Conor Power and Mr Padraig McGarry participated and won two awards at the competition on Wednesday 27th…
As part of this year’s Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival, LCETB teacher and adult educator Alex McKillican will be giving a talk on his work and research in adult literacy education. Alex is going to present a discussion based on his current publication Existentialist Theory in the Pedagogy of Paulo Freire, the Adult Learner Journal: The…
Student Enterprise 2019 50 different mini companies from 16 different schools across limerick City & County defended. on the South Court Hotel on March 26th for the annual Limerick Enterprise Office – Student Enterprise Awards. Desmond College were represented by 1st Years Tara Danaher & Josh Dore who won 2nd place in the Junior Section…
St. Mary’s Adult Education Centre will be running some Taster Workshops in the areas of Office Skills and Creative Skills. There will be an Information Session/Coffee Morning on Wednesday 17th April from 10am- 12pm. The workshops will then start on 1st May. Please see attached for more information.
Coláiste Chiaráin Croom: LIT Sports Junior Hurling Coolderry Cup Champions 2018/2019 Congratulations to Coláiste Chiaráin and their management team who won the Junior Hurling Coolderry cup last Friday with a final score of 3-10 to 3-8 against Coláiste Ide agus Iosef School, Abbeyfeale. It was a thrilling game of hurling which produced 6 goals played…