Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD officially launched the Community Education Framework at the Southill Hub, Limerick, yesterday.

Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, paid a visit to the location of the new Limerick Community Special School in Mungret in Limerick last week. The new school, established under the patronage of Limerick and Clare ETB will open its doors to an initial 30 students in September 2024.

Young graduates from the ETB’s College of FET, O’Connell Avenue Campus in Limerick marked a major milestone at a special graduation celebration attended by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD.

Fedamore National School in County Limerick is set to embark on a new chapter as a Community National School (CNS) under the patronage of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. The development is a significant step in the expansion of educational choice in the area.

On Thursday 16th May the students of St. Anne’s Community College, Killaloe will seek to open our eyes to the creative possibilities that surround us all with their inaugural arts and music festival; Fresh Eyes Festival.

A new Principal and Deputy Principal have been appointed at the new Limerick Community Special School. The school will help provide for children with a moderate general learning disability and complex needs or autism and complex needs from 4 to 18 years.

The Shannon Region Junior Chef of the Year competition took place recently at the Limerick Strand Hotel. It was the pinnacle of a 6-month Transition Year taster initiative led by a team of executive chefs from t ETB’s College of FET, Hospitality Campus.

Teaching staff from Limerick School of Music will be performing at a black-tie gala fundraising concert at Gardens International on Friday 26th of April at 8pm in aid of the LSOM Alumni and Friends Fund, ensuring access to music education for all.

Some of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s top students, both past and present, were recently honoured at a special ceremony at Thomond Park Stadium showcasing the depth of talent that the ETB supports through its schools.

Limerick and Clare ETB is strengthening its commitment to the region through its Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP). This coincides with the appointment of a new Co-ordinator who has exciting plans for enhancement of its programmes in a move that will also generate more creative jobs.