Minister of State for Further Education, Apprenticeship, Construction and Climate Skills, Marian Harkin TD,visited Limerick and Clare ETB’s College of FET campuses in Ennis and Shannon on Monday, 30 June, to explore the range and impact of FET programmes across Clare.

Kerry O'Sullivan, Adult Literacy Organiser Lead with Core Skills in Co. Clare, John O’Sullivan, English Tutor, learner Abdallah Al Agha who read at the event with Bernadette Cullen, Limerick and Clare ETB Chief Executive and Triona Lynch and Aobhan Haverty, Adult Education Officers at Limerick and Clare ETB.
Creativity and celebration took centre stage at Glór Theatre in Ennis recently, as learners, families, tutors and friends gathered for the launch of Simply Said 2025, the 36th edition of the annual book written by Core Skills learners at Limerick and Clare ETB.

Pupils Cara Moloney and Sofiia Semeniuk, school secretary Louise Rennie with school Principal Jacintha Mullins; teachers Laura Quirke and Martina Naughton and pupils Callum Gore and Jim O'Sullivan Laucirica.
Fedamore Community National School is marking its first year with a great sense of pride in all that it has achieved since opening in 2024 under the patronage of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD was welcomed on his first visit to Limerick and Clare ETB's College of FET Hospitality Campus in Roxboro, Limerick recently.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, paid his first visit to Limerick and Clare ETB’s College of Further Education and Training (FET) Hospitality Campus in Roxboro, Limerick recently.

Tony Brazil, Coláiste Chiaráin and Limerick Central Rotary Club, Cllr Dan McSweeney (Príomh-Chomhairleoir of Limerick City and County Council, John Kelly, Coláiste Chiaráin and Founder President of Limerick Central Rotary Club, Gerard Lynch, Tallybrooke Civil Engineering Ltd and President of Limerick Central Rotary Club, Limerick TD Richard O’Donoghue, Cllr John O’Donoghue and Carmel Lynch, Senior Executive Engineer, Environment and Climate Action at Limerick City and County Council and Coláiste Chiaráin principal Gerard O'Sullivan.
Coláiste Chiaráin took another big step in its journey toward sustainability by recently planting more than 2,000 native Irish trees. These trees will form a beautiful, tree-lined avenue at the school’s entrance, creating not just a scenic walkway, but a lasting legacy of the school’s commitment to the environment.

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Youthwork team pictured at the ETBI Youthwork Matters Conference 2025, which brought together over 200 Youthwork policy makers, practitioners and participants from youth projects funded through Ireland's Education & Training Boards.
Limerick and Clare ETB attended the 2025 YouthWork Matters conference which took place in Galway recently and focused on the need for a more integrated approach between youth services, schools, and families, stressing sustainable funding and long-term policy support.
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is delighted to congratulate Seán O’Sullivan, a student at Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick, on his outstanding success at the prestigious Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Ohio, USA.
The second annual Black Tie Summer Gala in aid of the Limerick School of Music (LSOM) Alumni and Friends Fund took place recently in the stunning surroundings of Gardens International, one of Limerick city’s most architecturally striking venues.