Coláiste Chiaráin today welcomed First Year students to its multi-million euro new school campus in Croom, County Limerick. The school building and 22-acre campus opened its doors on March 1st this year following the resumption of in-school teaching. The Principal, leadership team, and staff were delighted to welcome all the new students to the state-of-the-art…

Pictured from left at the announcement of new Principal and Deputy Principal appointments at ETB schools in Limerick and Clare: Rebecca Conlon, Deputy Principal and Agnes Hehir, Principal of St Joseph’s Community College, Kilkee; Shelagh Graham Director of Organisation Support and Development; John Corry, Deputy Principal and Vivienne Hogan, Principal of Thomond Community College; George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive; Garrett Noonan, Deputy Principal of Coláiste na Trócaire, Rathkeale; Donncha Ó Treasaigh, Director of Schools; Daithi Ó Géanai, Deputy Principal of Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh; Orla Conway, Principal of Ennistymon Vocational School; and Eukaria O’Grady, Principal and Beverley Hartigan, Deputy Principal at St Anne’s Community College, Killaloe.
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has confirmed the appointment of a new principal, and three deputy principals to three of its schools in Limerick, as well as new principals and deputy principals in three schools in County Clare. The positions in Limerick are in Thomond Community College and Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh in the city,…

Mary O'Riordan, Southern Advertising presenting Muhammad Khiar, Olestis Smalis and Alan Hastings, Thomond Community College with the Limerick Person of the Month award, with Darren Harding, MD, Clayton Hotel, Donn O'Sullivan, Editor of the Limerick Leader, Diarmuid Kelly, Teacher, Norma O'Brien, Principal and Vivienne Hogan, Vice Principal of Thomond Community College at the Clayton Hotel Picture: Brendan Gleeson/Limerick Leader
A group of students from the TY enterprise class at Thomond Community College in Limerick City have been named Limerick Person of the Month. Thomond Community College is one of four Limerick City schools under the patronage of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. The ‘Limerick Person of the Year’ awards are sponsored by…
An exciting new festival will take place in towns and villages across Limerick and Clare this September. ‘Call & Response’ is the second youth music and arts festival presented by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Local Creative Youth Partnership and looks set to be just as popular as last year. Throughout September, young…

Pictured from left at the recent launch: Deirdre McSweeney – Management Board, Carmel Fox - Management Board, Donncha Ó Treasaigh - Director of Schools, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, George O Callaghan - Chief Executive, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Michael O’Sullivan - Management Board, Julie O Connor - Head Teacher, and Elaine Noonan - Management Board.
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board recently launched a new Management Board Handbook at its Glenroe school, a satellite classroom of Mol an Óige CNS. Members of the local community, parents, staff, and patron representatives attended a special socially-distanced launch to mark the occasion. The school opened last September after an extensive period of…
Limerick County is the latest area to commence participation in Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme which strives to transform children and young people’s lives by giving them opportunities to create, play and perform music in their own communities. ‘Music Generation Limerick County’ will be established as part of the programme’s journey towards nationwide…

Pictured from left Darragh O’Dálaigh, Gaelcholáiste an Chláir; Fionn Kennedy, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh; Emilia Sharakhovskaya, Mungret Community College ; and O’keefe Olenga, Thomond Community College.
A new apprenticeship ‘taster’ scheme for transition years with an interest in the hospitality industry as a career has proven highly popular with students across the Limerick and Clare region over the past academic year. The initiative, run by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of FET Hospitality Campus in Limerick, is aligned…
On Tuesday 11th May Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Local Creative Youth Partnership launched its first Strategic Plan. One of three national pilot programmes, the Partnership is part of the Creative Youth pillar within Creative Ireland, with a remit to develop creative opportunities with young people in their communities. The Strategic Plan identifies…