Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone with Youth Officers from Limerick and Clare ETB and Cork ETB.

Minister Zappone launches UBU Your Place Your Space – a new youth funding scheme.

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone T.D., launched a new targeted youth funding scheme entitled, UBU – Your Place Your Space, which provides over €38.5 million for youth services. UBU – Your Place, Your Space brings together four already existing, overlapping schemes with a value of over €38.5 million. The scheme…

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board Schools sweep the boards at the BD StemStars Awards

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

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…

Mungret Community College Student Wins Garda Youth Award

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…

Thomond Community College Student Wins Garda Youth Awards

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…

Launch of School Excellence Fund Project at St Joseph’s Community College

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…

New Multi-Million Euro Coláiste Iósaef School Extension Officially Opened

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…

L to R: Richard Bruton, TD, Lisa Kiely and Padraig Flanagan from Castletroy College and Philip Nugent from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment

Castletroy College win big at Pakman National Awards 2019

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…