Pictured from left: Mary Flanagan, Adult Literacy Organiser, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board; Andrew Brownlee, Executive Director of Strategy and Knowledge, SOLAS; Dr Inez Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, NALA; George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board; Triona Lynch, Further Education and Training Manager, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and Siobhan McEntee, Active Inclusion Manager, ETBI. Pic. Brian Arthur

International Conference on Family Learning in Ennis Focuses on Putting Parents in the Picture

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…

Screen Success for LCFE Evening Provision with Prop Training Course

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…

Colaiste Chiarain students impress at the Vex Robotics competition

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…

Talk on the pedagogy of Paulo Freire for Lifelong Learning Festival

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…

Aine Murphy, Lauren Ambrose and Lucy Flaherty all second year students won 1st Place in the Intermediate Section with their company Hy Geeenie at Student Enterprise 2019

News from Desmond College

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

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.  

Colaiste Chiarain Junior Hurling Champions

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…

LOCAL YOUTH CLUB GRANT SCHEME 2019

Local Youth Club Grant Scheme 2019 The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme is aimed at providing support to youth work activities at local level. Under the scheme, youth clubs and groups in Limerick and Clare are invited to apply for one-off grants to support their development, administration, programme and service costs. The Scheme supports voluntary…