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.
Pictured at the announcement in Fedamore: Donncha Ó Treasaigh, ETB Director of Schools, Martina Naughton and Jo Flinn - representatives of Croí na Coille, and George O’Callaghan, ETB Chief Executive
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.
Limerick band Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets who will bring their unique brand of indie rock songs to the festival. Photo by Jamie Moore.
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.
George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, Limerick and Clare ETB, with Niamh Cooke, the newly-appointed Deputy Principal of Limerick Community Special School, Deirdre Bourke, the newly-appointed Principal of Limerick Community Special School, Donncha Ó Treasaigh, Director of Schools, Limerick and Clare ETB, and Eamon Murphy, Director of Organisation Support and Development, Limerick and Clare ETB.
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.
Shannon Region Junior Chef of the Year 2024 winner Ailey Lyons from Coláiste Íde agus Iosef in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, with fellow finalist students, David Omielianowicz from Coláiste Mhuire Askeaton, Joe Minihan from Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, and Katie Keogh, Mungret Community College.
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.
George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, Limerick and Clare ETB, Ray Kennedy, RTE newsreader and awards presenter with Róisín Ní Riain as she is presented with her ETB Alumni award and Phil Lavin who accepted Sarah Lavin’s ETB Alumni award on her behalf.
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.
George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, Limerick and Clare ETB with Zara Starr Madden, the newly appointed Local Creative Youth Partnership Co-ordinator and Donncha Ó Treasaigh, Director of Schools, Limerick and Clare ETB.
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.