Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today published the outcomes from Creating Our Future, a unique national brainstorm that received more than 18,000 ideas on how to create a better society. The diverse breadth of public submissions on where research should be focused ranged from ideas on…
28th June 2022 Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced the expansion of third-level including targeted college places and new apprenticeship programmes. An extra 1056 targeted college places will be offered through the CAO for the 2022/2023 academic year, while 16 new apprenticeship programmes are being…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today launched the national recruitment campaign for regional and national leaders to drive literacy reforms. A Director of the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Programme Office will be appointed and will be supported by 16 regional Coordinators in Education and Training…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins TD have today announced the roll-out of €17.2 million in capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships. This builds on the €20 million Apprenticeship Capital Fund investment in…
Date: 21 June, 2022 Shannon-based software company, CalQRisk, is delighted to announce its partnership with The Welsh Sports Association. The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) is the membership body for the sport and leisure industry in Wales, charged with the task of providing leadership, advocacy, and a gateway to business and governance services for the sector….
Fine Grain Property has acquired Building 7000 on Shannon’s Westpark Innovation Campus from global company AXA Partners Shannon, Ireland, June 22, 2022: Leading Irish real estate investor and operator, Fine Grain Property, has acquired a 124,000 sq ft modern five-floor office building on Shannon’s prestigious Westpark Innovation Campus from global company AXA Partners. This is…
Friday 17th June 2022: Shannon Airport and Ireland West Airport have become the first airports in the world to be recognised as Age Friendly airports by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Both airports were officially launched as Age Friendly Airports, certified by the WHO, at a ceremony in Ireland West Airport, officiated by Hildegarde Naughton TD, Minister of State at the Department of…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (16/06/2022) announced the appointment of Professor Mark Ferguson as the new Ireland Co-Chair to the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Steering Group. The US-Ireland R&D Partnership was established in 2006 and is based on the principles of the Good Friday Agreement. Speaking…
Ireland has large-scale opportunities and challenges around green, construction, digital skills and lifelong learning, the OECD will tell the National Skills Council Extraordinary meeting today. The meeting is part of the OECD Skills Strategy Project launched by Minister Simon Harris last November to analyse how well Ireland is equipped to meet current and future skills…
Tuesday 7th June 2022: Visitors to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park will be transported back to a time of traditional Irish hooley, through the attractions brand-new show. The new show, Céilí in the Kitchen, will give visitors the chance to experience the unique Irish tradition of an impromptu village night get together. Céilí in the Kitchen,…
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