While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought huge disruption to education over the past 17 months, there was some good news for four learners in County Clare this year as they have been accepted onto the BA in Applied Early Childhood Education and Care QQI Level 7 course at Carlow Institute of Technology.
Sinn Féin TD for Co. Clare, Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne has called on the Minister for Education to urgently tackle large class sizes, as figures released to the party show there are over 2,500 classes across the country with over 30 kids.
Limerick Institute of Technology recorded the highest average course completion rate among the IoT sector, for students who began studying in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
A Clare student from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) - along with her Cavan teammate - has hit the right note with their design for a new trophy that will be awarded to music artists with a number one single or album, on the IRMA Official Chart.
The Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre at LIT has secured €1.9 million in funding from Enterprise Ireland to continue to run the entrepreneurial development programme - New Frontiers, in the Mid-West for a further five years.
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has been awarded almost €1.8 million in funding as part of a Government programme aimed at providing part-time, upskilling and reskilling opportunities in areas of growth in the region.