More than 350 children in 12 primary schools across Clare, Galway, Limerick and Tipperary have learned more about biodiversity and how to reduce waste, reuse and recycle, thanks to an environmental initiative run by global healthcare technology company, Zimmer Biomet as part of the Junior Achievement outreach program.
Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has received confirmation from the Department of Education that school transport refunds will be issued on a staged basis over the next six weeks.
Limerick Institute of Technology has bucked the national trend by increasing its student work placement capacity by almost 50 percent during a year when Covid-19 restricted work placements elsewhere.
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has been awarded almost €1 million in funding as part of a Government programme aimed at upskilling and reskilling graduates with industry relevant skills for emerging technologies.
Students starting college at LIT in the next academic year however will take up their first classes on September 27, 2021 to allow for later leaving certificate results and CAO offers.
Clare students are being encouraged to apply for a national accounting technician apprenticeship programme which will create jobs in the region as part of 125 positions nationally.
The national governing body for the sport on the island of Ireland, has announced LIT and Trinity College Dublin as the latest Basketball Ireland Centres of Excellence, taking the number of centres to six nationwide.