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University College Cork, Adult Continuing Education (ACE)

University College Cork, Adult Continuing Education (ACE)

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Adult Continuing Education (ACE) at University College Cork is delighted to once again participate in the Government s Springboard initiative for 2015, which provides free part-time courses for jobseekers with…
Saor Ollscoil na hEireann (Free University of Ireland)

Saor Ollscoil na hEireann (Free University of Ireland)

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Saor Ollscoil na hEireann (Free University of Ireland) was established in 1986 by a small group of educationalists with the creative vision of a life-long learning process. The University provides…
University of Maynooth’s Summer Open Day 2015

University of Maynooth’s Summer Open Day 2015

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University of Maynooth announces its Summer Open Day will take place at the North Campus on Saturday, 27th June, 10:30 am – 15:00 pm. Every year our open days are…
‘Get Motivated for the Summer’

‘Get Motivated for the Summer’

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  With the summer quickly approaching, we got some tips on how to get motivated and stay fit. We all have busy lives, so sometimes sustaining motivation isn’t the easiest…
Remembering Joyce’s ‘The Dead’

Remembering Joyce’s ‘The Dead’

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January 6 is noteworthy for two reasons: for one thing it means that Christmas is almost officially over and all decorations can be quietly stored away for another year as…
The ABC of Ireland’s digital future

The ABC of Ireland’s digital future

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If there’s been one constant source of positive news in Ireland of late, it’s been in the digital sector. It seems as though there’s an announcement each week about a…
History, art and war: secrets and discoveries

History, art and war: secrets and discoveries

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Great art never truly loses its appeal. And given the recent reports of an extraordinary discovery in Munich, nor does it lose its power to inspire reflection. But while art…
Getting back to basics – introductory acting classes

Getting back to basics – introductory acting classes

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Now that many of us have almost had our fill of the summer blockbuster season in which thunderous explosions and eye-scorchingly elaborate CGI effects do an amazingly effective job of…
Adult Literacy and Learning

Adult Literacy and Learning

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Saying that further education is the key to career progression and personal fulfillment is all well and good, but it assumes that everyone is fortunate enough to have the basic…
Being curious about lifelong learning

Being curious about lifelong learning

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The incentives that are regularly bandied about when it comes to further learning are typically employment-related: how skills can be used to service industry needs; how learning plays a major…
Astronomy classes: making an impact

Astronomy classes: making an impact

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The scintillating, yet sobering, amateur video footage which surfaced a few weeks back of giant balls of light streak across the clear Russian sky made a few things all too…
Unravelling the mysteries of finance…

Unravelling the mysteries of finance…

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December is always a two-edged blade: we spend most of it celebrating the bedlam of Christmas, and a lot more time than we’d like complaining about the burdens of the…