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Agri Careers: fewer students want to study ag courses – so what does the future?
Sarah McIntosh
With a significant fall in first preferences for agriculture courses, we speak to educational bodies and professionals about the impact it could have on the industry, writes Sarah McIntosh.
24 July 2024 Recruitment
Agri Careers: industry movers and shakers
This month has brought some senior appointments in Dairygold and Ornua and we are seeing well-known faces on the agri-jobs market, writes Sarah McIntosh.
23 July 2024 News
FRS announces rebrand as FRS Co-op
The group has grown considerably from when it was originally founded in 1980 as National Co-op Farm Relief Services (NCFRS).
Agri Careers: Increasing accessibility to adult education
Springboard-funded courses are providing a platform for adults to upskill and gain confidence in returning to education and the workforce, writes Sarah Mcintosh.
17 July 2024 Recruitment
Agri Careers: redundancies - know your rights
With several agri companies going through a restructuring, we take a look at employee rights and entitlements, writes Sarah McIntosh.
10 July 2024 Recruitment
Agri Careers: horticulture students bring home bronze from Estonia
For the first time, two Teagasc students competed in the international Horti Challenge 2024 in Estonia, finishing in third place, writes Sarah McIntosh.
10 July 2024 Education
Agri Careers: FLIARA celebrates rural women innovators
An EU-funded project is putting innovative women in agriculture and rural areas centre stage, writes Deirdre Verney.
10 July 2024 Education
Call on Government to tackle inequalities in education sector
Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) has called on the Government to commit to tackling inequalities in the education sector by supporting their four priorities, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 July 2024 Education
Ask Miriam: ‘my daughter says she won’t go to college’
A concerned mother questions her daughter's decision to pass up a potential university course in favour of training to become a hairdresser.
3 July 2024 Ask Miriam
Sport: with Dublin knocked out, the race for Sam is on
We expect sporting dynasties to last forever – Dublin fell last week, can Limerick stay on top, asks Denis Hurley.
3 July 2024 Sport
Agri Careers: equine student off to a flying start
Equine student Ivanna Dempsey is one of 12 people in the world to receive this year’s Godolphin Flying Start class diploma, writes Sarah McIntosh.
3 July 2024 Careers
Athlone student scoops prize for TY equine programme
Transition year student Martina Agulló González was announced winner of the 2024 From Foal to Race educational programme, writes Sarah McIntosh.
29 June 2024 Education