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Careers: Tyrone teens win ABP Challenge for passing on sustainable farming
Sarah McIntosh
The 2024 ABP Angus Youth Challenge final saw two students from Aughnacloy College, Co Tyrone taking home first prize, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 November 2024 Education
Careers: ‘There are many opportunities and benefits within the sector’
As part of the ASA travel bursary series, Brona McCabe from the Dundalk Institute of Technology talks about her experience working on JF Cobb & Sons dairy farm in Dorset, England.
30 October 2024 Education
Careers: ‘the biggest barrier to STEM is lack of funding’
Ahead of Science Week, we take a look at some of the local initiatives that are emphasising the importance of STEM to people of all ages, writes Sarah McIntosh.
Careers: calving over 1,000 cows on a grass-based system in England
As part of the ASA travel bursaries series, UCD student Shane O’Brien from Co Leitrim talks about his time on dairy farms in Saskatchewan, Canada and Sansaw Dairy, Shrewsbury.
23 October 2024 Education
Careers: Aid Avengers providing care within community
Fifth-year students from a rural area in Co Cork, are providing people in their community with the basic skills needed to save lives, writes Sarah McIntosh.
16 October 2024 Education
Careers: new project pairs teenage girls with female mentors
A new mentorship programme aims to increase confidence and enhance resilience among teenage girls around the country, writes Sarah McIntosh
16 October 2024 Education
N17 road deaths spark renewed calls for upgrade
A death toll of eight along one road in Co Mayo so far this year has prompted renewed calls for a motorway to replace the N17 route, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
9 October 2024 Features
Careers: creatures great and small
A week-long TY programme in Tipperary is encouraging students interested in veterinary to gain more hands-on experience with large animals, writes Sarah McIntosh.
9 October 2024 Education
'Tackling climate change is not just for the young'
Educating older people on climate change and the behavioural changes that can reduce emissions is the aim of a retired UN official delivering courses across the country, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
2 October 2024 Features
WorldSkills Ireland: talented students and apprentices
WorldSkills Ireland 2024 is aimed at showcasing the broad variety of career opportunities in the skills sector through practical demonstrations and competitions, writes Sarah McIntosh.
2 October 2024 Careers
Agri Careers: beefing up interest in Certified Irish Angus
The Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition, which educates students on beef production, is celebrating 10 years at the National Ploughing Championships, writes Sarah McIntosh.
18 September 2024 Education
Agri Careers: adult students’ money struggles
With 41% of people participating in adult education struggling to pay household bills, many are opting out of education, writes Sarah McIntosh.
18 September 2024 Careers