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Sheamie Garrihy opens Lidl Farm 2024
Grace Hanna
Toy Show Star Sheamie Garrihy has joined forces with the Lidl Farm for the 2024 school season, writes Grace Hanna.
15 March 2024 News
Lidl launches 2024 farm experience for schoolchildren
Launching this year's "The Lidl Farm" is young farmer and The Late Late Toy Show star Sheamie Garrihy.
13 March 2024 News
XL Vets backs UL for new vet school
XL Vets has supported the proposal for a new veterinary degree programme at UL by signing a memorandum of understanding with the university.
Agri Careers: ‘the Farm Walk and Talk will help us in the actual exam’
Tullamore Farm and Agri Aware hosted more than 300 students last week for a practical day of learning, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 March 2024 Education
'Detailed discussions' continue into new vet school
Minister Simon Harris said this week that capacity for vet students must be increased in Ireland adding that he is working to achieve this "as soon as is possible".
6 March 2024 News
Minister recognises key role of machinery industry for wider agriculture
The FTMTA conference ‘Navigating the Evolving Agricultural Machinery Landscape’ recently took place at the Heritage Hotel, Killenard, Co Laois, with over 150 industry personal attending.
28 February 2024 News
Clearing the fog – making medical information accessible
Patients for Patient Safety Ireland members seek joined up thinking related to health literacy. That’s so that people know, from their teens, how to understand health information correctly and access.
28 February 2024 Health
Students on tour ahead of the Certified Irish Angus schools final
Five schools that are participating in the Certified Irish Angus schools competition flew to Belgium last week for a farm-to-fork study tour, writes Sarah McIntosh.
27 February 2024 Education
€4.5m investment to support rural third-level campuses
Minister Simon Harris announces new 'Distributed Campus Support Fund' to strengthen and support regional development in higher education institutions, writes Sarah McIntosh
22 February 2024 News
Agri Careers: a ‘disconnect’ between the syllabus and exams
In part two of the issues surrounding agricultural science at Leaving Cert level, Sarah McIntosh delves into the syllabus and structure of the new course design.
21 February 2024 Education
TUS Athlone celebrates 20 years of teaching veterinary nursing
Since its inception, TUS Athlone has seen 555 veterinary nursing graduates go through its doors, writes Sarah McIntosh.
19 February 2024 Careers
Agri Careers: why are students turned off by agricultural science?
The recent drop in the number of students choosing agricultural science for their Leaving Cert is a concern among teachers. In part one of this series, Sarah McIntosh shares the results of a survey.
14 February 2024 Education