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From Carnival Queens to Celtic FC

Find out more about interesting Erasmus+ VET placements from Galway Technical Institute!

Whole school benefits from Erasmus+

St. Paul’s Primary School, a senior boys’ school located in Portlaoise, Co. Laois with over 400 pupils, many born outside of Ireland, undertook an Erasmus+ KA1 project on Inclusive Education.

The Spark to Speak: How Languages Changed My Life

19 year old Trinity student Blaithín Macken Smith once hated school. Discovering her love of languages changed her life and led her to unexpected places…including receiving a European Language Label!

Max’s Odyssey – eTwinning National Quality Label winner

Each year, selected eTwinning projects in Ireland are awarded a National Quality Label (NQL).

What about studying abroad?

Euroguidance Ireland and Eurodesk Ireland would like to encourage young people from Ireland to think about studying abroad.

Studying in Ireland - information for and from international students

A blog written by international students studying in Ireland provides lots of useful and interesting information to all those interested in studying in Ireland.

The One Thing I Wish I Had Known Before…

Beth Bergin, on a student placement with Naas Youth Information Centre, shares her experience of leaving family home and starting college life...

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Getting Through the Exams

Louise Lynch, YIC Letterkenny, gives advice on how to cope with stress when preparing for exams

FLYING THE COOP

With many young people having received college course offers and preparing to make the move out of home, Louise Lynch, Letterkenny YIC explains how the Flying the Coop booklet can help support those leaving home for the first time.

What is it really like to study abroad?

Hilary Lynch, the Euroguidance Co-ordinator reports about the Euroguidance Ireland Centre Pilot Blog Project.

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Irish Graduate - The Reality

Lorna Dollery, a recent Irish graduate shares her thoughts about post-college graduate experience in her blog (Best Blog Post of the Blog Awards Ireland 2013).

The Education System in Ireland

Curious about the Irish Education system?