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The emergence of regional technical colleges (RTCs) in the 1970s initiated one of the most significant developments in the history of third level education in Ireland. By bringing a strong technical orientation and widening access to higher education for citizens, the RTCs contributed significantly to economic, social, and cultural development across the country. So too did the Institutes of Technology that emerged from the RTCs in the late 1990s, with most going on to become technological universities in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

The emergence of regional technical colleges (RTCs) in the 1970s initiated one of the most significant developments in the history of third level education in Ireland. By bringing a strong technical orientation and widening access to higher education for citizens, the RTCs contributed significantly to economic, social, and cultural development across the country. So too did the Institutes of Technology that emerged from the RTCs in the late 1990s, with most going on to become technological universities in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

Two learners from Galway and Roscommon Education & Training Board (GRETB) feature in a new documentary on TG4 that follows TikTok sensation, Dancing With the Stars finalist and former ETB student Kayleigh Trappe as she hits the road to meet a diverse group of ETB learners. Eachtraí Foghlama le Kayleigh Trappe (Learning Adventures with Kayleigh Trappe) features adult learner Páraic Ó hEidhin and post-primary school student Éadaoin Kinsella O'Neill on very different learning journeys through the Irish language.

Atlantic Technological University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its esteemed Heritage programme. The event, organised by the university’s Heritage Society, will take place on May 7 at 4pm in the Wine Geese Training Bar on the ATU Galway City campus.

This article is intended to provide some insight on Transition Year (TY), the usually optional “gap year” between 3rd and 5th year. I have asked multiple TY students, 5th year students, and teachers for their thoughts about TY in general, and if they believe doing TY is a good idea.

Transition year students from Archbishop McHale College in Tuam recently completed a four week course in basic kickboxing, self-defence and street awareness.

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) is a newly established multi-campus university formed in April 2022, through the amalgamation of three Institutes of Technology—Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo), and Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT). The university attracts learners from across Ireland, and over the last two years the university has seen significant growth in student numbers across its nine campuses.

Innopharma Education deliver QQI-accredited certificate, degree and post graduate programmes. As a result of its focus on high-demand sectors including BioPharma, MedTech, digital transformation and food science, many of their courses commencing in September 2024 have received Springboard+ or HCI funding.

Last weekend Galway Educate Together National School, hosted a clean-up on Grattan Beach with ‘Think Before You Flush’, a campaign operated by Clean Coasts in partnership with Uisce Éireann. The purpose of the event was to inform the students on which items should and should not be flushed down the toilet, helping to protect their local environment and the coastal amenities of Salthill and Galway.

More than 200 principals and teachers from across Ireland’s 16 education and training boards, including Galway & Roscommon ETB, who gathered at a national symposium 'Let’s Talk Ethos' in Athlone this week to reflect on their core values, have heard that the previously “uncontested” core value of equality can be the most challenging to implement.