Calling all young STEM enthusiasts: SciFest competition kicks-off ahead of its 20th anniversary
SciFest, Ireland’s largest and most inclusive STEM fair programme for second-level students has announced its return ahead of its 20th anniversary with a call for entrants to the SciFest regional fairs, taking place across the country. The SciFest programme is funded by grants from the Department of Education and Research Ireland and by private sector sponsorship, […]
Tipperary Schools Encouraged To Sign Up For 2025 Fyffes Fittest School Competition
Fyffes have launched their Fyffes Fittest School competition for 2025 and are encouraging schools across Tipperary and the rest of the country to implement Fyffes series of exercise routines into their schools’ PE curriculum. The programme’s sessions will be led by Irish Olympian David Gillick and Irish fitness expert Sharon Flanagan who will work with […]
Tipperary Artist Jacqueline Gartlan To Host Painting Classes At The Cabragh Wetlands
The Cabragh Wetlands are hosting a series of painting classes beginning on the 13th of January. These classes will focus on the basics of painting, creating a calm, relaxing environment to express your creative side through the art of painting. Sessions will be held every Monday morning from 10am to 12:30pm for a six-week period […]
Michael D Higgins Officially Opens The 2025 Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition In The RDS
The official opening of this years’ BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition took place yesterday with President Michael D Higgins officially welcoming 1,062 students from across the country who braved the treacherous weather conditions to present their projects to a team of 85 judges. Projects were based in areas of science, technology, engineering and math […]
Record Enrolment In Retrofitting Courses Across The Country In 2024
Twenty Twenty Four set a record for the highest numbers of enrolments in courses for retrofitting and Zero Energy Building training courses with 6,423 trainees enrolled in courses across the country. This marks an increase of 6,060 since the courses were first offered in 2020. These courses are available to any person with a construction […]
BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025 Prepares To Welcome 225 Schools From Across Ireland Including 10 From Tipperary
BT Ireland are preparing to celebrate their 25th year as custodians of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition which will be open to the public from Thursday January 9th to Saturday January 11th at the RDS in Dublin. The Young Scientist Exhibition will allow school students of ages 12-19 to showcase their projects based […]
Christmas Themed Toddler Event At Cashel Library
As part of their festive events for younger children, Cashel Library is inviting parents and children aged 0-4 years to attend their Christmas themed event. The event will take place at 11:30am on Saturday the 7th of December. With lots of music, movement and fun to be had this event is one not to […]
Schools Spread The Word About ‘Think Before You Flush’ Campaign
Several Munster and Connacht based schools including Cashel Community School have joined the ‘Think Before You Flush’ campaign as part of the Green Schools Water Ambassador programme. The campaign has been set up to ensure that people are only flushing appropriate materials and disposing of wipes and sanitary products in the bin even if they […]
Tipperary County Council Receives Child and Youth Participation Award
Tipperary County Council have been awarded the TUSLA Child and Youth Participation award for the ‘Quality of Life’ consultation they held for the young people and children of Clonmel. This consultation involved assessing focus groups of young people in a range of schools, education centres and a third level institute who were asked to rewrite a […]
The Secret Science of Spiderman with Dr. Barry Fitzgerald
As part of their educational events for children, Nenagh Library will host a Spiderman themed science show with Dr. Barry Fitzgerald on Saturday the 9th of November. This show is catered for the whole family and attendees are invited to don their best spiderman costume. Spot prizes will be handed out throughout the show […]
