Trees on the Land is a cross-border initiative working to establish young native trees across the 32 counties of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They run an annual tree planting event with trees being distributed and planted between December and March each year. They provide simple schemes for landowners to access quality native [...]
E-learning, or electronic learning, is the delivery of training and learning through digital resources. E-learning is delivered using electronic devices like computers, tablets, and even mobile phones, even though it is based on formalised learning. This makes it easy for users to learn anytime, anywhere, with very few restrictions. It is training, learning, or education [...]
This summer First Music Contact worked in collaboration with Age & Opportunity to survey professional musicians aged 50 & over, working in Ireland, to assess their needs and to hear about their experiences as they move forward in their careers. One of the main areas of professional development that emerged from this survey was the [...]
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. These digital attacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users via ransomware; or interrupting normal business processes. Implementing effective cybersecurity measures is particularly challenging today because there are more devices than people, and attackers are [...]
Did you know that, on average, two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke? But did you also know that you can make a difference to the outcome of a stroke, if it happens to you or someone else, by acting F.A.S.T.? What is F.A.S.T.? F.A.S.T. is a simple test that can help [...]
AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation, are now seeking articles for the Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner. This peer-reviewed journal documents the growth and development of adult learning policy and practice in Ireland. The deadline for submitting an article is Friday 27th January 2023. For the 2023 edition, AONTAS welcome [...]
Three Dublin city centre restaurants were closed for the breach of food safety regulations last month. One of the several reasons cited for closure was lack of training resources for staff. Make sure your staff have the appropriate training necessary to safely work with food by booking them onto one of our HACCP Food Safety [...]
1 in 4 women in Ireland will die from heart disease and stroke – the same as men and yet heart conditions in women are: Under-researched, Under-diagnosed and Under-treated. That is why The Irish Heart Foundation have launched a new Her Heart Matters campaign. They want to protect women’s hearts by providing intervention and prevention [...]
Trees on the Land is a cross-border initiative working to establish young native trees across the 32 counties of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They run an annual tree planting event with trees being distributed and planted between December and March each year. They provide simple schemes for landowners to access quality native [...]
Gardaí are advising people to be wary of rental scams, particularly at this time of year when students are returning to college. There has been an increase of 30% in accommodation fraud in 2022, in comparison with 2019 €1300 is the median amount stolen Approximately 50% of incidents occur in Dublin The return to college [...]
