Sitting Pretty is a showcase of work of past and present students of Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute’s Furniture Design & Making course. The exhibition is currently running in the impressive Lexicon Library in Dun Laoghaire and continues until June 23rd. The show was officially opened on May 23 by a Cathaoirleach Ossian Smyth, and celebrates 10 […]
Congratulations to Lucan Community College student Alex Hanley who achieved 4th place on the role of honour in the Irish Mathematical Olympiad and qualifies to compete on the Irish team in the International Maths Olympiad in July. What an achievement! What is IrMO? The Irish Mathematical Olympiad (IrMO) is a national mathematics contest for secondary […]
Paddy Lavelle (CE DDLETB) and Adrian P. Flynn (Director of Schools DDLETB) were delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Anne McArdle to the post of Principal in Rivervalley Community National School and Mr Michael Byrne to the post of Principal in Broadmeadow Community National School. “DDLETB have a strong presence in the Swords Community through our existing post-primary schools Fingal […]
Blackrock Further Education Institute’s Design students will showcase their creative abilities and skills at the annual end of year Design Exhibition which will take place on Wednesday 22nd May and Thursday 23rd May 2019. The exhibition will be open from 10.00am until 4.00pm each day and will showcase the work of students from the Interior […]
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone TD has recently approved €1m in capital funding for a local youth club equipment scheme for volunteer-led youth clubs and groups. The scheme has been designed to support youth work activities at a local level, with priority given to clubs/groups catering for young people aged […]
Parents in Citywest and Saggart are working with Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB in order to open a new Community College in 2020. Our Community Colleges put inclusion at the heart of learning where everybody is supported to reach their full potential. In our classrooms, we promote a Universal Design for Learning where each student’s […]
Five Blackrock Further Education Institute students of Information Technology have recently returned from the beautiful city of Utrecht in the Netherlands having successfully completed a mandatory two week work experience placement as part of their QQI level 5 major award. Working with BFEI’s partner, ROC Midden, the students who are currently studying Games Design and Development, […]
The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme supports youth work activities at a local level by providing grant aid towards the cost of running clubs and groups and is part funded by the proceeds from the National Lottery. Download Local Youth Club Grant Scheme Application Form here – latest date for receipt of applications is 3rd May 2019 […]
The 2018 Gwenda Hurst Memorial Medal has been awarded to Donabate Community College past pupil Sadhbh Nevins, who sat her Leaving Certificate last June. Each year, the Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland selects the most meritorious paper in the Leaving Certificate Geography examination for the award. In total 23,326 students sat the Leaving Certificate […]
