AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless elected as Co-Chair of SDGs Coalition 2030

In August 2023, our CEO Dearbháil Lawless was elected as Co-Chair of the Sustainable Development Goals Coalition 2030 Steering Group
On the Road with the Community Education Network: the Women’s Community Projects Mullingar

Lorraine, our Community Education Officer, was on the road recently to meeting with the team from the Women’s Community Projects in Mullingar, to learn more about the amazing work they do in the local community.
On the Road with the Community Education Network: Henrietta Adult & Community Education Service (HACE)

In May, Lorraine O’Connor, our Community Education Officer, made a site visit to Henrietta Adult & Community Education Service (HACE) Henrietta Street in Dublin.
On the Road with the Community Education Network: Roscommon Women’s Network

Roscommon Women’s Network (RWN) is a local community project and charity dedicated to supporting women and families in County Roscommon. Recently, our Adult Learning Initiative Officer Leo Gilmartin and our Membership & Digital Engagement Officer Brian Desmond went along to their “Community Conversation” workshop.
On the Road with the Community Education Network: The Central Remedial Clinic (CRC)

Our Community Education Officer Lorraine O’Connor and our Adult Learning Officer Leo Gilmartin were on the road again today meeting the staff at the Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf in Dublin.
On the Road with the Community Education Network: the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed (INOU) Learning Hub

Lorraine O’Connor, our Community Education Officer, was on the road recently to meet with the staff at the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed (INOU) Learning Hub.
On the Road with the Community Education Network: Women’s Collective Ireland

Our Community Education Officer Lorraine O’Connor was on the road recently to visit Women’s Collective Ireland (WCI). WCI are committed to working with grassroots women to address their diverse needs through the communities they work with using a community development model locally and nationally.
Budget 2024: Supporting adult learning will help Ireland become a more equal and just society for all

Earlier this summer, we made our pre-budget submission to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
New short “micro-credential” courses designed to offer greater flexibility in how people learn and up-skill

New short “micro-credential” courses, which are being run in partnership with universities across Ireland, offer a way to spark greater interest in lifelong learning.
New social media campaign demonstrates the global impact of lifelong learning

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is running a social media campaign, #ImALifelongLearner, to raise awareness of people across the globe who have felt the benefits of keeping up education in some form throughout their lives. AONTAS is proud to be an official partners in this campaign.