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AONTAS calls for inclusive, well-supported apprenticeships at Oireachtas Committee
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AONTAS calls for inclusive, well-supported apprenticeships at Oireachtas Committee Written by Megan Fearon Published on November 13, 2025 Share This AONTAS calls for inclusive, well-supported apprenticeships at Oireachtas Committee Today, our Chief Executive Officer Dearbháil Lawless and Conor Thompson, Head of Advocacy and Policy at...
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AONTAS attend National Traveller Education Achievement Awards Ceremony
22 October 2024
In her opening speech, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Kerry Cuskelly, highlighted that those receiving awards “act as role models...
AONTAS join Loreto Crumlin Centre For 25th Anniversary Celebrations
22 October 2024
The Loreto Centre offers a range of adult education programmes; including Wellbeing, Tai Chi, Mindfulness, Meditation, Sustainable Gardening, and a...
What Did Budget 2025 Deliver for Adult and Community Education?
10 October 2024
We took an in-depth look at Budget 2025 and examined what it delivered for adult and community education - and...
“Transforming Adult and Community Education”: AONTAS Manifesto launch in Leinster House
4 October 2024
On Wednesday 2 October, the day after the announcement of Budget 2025, we brought adult learners and education providers to...
Development Education in Ireland and Across Europe
10 September 2024
Our Adult Education Initiatives Officer Larisa reflects on a recent conference from the Irish Development Education Association (IDEA) on development...
“As long as there is apartheid within the Irish education system, there will be a class apartheid in our society”
6 September 2024
An interview with actor and writer Emmet Kirwan as part of our “Holding You Back” campaign on the barriers to...
Holding You Back Campaign: Reflections from AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless
6 September 2024
A reflection by AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless on the importance of adult and community education, following our 'Holding You Back'...
More work needed in combatting ageism in Ireland
7 August 2024
Christine O'Kelly from DCU on ageism in Ireland and making a more age-friendly and inclusive society. Christine chats with our...
‘Forget about the age, just think about the person’: DCU as an age-friendly university
7 August 2024
A chat between Christine O'Kelly from DCU on being a global leader as an age-friendly university, and our Membership and...