Rural Life
DkIT launches new part-time agri degree and qualifications
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has announced the launch of a suite of part-time programmes in agriculture – which will...
Rural Life
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has announced the launch of a suite of part-time programmes in agriculture – which will...
N.Ireland
A leading communicator within the farming and food sectors has indicated that more can be done to encourage the inclusion...
Rural Life
An opportunity has become available for those working the agricultural sector to study a part-time masters degree – at a...
Agri-Business
Green Cert part-time and distance enrolments for 2021 at Teagasc colleges are projected to be the highest intake over the...
Agri Politics
The 20 additional fixed-term teaching positions which Teagasc will receive are set to increase the number of available Green Cert...
Rural Life
Additional resources in terms of new teaching staff will be assigned to regions where there have been Green Cert “demand...
Agri Politics
The announcement of 20 extra Teagasc teaching posts has been described as “excellent news for the next generation of young...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has secured 20 additional fixed-term teaching positions for Teagasc. In response...
Rural Life
Calls are increasing in political circles for more places to be made available for prospective Green Cert students following a...
Rural Life
As agricultural education has evolved to continue through the Covid-19 lockdowns that have been in place over the past year,...
Agri-Business
A study carried out by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has confirmed that existing debt is preventing a significant...
Rural Life
Teagasc has appointed Marianne Lyons as the new assistant principal in Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Co. Cavan. Lyons graduated from University...
Machinery
IT Tralee was forced to drop its level 7 Agricultural Mechanisation bachelor of science degree course due to a shortage...
Rural Life
Teagasc is working towards reopening all of its colleges between now and mid-September in line with national guidelines. Speaking to...
Rural Life
Agriculture students studying in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) were successfully able to navigate the challenges posed by Covid-19 on...
Agri-Business
Jon Parry has been appointed principal of Gurteen College and will take over the reins this week from his predecessor...
Rural Life
Irish agricultural students are comfortable using digital tools to help them excel in farming – and to an extent Teagasc...
Other
Agricultural sciences at University College Dublin has been placed fifth in Europe, and 19th globally, according to one world ranking....