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Teacher Taster Programme

Ten prospective teachers from the Transition Year class visited the University of Limerick to experience a teacher taster workshop. The Desmond College Students were instructed by UL undergraduate students and learned new skills and experienced microteaching sessions. It was a wonderful opportunity organised by the three 3rd level institutions in…

Desmond College celebrates College Awareness Week 2018!

Desmond College organises a week of activities and guestspeakers to mark College Awareness Week. The fourth annual College Awareness Week (CAW) is taking place from November 19th to 23rd 2018 The campaign promotes the benefits of a post-secondary plan for all, supports students to become ‘college ready’ and features local…

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College Awareness Week

Senior students enjoying a talk from the Social Sciences department from UCC Shauna Upton from Sogeti speaking to Desmond College students about STEM CAREERS AND COLLEGE COURSES Students enjoying information presentation from Evelyn O’Brien from Griffith college celebrating COLLEGE AWARENESS WEEK 6th year and TY students inspired by a talk…

Study Skills and CAO Talk

Monday 20th November 2017 @ 7pm: Study Skills Talk Desmond College are delighted to offer a Study Skills Talk for all Parents to give them the information on how to support their child in studying for examinations. The presentation will be held in the school commencing at 7pm.    …

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Desmond College celebrates College Awareness Week 2017!

Desmond College organises a week of activities and guest speakers to mark College Awareness Week. The fourth annual College Awareness Week (CAW) is taking place from November 20th to November 26th 2017 The campaign promotes the benefits of a post-secondary plan for all, supports students to become ‘college ready’ and…

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Desmond College students travel to UL, LIT
and Mary Immaculate College, Open Days

Sophie Bridgeman, Amy Ryan and Katie Hallinan visiting the college open days in UL, LIT and Mary I. Aine Upton and Muireann Tobin visiting the college open days in UL, LIT and Mary I. Eimear Ahern, Amy Ryan and Mary O Connor visiting the college open days in UL, LIT…

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Desmond College Leaving Certificate Students Visit the Higher Options Conference

On 16th September the Leaving Certificate class of Desmond College and Gaelcholaiste Ui Chonba had the opportunity to visit the Higher Options Careers Conference in the RDS in Dublin. The event is sponsored by The Irish Times and lays claim to the biggest careers conference of its kind on Ireland. It hosts most…

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Higher Options Careers Fair

Leaving certificate students from Desmond College travelled to the RDS in Dublin on Friday 18th Sept to explore the many career opportunities available to them when they complete their Leaving Cert. Many institutions were represented at the careers fair. These institutions included universities, colleges of further and higher education, agricultural colleges, art…

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Desmond College Students formally recognised for their participation in Chain Reaction at the University of Limerick

Desmond College is one of only six schools in Ireland who are participated in the Chain Reaction Project at the University of Limerick. The chain reaction project is an FP7 funded project that focuses on creating a sustainable approach to inquiry based science education in Ireland and within the other…