Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI) is part of a worldwide organisation, which seeks to highlight the importance of remaining in education to young people. We are recruiting a programme coordinator based in Munster, working from home. This position will focus on … Read More
Students Top The Poll at Limerick City & County Council
Well done to Limerick City and County Council who hosted school visits for 6th class students from Presentation Primary, Limerick.They were thrilled to visit the Council Chamber in Merchants Quay. It was perfect timing with the Local and European elections … Read More
Margaret Smyth from Elavon brought the ‘Our Community’ Programme to Corville National School
Learning all about their Community was the focus for the 2nd class students in Corville National School, Roscrea recently. This was all thanks to Margaret Smyth from Elavon Europe who brought this fantastic programme into their classroom. Thank you Margaret … Read More
Youth Reach Learners Innovate!
Well done to the Youth Reach learners in Ballincollig, Bandon, Knocknaheeny and Macroom who combined calculated risks with innovation, creativity and teamwork to develop new products during a five month Entrepreneurship Programme developed and delivered by Junior Achievement Ireland; a … Read More
Ar Chraobh na hEorpa atá a n-aghaidh ag daltaí idirbhliana fiontraíochta Chiarraí
Beidh daltaí idirbhliana as Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne i nDaingean Uí Chúis, Co. Chiarraí ag coinneáil súil ‘fhíorúil’ ar an Eoraip an tseachtain seo agus iad ag réiteach do Chraobh na hÉireann de Chlár na gComhlachtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta, 2021 a … Read More
J&J Volunteers Showcase STEM in Cork Schools
One of the first virtual JA activities delivered in Cork was a series of WiSTEM2D (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Design) workshops for 5th and 6th class students at Our Lady of Lourdes National School and St Luke’s … Read More
BNY Mellon ‘Choose to Challenge’ on International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 more than 1,200 students nationwide benefited from JA Inspires careers talks kindly supported by BNY Mellon. Embracing the ‘Choose to Challenge’ theme, 18 eager BNY Mellon volunteers from Cork, Dublin and Wexford stepped up … Read More
Cork students learn about climate change virtually thanks to online EPA workshops
Students from 4 Cork primary schools joined 20 schools nationwide whose students had the opportunity to learn about climate change during Science Week thanks to expert volunteers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 28 EPA volunteers guided more than 800 … Read More
My Future My Business for Cork students
28 companies will host over 850 Cork students across a wide variety of sectors including science, technology, engineering, hospitality and media thanks to the My Future My Business supported by Tomar Trust. My Future My Business offers 1st and 4th … Read More
Cork ETB Students Celebrated at the Enabling Entrepreneurship Showcase in Millennium Hall
New business ideas by students from six Further Education Colleges in Cork City and County were celebrated at a showcase in Millenium Hall today. The showcase exhibition was the culmination of Enabling Entrepreneurship, a unique six week in-college programme run … Read More