Helen Kelly, Managing Director, Country Manager and Head of Corporate Banking at Barclays Ireland, joined 5th year students in Our Lady of Mercy College for a JA Inspires career talk while the students were learning from home. JA Inspires is … Read More
JA Worldwide: Top NGO for Third Consecutive Year
Geneva-based NGO Advisor has announced that JA Worldwide remains among the most impactful NGOs in the world, retaining JA Wordlwide’s number-seven ranking for the third year in a row. NGO Advisor began ranking NGOs in 2009 in an effort to showcase the best practices … 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
JA mentors are model examples from the varied world of work
Lauren Lane, a 23-year-old cloud automation engineer at Citi, is one of thousands of JA volunteers who mentor and help students in primary and second level schools across Ireland. Responding to demand from schools, JA recruits, vets, trains, equips and supports volunteers … Read More
The gift of education: Fidelity Investments donates essential hardware to Galway schools
Two schools in Galway have been gifted laptops and printers to improve their ICT (Information and Communication Technology) capabilities thanks to local fintech employer Fidelity Investments. Students from Coláiste Mhuirlinne, Doughiska are benefiting from having received a range of high-quality … Read More