Baking part of Sunday morning ritualBaking was always part of the Sunday morning ritual in our house and bread, apple tarts, fairy cakes and tea brack were turned…Tue Nov 16 1999 - 00:00
Matures bloom at MaynoothTHE NUI Maynooth has a reputation for being a particularly "user-friendly" environment for mature studentsTue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Good study guideTHE essence of Wise Up: the challenge of lifelong learning by Guy Claxton (Bloomsbury, £16Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Kerry looks for maturesThe institute of Technology, Tralee, Co Kerry, is looking for mature students interested in studying in the areas of science …Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Easy study guide notesDesignate a place at home as your study space where you can leave your books and papers spread out so they won't be touched.Tue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Course NotesNUI Maynooth, the Kilkenny Education Centre and the Irish Association of Pastoral Care in Education are in the throes of planning…Tue May 04 1999 - 01:00
The creative cityDuring the past five years over 2,000 Dubliners have taken part in a series of weekend creative workshops run by Dublin Corporation…Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Women join the quest for Ballymun's futureThe redevelopment of Ballymun prompted the launch of a course in neighbourhood planning aimed at directly involving women in …Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Hooked on chocolateUp to five years ago Ruth McGarry Quinn was a nurse specialising in the care of renal patientsTue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
`I'll never forget walking through the gates of Trinity on the first day.It was magical'When her mother died, Marie Greene was just 15 years oldTue Jan 05 1999 - 00:00
Has Ireland lost its heart?It was 31 years ago that Mary Valarasan-Toomey came to Ireland from Sri Lanka to study science at Trinity CollegeTue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
More than the icing on the cakeIf you would like to surprise your nearest and dearest this Christmas with handmade goodies or an expertly decorated cake, one…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Adult NotesRingsend Technical Institute has a number of full-time courses for adults interested in returning to education while retaining…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
A local touch for distance learningDistance learning is an ideal learning method for those unable to fit in with normal college schedulesTue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Adult NotesThe success of the community media course at Colaiste Dhulaigh in Coolock, Dublin, has convinced the organisers to go for a repeat…Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Autumn triggers a learning geneThe start of the school year seems to bring out the self-development gene in a lot of peopleTue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Students tell their VTOS storiesAnyone considering a return to full-time education under the VTOS programme which caters for long-term unemployed adults would…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Stay-in-school message of Variety showThe Variety Club of Ireland is probably best known for its donations of Sunshine buses to children's charitiesTue Feb 10 1998 - 00:00
For directors who are seeking directionRapid and dramatic changes in Irish and international business are putting intense pressure on directors and senior managers, …Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Calling all couch potatoesWith the festivities all over for another year, thoughts inevitably turn to summer holidaysTue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
One women's victory over manic depressionManic depression can be a savagely destructive illness which causes havoc in the lives of sufferers and those around themTue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Tax relief is an option for some mature studentsFunding is a sore subject for many mature students who have to foot the bill for courses without the benefit of State subventions…Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Disability should be no block to developmentAhead (the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability) is managing a twoyear pilot training and employment programme…Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
Wine and PR in vino veritas?Beginners and advanced students are catered for on two wine appreciation courses being run this autumn by Julie Verling.Tue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Just the place to get the creative juices flowingThe Busherstown Creative Centre, outside Birr, Co Offaly, has a range of courses between now and December designed to stimulate…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Useful off-campus choices from NCIRThe National College of Industrial Relations in Dublin runs a number of off-campus mainstream management and industrial relations…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Just the place to get the creative juices flowingThe Busherstown Creative Centre, outside Birr, Co Offaly, has a range of courses between now and December designed to stimulate…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
The air necessitiesTHERE are no comprehensive statistics on women's employment independent radio but we know that they are under-represented in …Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
The call of music and danceTHE Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick is offering three post-graduate courses in music and dance in the …Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Get young again for the month of MayBEALTAINE is the name of a four-week arts festival running this month aimed at celebrating the creativity of older peopleTue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Making a joy out of a dramaIF you want to learn how to act, then the MA in drama studies at UCD is not for youTue May 06 1997 - 01:00
The learning never stopsPATTIE DUGGAN'S enthusiasm for life and her mischievous sense of fun are infectiousTue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Union of theory and practiceTHROUGHOUT the 1980s and `90s, Irish business has been coping with the radical changes brought about by the development of a …Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Beyond day-trips and jamFOR MANY PEOPLE, the Irish Countrywomen's Association conjures up images of delicious home-made jam, perfectly risen hand sponge…Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Visit an island of varietyINISHBOFIN, Co Galway, is the venue for a weekend of painting, drawing and walking to be held on the island from April 11th to…Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
They're the topsMODESTY prevented the three students interviewed by E&L from being too ebullient about their exam successTue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
So many ways to make musicIRELAND is one of the few countries in Europe without professional training for a career in music outside the classical genre…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Information sessions for `matures'With the numbers of mature students on the increase all the time, several colleges are now running information evenings on courses…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Getting a grip on moneyTAKING ON A JOB with management responsibilities often demands a good working knowledge of financial matters, and this can be…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Age has its edgeIT'S often difficult for those who have taken time out to be with a growing family to decide how best to reintegrate themselves…Tue Feb 25 1997 - 00:00
Beating around the BusherstownBusherstown Creative Centre is between Roscrea and Nenagh on the Limerick roadTue Feb 25 1997 - 00:00
Boldly goingSHE might be new to the job as dean of Trinity's school of engineering and systems sciences but Dr Jane Grimson had a good idea…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
CHIC! It works for the companyUNIFORMS are out, corporate wardrobes are in and the whole style of dressing for work has changed dramatically over the past …Tue Jan 28 1997 - 00:00
Muscle in on stressMENTION the word fitness in the presence of the average couch potato and he or she will recoil in horror at the thought of lycra…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Building bridges, breaking barriersA SERIES of six weekly lectures on the theme of "bridges and barriers" begins on January 30th in Butler House, KilkennyTue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
A Wednesday evening date for teachersTHE school of education at Trinity College Dublin is holding a series of weekly lectures aimed primarily at teachers on Wednesday…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Night students show staminaTHE prospect of heading out to sit on hard seats in a lecture theatre four nights a week will strike many people as either madness…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Book helps adult students over the system's hurdlesTAKING THE PLUNGE back into the education system as an adult is not easy, and support structures for mature students are thin…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
A taste of the grapeIF THE TAKE-UP of wine courses is anything to go by, the Irish are fast becoming a nation of wine enthusiastsTue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
