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WorldSkills Ireland: talented students and apprentices
Sarah McIntosh
WorldSkills Ireland 2024 is aimed at showcasing the broad variety of career opportunities in the skills sector through practical demonstrations and competitions, writes Sarah McIntosh.
25 September 2024 Letters
Leaving Cert points system is biased
"A student attending a small remote school as on Tory or Arranmore islands cannot be expected to compete in a points race biased in favour of fee paying grind schools." - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal
12 September 2024 News
Lack of experience driving teenagers away from farms
That’s the view of 2023 National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winner John Macnamara, who was speaking at a recent farm walk on his farm in Co Limerick.
Ag science decline continues as concerns heighten
Following the Leaving Certificate results and CAO offers, it is a worrying time for the future of the industry, with a decline of students interested in studying agriculture, writes Sarah McIntosh.
4 September 2024 News
High volume of calls from farmers to Make the Moove
The biggest spike in calls has been from farmers worried about fodder, Macra president Elaine Houlihan said.
25 August 2024 News
2024/2025 Leaving Certificate agricultural science study guides
Welcome back to the 2024/ 2025 agricultural science study guides, brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal, Agri Aware and Irish Agricultural Science Teachers Association.
23 August 2024 Editorial
IASTA 'disappointed' with lower H1s in ag science
More than 60,000 students received their Leaving Certificate results on Friday morning with 13.6% of ag science students receiving a H1, writes Sarah McIntosh.
23 August 2024 News
How to navigate the Leaving Certificate results
With Leaving Certificate results being released this week, guidance counsellor Sinéad Delaney has everything students need to know for ahead of the big day.
21 August 2024 Education
Ask Miriam: ‘my daughter says she won’t go to college’
A concerned mother questions her daughter's decision to pass up a potential university course in favour of training to become a hairdresser.
3 July 2024 Ask Miriam
IFJ Junior: ploughing through politics
With counting more complicated and dramatic than the Eurovision, the European elections are always entertaining, but they are also really important, says The Dealer.
26 June 2024 CL-IFJHome
Farming sidelined in Leaving Cert 'climate' course
There is no direct reference to tillage or livestock farming in the 35-page document which sets out the specifications for the proposed subject.
10 April 2024 News
Tillage sector support missing in action
Tillage – to completely ignore the one sector that is dependent on ground conditions, time of year and crop choice is an utter disgrace.
10 April 2024 Viewpoints