Teagasc first intake of Apprentices on New Land Based Apprenticeships
In Autumn 2023, Teagasc took their first intake of Horticulturist Apprentices (10), Sportsturf Apprentices (23), Farm Technician Apprentices (11) and Farm Manager Apprentices (8). This followed a detailed development and application […]
First Year For Ladies Inter-Colleges Camogie Competition
Each year Ireland’s agricultural and horticultural colleges battle it out in various competitions. On the sporting field, native Irish sports gaelic football (a game played with a big ball) and […]
Teagasc to use Calving and Bovine Injection simulators to support the teaching of skills to agricultural students
Teagasc will soon roll out the use of simulators as a training tool to support the teaching of practical skills for calving cows and for injecting cattle for students on […]
Norwegian colleagues for job shadowing in Ireland
For a week beginning the 25th of September 2023, Teagasc welcomed nineteen visitors from sixteen different Norwegian vocational education colleges. The group from green (land based) and blue (aquaculture) colleges […]
Teagasc Horticultural students participated in the landscaping competition at Valais College, Switzerland
Two Teagasc students, Niall O’Brien (Kildalton Horticultural College) and Eoighan Mountaine-Barry (College of Amenity Horticulture, Botanic Gardens) won the People’s Choice award at the recent landscaping competition in Switzerland last […]
Austrian and Spanish teachers visit Ireland
Teagasc were delighted to welcome our European colleagues early this Summer. In May, two teachers from LFS Kleissheim Austria visited our horticultural colleges, the Atlantic Technological University, Galway and St […]
I2Connect Summer School
I2Connect Summer School – (11th-16th September University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart). I2Connect is an EU Horizon 202 project i2connect – Home – i2connect (i2connect-h2020.eu) The project is about connecting advisors and […]
First Irish Team taking part in Agro Challenges
Teagasc were delighted to have a team participating for the first time at the 2023 Agro Challenges in Slovakia. Rosie, Wayne, Ellen and Conor were selected for Team Ireland from […]
Teagasc Education Staff Conference
Teagasc each year has a conference for staff in one of its Education locations. This year’s conference is in Clonakilty Agricultural College in west Cork (South West of Ireland). https://www.teagasc.ie/education/teagasc-colleges/clonakilty-agricultural-college/ […]
Upland In-service training
Training for Teagasc education staff on upland farming practices took place on Wednesday 19th April in Wicklow (in the east just below Dublin). The topics were very interesting. It is […]
