Huge congrats to the Laois and Offaly ETB Beyond the Barriers project for winning the Special Recognition @esfireland.bsky.social award at the recent #STARAwards2025 ceremony. ⭐
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This year there were 149 Adult Learners’ Festival events across the island of Ireland. 🎉
The AONTAS Team were out and about during festival week, visiting adult and community education groups.
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Big applause for the Laois and Offaly ETB Transformative Journeys for Traveller Women project for winning the Special Recognition Shooting Star Award sponsored by The Open University in Northern Ireland at the #STARAwards2025 on 7th March. ⭐
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Way to go to the @therehabgroup.bsky.social Voter Education Programme for winning a STAR Award in the Learner Voice category sponsored by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). ⭐
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Congrats to the Certificate in Transition to Higher Education programme from the Technological University of the Shannon for taking home a STAR Award in the Third-Level Access and Engagement category sponsored by EPALE. ⭐
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Well done to RADE for winning at the #STARAward2025 in the Health and Wellbeing Category (Small/Medium Organisation) sponsored by @mentalhealthirl.bsky.social. ⭐
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Congratulations to Great to Train from Cork Simon Community and Cork ETB for winning at the #STARAward2025 in the Social Inclusion Category (Large Organisation) category sponsored by Open College Network Northern Ireland. ⭐
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Well done to the Active Citizenship/Voter Education Programme from @dalcdublin.bsky.social for winning a STAR Award in the Global Citizenship Education category sponsored by Saolta. ⭐
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Congratulations to The Blocks from City of Dublin ETB and Rialto Community Drug Teamfor taking home a STAR Award in the Health and Wellbeing (Large Organisation) category sponsored by @mentalhealthirl.bsky.social. ⭐
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The Special Recognition Shooting Star Award sponsored by the @openuniversity.bsky.social goes to Transformative Journeys for Traveller Women from Laois and Offaly ETB!
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The Special Recognition award sponsored by the @esfireland.bsky.social goes to Beyond Barriers from Laois and Offaly ETB!
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The #STARAward2025 in the Third Level Access and Engagement category sponsored by EPALE Ireland goes to The Certificate in Transition to Higher Education from TUS.
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The #STARAward2025 in the Social Inclusion (Large Organisation) category sponsored by Open College Network Northern Ireland goes to Great to Train from Cork Simon and
Cork ETB!
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The #STARAward2025 in the Social Inclusion (Small/Medium Organisation) category sponsored by Open College Network Northern Ireland goes to Welcome English Language Centre!
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The #STARAwards2025 Health and Wellbeing (Large Organisation) award sponsored by Mental Health Ireland
goes to The Blocks from Rialto Community Drug Team and
City of Dublin ETB!
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The #STARAwards2025 Health and Wellbeing (Small/Medium Organisation) award sponsored by Mental Health Ireland goes to RADE!
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The #STARAward2025 in the Global Citizenship Education category sponsored by Saolta goes to Active Citizenship/Voter Education Programme from DALC!
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The #STARAward2025 in the Learner Voice category sponsored by QQI goes to Voter Education Programme from
Rehab Group!
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The #STARAwards2025 celebrity guest Pauline McLynn just took the stage to chat with John D'Arcy about her experience of education, her acting career and advice for nominees.
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"Adult learning brings people together, it helps us to ask questions and to question the world around us. Because our similarities are greater than our differences," says AONTAS Chairperson and #STARAwards2025 host, John D'Arcy.
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The #STARAwards2025 is starting off with a BANG. 🥁 The Bodhrán Buzz is currently energising the crowd with a surprise Bodhrán workshop!
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The stage is set and the guests have arrived. Today we recognise the dedication and achievements in adult learning. The #STARAwards2025 ceremony begins now! ⭐
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Today is the day! We'll be recognising the life-changing impact of adult learning at the 19th annual STAR Awards. 🌟
Follow along for #STARAwards2025 live updates and read about the finalists here 👉www.aontas.com/knowledge/ne...
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What an incredible first few days of the Adult Learners' Festival! 🎉
The AONTAS team has been having a blast attending some of the events. Here's a peek at what we've been up to so far 👇
Register for events ➡️ www.adultlearnersfestival.ie/
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Speaking about the current economic system, Prof Camilla Fitzsimons, Head of the Department of Adult and Community Education at Maynooth University, says it "undermines love, care and solidarity, which are inherent in people and the default in most of us."
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Next up ➡️ Roundtable discussions at "From Politics to People" with practitioners, tutors and policymakers, on how to ensure a culture of care is realised and that the value of community education is clear.
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Rosey Kunene, Founder of Dignity Partnership speaks about "information poverty" and how a culture of care needs to support people "to understand information" in order to build bridges within communities.
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Speaking about social inclusion, former Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed learner Finbarr Savage says, "bringing people together in a safe inclusive space can only be a benefit."
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Nina Burke from SOLAS, says the Community Education Framework "highlights the powerful impact of this sector and the critical role that community education plays in Ireland's social and economic development."
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The Women's Collective Ireland Ronanstown Drama Group present three poems that explore homelessness through the ages from a feminist perspective, particularly how it affects children.
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