An Cumann Gaelach, Coláiste na Tríonóide Centenary:An Cumann Gaelach, Coláiste na Tríonóide is celebrating its centenary this year. The council of the 100th session invites all former members to a reception to mark the occasion on Friday, May 4th at 7pm in the Atrium, Front Square, TCD. Contact: cumann@csc.tcd.ie
Sporting Chance Programme for Careers in the Sports and Leisure Industry
Sporting Chance is a new training programme designed by National Learning Network (NLN) to enable people with disabilities and others who are marginalised to build careers as coaches, leaders and managers in the sports and leisure industry.
Operating from the NLN's centre in Tralee, Co Kerry and run in conjunction with the Institute of Technology Tralee and fully accredited by Fetac, some 20 candidates are being sought for the programme, which starts this month and will run until December, 2008. There are no course fees as it is fully funded by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. A training allowance is paid to successful candidates, plus an equipment budget for course requirements .
For further information, contact Pat O'Neill. Tel: 066-07122533 or e-mail: patoneill@nln.ie
DIT Celebrating 50 Years of Engineering Education
This year marks the golden jubilee of professional engineering education at the Bolton Street campus of the Dublin Institute of Technology. To celebrate, the faculty of engineering will hold a series of events throughout the year.
The first event will be a talk by Prof Gerry Byrne, The Engineer of the Future. The lecture will take place tomorrow in Lecture Hall 259, DIT Bolton Street at 6.30pm.
For further information, contact David Kennedy, faculty of engineering, DIT. Tel: 01-402 3846 or e-mail: david.kennedy@dit.ie
Conference of The National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies
On Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th, IT Tallaght is hosting the third conference of the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies. The theme for the two days is Issues of Modernity and Postmodernity in a Franco-Irish Context. Plenary speakers include Fintan O'Toole (The Irish Times ), Dr Brigitte Le Juez (DCU) and Dr John McDonagh (MIC Limerick). Further information from Dr Eamon Maher, ITT Dublin Tallaght. Tel: 01-404 2871, e-mail eamon.maher@ittdublin.ie or see www.it-tallaght.ie/humanities/ languages/francoirishstudies/
Inter-varsity Science Communication Final
The national inter-varsity science communication final, Science Speak, takes place in the RDS Concert Hall on Thursday, May 3rd. A postgraduate finalist from each of the Republic's seven universities will present their research in an easy to understand manner to a lay audience in a competition that will test both their communication skills and their ability to make their science accessible to all.
Admission is free and open to all, but must be booked in advance. Doors open at 6.30pm, with the competition starting at 7pm. To reserve places, call 01-240 7217 or visit www.universityscience.ie
UCD College of Human Sciences Graduate Student Symposium
The programme, which will take place at the UCD Global Irish Institute on Wednesday, May 9th from 9.30am to 5.30pm, features keynote contributions from Mary Davies, chief executive of Special Olympics Ireland and the chairwoman of the Task Force on Active Citizenship and Prof Frances Ruane, director, the Economic and Social Research Institute, with sessions and panels featuring the research of UCD graduate students.
Further details from Margaret Brindley. Tel: 01-716-8268 or e-mail: gs_chs@ucd.ie
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