European Youth Week 2021: Events, Activities and Competitions!
With European Youth Week fast approaching, we're delighted to hear from Eurodesk Ambassador, Maria Conte. Maria is currently volunteering as an in-country European Solidarity Corps volunteer with Voluntary Service International, where she manages...
European Youth Week 2021: Your Youth Week PR Kit
European Youth Week (EYW) is the flagship European gathering for young people and the youth sector in Europe. It takes place every second year and this is the tenth European Youth Week. This year European Youth Week runs from 24 to 30 May. It's...
Celebrating Excellence with the European Innovative Teaching Award
What is the European Innovative Teaching Award? The European Innovative Teaching Award (EITA) showcases outstanding teaching practices carried out as part of Erasmus+ projects. It recognises the work of teachers and schools and celebrates...
Art in Action: Painting a Picture of Life in Direct Provision
Léargas Communications Officer Niamh McClelland recently chatted with The Glucksman Senior Curator, Tadhg Crowley, and 3rd year University College Cork student, Mair Kelly, who is also ex-officio of the UCC Fáilte Refugees Society. Together, they...
Empowered by Erasmus+: Living through Lockdown via European Collaboration
For our latest blog, Anne Molloy, Inclusion and Diversity Advisor with Léargas, spoke with Sarah Boland. Sarah is Assistive Technology Facilitator at Saint John of God Community Services, which provides mental health and intellectual disability...
Webinar Wednesdays 2021 Series
After the success of Webinar Wednesdays in 2020, we will hold a new series of nine weekly webinars to support beneficiaries of and newcomers to European programmes! This series of Webinar Wednesdays will provide learning and training...
Takeaways from TCAs: Optimise Your Experience of Online Events
With online events here to stay for the foreseeable future, Léargas Communications Officer Niamh McClelland chats to Léargas Senior Support and Development Officer Carmel Walsh about what to expect from TCAs and Training Opportunities scheduled...
Learning the Language of Connection through Erasmus+
To mark International Mother Language Day, Léargas Communications Officer Niamh McClelland chatted with Helen English, a language teacher at Maynooth Post-Primary School. Recently included in the EUWomen4Future campaign, Helen has dedicated years...
World Radio Day 2021: Tuning into the Impact of VET
Radio producer and broadcaster JJ Clarke is a student of Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE). JJ honed his broadcasting skills on an Erasmus+ VET work placement in a radio station in Finland in February 2020. To mark World Radio Day...
School Closures 2021: Protecting Emotional Wellbeing During a Pandemic
To mark the International Day of Education, Léargas Communications Officer Niamh McClelland, highlights the supports and resources available to anyone who has made a return to remote teaching and distance learning in 2021.