World Menstrual Hygiene Day takes place on 28th May every year. It’s a chance to highlight the importance of menstrual care for women, girls and people who have periods. The theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024 is: Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld What is a period? A period is a release of blood from a person’s uterus,…
The Creative Arts Summer School 2024 is a free programme “promoting access, inclusion and diversity in the creative arts in Ireland”. The programme offers a chance to explore creative interests, meet other like-minded people and get a felt sense if you would like to pursue a career in the creative industries in Ireland. There…
An International Student Identity card (ISIC) is a student identity card which is internationally accepted. It provides proof of your status as a student, access to student discounts as well as student facilities and services globally. Often students get this card before school trips abroad or while studying and travelling to show proof of being…
2024 will be a year of voting – in referendums and elections. For example, there are two referendums on the 8th of March this year. There are also upcoming European and Local elections that will be taking place across the country in June. For many young people, this will be their first time to vote….
Each year, Safer Internet Day takes place in February – a day designated to raising awareness of a safer and better internet for all, particularly for children and young people. Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative and is promoted and coordinated in Ireland by Webwise, the Irish Internet Safety Education Awareness Programme. This…
October is #WorldMentalHealthMonth and today, 10th October 2023 is World Mental Health Day 2023. Everyone deserves to have the support they need to maintain their mental health as best as they possibly can. This year’s theme is that mental health is a human right. The below information highlights some of the national and local supports…
Today, 26th September 2023, is World Contraception Day. **From 1st July 2024 free contraception in Ireland has been extended to 35 year olds. Free contraception is available to women, girls, trans and non-binary people who need prescription or emergency contraception**. To access free contraception you need to be: A female or person with a…
The use of e-cigarettes, more commonly known as ‘vaping’, has become increasingly popular, particularly among young people, in the last number of years. According to statistics, about 1 in 5 young people say they vape but this figure may be even more now. What is vaping? Vaping is an electronic version of smoking cigarettes, where…
CAO Round 1 offers will be released tomorrow Wednesday August 30th 2023 at 2pm. Round 1 offers will also issued by email and text from 1pm. Applicants who have not received an offer will receive a `Statement of Application` email. The Round 1 offer will contain the highest choice, that the applicant has…
Great news for any students considering doing a PLC course or Pre University course through Sligo College of Further Education (SligoCFE) this year! SligoCFE have removed fees from all the Level 5 or 6 Pre-University courses they offer. This means you could do a course for FREE starting in September 2023 and gain a Level…