Cork Learning City

Celebrating all things learning in Cork City! #CorkLovesLearning #CorkCelebratesLearning

[Cllr Kieran McCarthy @cllrkmac]

Many thanks to everyone who took on the tour of the Shandon area with @corklearning Fest

Next up for April (2 hours, free, no booking required).

Sat 26 April, The Cork City Workhouse Tour; meet just inside the gates of St Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Road, 1pm #GotCork

[ACE UCC @ACEUCC]

‘#Cork stands out as a pioneer in the global learning city network’

Isabell Kempf, Director @UNESCO @UIL addresses attendees at the International City Conversations in @TriskelCork today as part of the @corklearning @learning_fest of which @UCC is a proud partner

[Old Cork WaterWorks Experience @lifetimelabcork]

📚Join us for Cork's @learning_fest!
🔬'Investigate, Participate & Celebrate' with us as we discover 'What's in a Drop' our free, hands on, family workshop.
💧Explore the weird & wonderful properties & lifeforms found in water!
📅 Sunday 6th April
🎟️https://t.co/pvChdZcxiP

[Mary Ryder @MayReeBe]

Join us tomorrow for our Community Fair
11.00am - 2.00pm
Elizabeth Fort

@corklearning
@CorkETB
@DouglasSt_CCFET
@DouglasStBiz

#corklearningfest2025

https://t.co/fMl9nDpLVi

[Cork City Libraries @corkcitylibrary]

Join us for a traditional music session in Blackpool Library during #CorkLearningFest2025!
Slow Session with Michael Lynch
⏰ Sat 5 April, 11:30am
For beginners, intermediate players and musicians who like to play slowly. No booking required, bring an instrument and come along!

[Cork College of FET - Douglas Street Campus @DouglasSt_CCFET]

Photography 📸 and Flamenco 💃 events Thursday 3rd April at Douglas Street Campus as part of the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival. @corklearning @CorkETB @DenisLeamy @ThisisFet @DSC_Erasmus @DSC_Library @CetbeU @corkcitycouncil @elmarie96 @torban69 @aontas

[Access UCC @Access_UCC]

Cork Lifelong Learning Festival was off to a flying start with the Traveller Living History Exhibition at MTU. Access UCC Students and Staff were able to explore the inside of a traditional wagon, music, food and crafts celebrating Traveller culture

[ACE UCC @ACEUCC]

“If this festival stands for anything it’s that lifelong learning is a collective experience that should be experienced by all in the community for the community” -

Lord Mayor @sendboyle formally launches the Cork Lifelong @learning_fest attended by the Director of #UNESCO @UIL

[ACE UCC @ACEUCC]

Director of @UNESCO @UIL Ms. Isabell Kempf presented the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Dan Boyle with a UNESCO Learning City Award, making #Cork the first city in the world to receive this prestigious award on two occasions.

@UCC is a proud partner of @corklearning City

[Cork College of FET - Douglas Street Campus @DouglasSt_CCFET]

Congrats to our staff member Krzysztof Rosa & Fighting Blindness for winning a Cork Lifelong Learning Award 2024! Fantastic achievement for all involved. 👏🎉👏🎉👏🎉 @corklearning @CorkETB @fight_blindness @DenisLeamy @ThisisFet @corkcitycouncil @corkindo @ETBIreland #FET


[Ireland OECD&UNESCO @IRLOECDUNESCO]

Congratulations to @‌corkcitycouncil, for receiving the UNESCO #LearningCities Award 2024 👏! Recognized for its #LifelongLearning Festival, Cork is creating inclusive educational opportunities for marginalized groups.
@IEAmbOECDUNESCO @corklearning @sendboyle

[UNESCO-UIL @UIL]

“Cork has developed as a centre of excellence in education & learning in Ireland, with many institutions playing their part to bring lifelong learning opportunities to our citizens.”

-Dan Boyle, @‌sendboyle, of @‌corkcitycouncil, Ireland

Learn more 👉https://t.co/bdzaduAbJi

[Cork Learning City @corklearning]

@whatrobdidnext @echolive 👏👏 Well done, Robert!

[UNESCO-UIL @UIL]

Congratulations to @‌corkcitycouncil 🇮🇪, for receiving the UNESCO #LearningCities Award 2024!

Known for its #LifelongLearning Festival & Learning Neighbourhoods, Cork is creating educational opportunities for marginalized groups.

👉 https://t.co/bdzaduAbJi

#ImALifelongLearner

[Colm Carey @CMCarey_]

MTU Cork Prison Lecture Series wins the award for Best Higher Education Program @corklearning Awards 2024. An innovative & collaborative initiative between @MTUCork_Access @IrishPrisons & @IASIO_Ireland that has engaged and connected with over 300+ people in custody since 2017..

[Let'sGrowTogether!Infant&ChildhoodPartnershipsCLG @letsgro_2gether]

Congrats to our own Grace Walsh who was a winner in the Early Years category of the Cork celebrates Lifelong Learning awards for her work on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Thanks to Aoife Ni Chonchuir for the nomination&congrats to all nominees! @corklearning @dollyslibrary

[Cork Learning City @corklearning]

Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, Chairperson, Cork Education and Training Board #CorkCan

[Cork Learning City @corklearning]

Dr. Barry O'Connor opening today's @AccessCork event. Access - Transforming the Framework of Communnity Education. #CorkCan

[Access UCC @Access_UCC]

Congratulations to all winners at the a hugely positive @corklearning Awards, including UCC Student Collette Wolfe (Endeavour Award) and our Access team for a shortlisting award in Higher Education - for our collaboration with @AccessTCD @MTUCork_Access
#LifelongLearning

[Dr. Judith E Butler @Dr__Jude]

What a fantastic evening at the Cork Learning City Awards! @corklearning . So proud of our dedicated team, passionately committed to trauma-sensitive and relationship-based approaches. #RelationshipsMatter