Meeting of the European and North American Network and International Learning Cities Seminar, Cork, April 2026. Learning Limerick Chairperson, Michael MacCurtain and Lifelong Learning Facilitator Yvonne Lane were delighted to participate in the European and North American Network of Learning Cities meeting and Lord Mayor’s reception hosted by Cork Learning City on Thursday 23rd April.
Officially launched by Mayor of Limerick, John Moran, the plan sets out clear priorities to support learning as a driver of personal development, community wellbeing and workforce resilience across the city and county. The launch coincided with the opening of Learning Limerick’s annual Lifelong Learning Festival, a flagship celebration of learning at all stages of
A significant seminar held on April 10th in UL Access Campus, as part of the 2025 Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival, looked at the power of literacies to change lives The event was interactive, with key speakers, a networking café and a panel discussion. The presentations and group discussions explored different types of literacy, including financial,
The 2025 festival presents a wide variety of interesting and diverse topics that include Art, IT Skills, Language Tasters, Entrepreneurship, Guided Tours, Open Days, Educational Pathways, Dance, Music, Cookery, Wellbeing and much more. This year’s festival was officially launched today (Friday, 21 March) in Newcastle West Library, Co. Limerick by the Mayor of Limerick, John
We are lucky here at Learning Limerick insofar as part of our duties for the festival, we get to attend as many events as we can fit in to our busy schedule. It’s a tough job but somebody has got to do it! Here are some highlights of the events that we have attended so