Africa Day (25 May) will be celebrated online this year, with virtual events taking place across the country. Twenty-three local authorities and their community partners are hosting a diverse range of virtual activities, from storytelling to traditional crafts, musical performances to webinars.
Virtual events across Ireland to celebrate Africa Day 2021
Africa Day (25 May) will be celebrated online this year, with virtual events taking place across the country. Twenty-three local authorities and their community partners are hosting a diverse range of virtual activities, from storytelling to traditional crafts, musical performances to webinars. Members of the African diaspora in Ireland and the communities of African heritage are also invited to share their own Africa Day content by tagging @AfricaDayIreland on Facebook, @AfricaDay on Twitter or AfricaDayIreland on Instagram, and use the hashtags #AfricaDayIreland and #AfricaDay2021.
2021 is the 16th year in which Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs is supporting events to mark Africa Day in Ireland.
Education projects in Kilkenny invited to apply to €1.2 million Rethink Ireland fund
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mary.cody@kilkennypeople.ie Emer O’Neill, Múinteoir with RTE Home School Hub; Deirdre Mortell, CEO, Rethink Ireland; Minister of State, Joe O Brien );
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Projects in Kilkenny that empower young people and adults through education are being invited to apply to a €1.2 million which has been launched by Rethink Ireland.
The Engage & Educate Fund was created by law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP and Rethink Ireland, the Social Innovation Fund of Ireland, in partnership with the Government of Ireland. It backs innovative projects which support young people and adults from marginalised communities to access education.
Updated / Tuesday, 11 May 2021
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Emer O Neill blooms in florals as she co-hosts Today Show. Photo: Jordan Forde.
Today with Maura and Dáithí has seen a bevy of charming co-hosts take the seat while Sinéad Kennedy is on maternity leave, and yesterday saw a new face as Emer O Neill stepped into the hosting spot.
Viewers might already recognise Emer as one of the many múinteoirs on RTÉs Home School Hub, and her energetic and fun PE sessions no doubt got many households up and about.
Now, she s stepping into new territory as she fills in for Sinéad, alongside other co-hosts Rachel Allen, Bláthnaid Treacy and of course Maura Derrane. And it looks like her slot was a hit, as viewers praised her on Twitter.