Passionate about storytelling? This December, we can’t wait to welcome The Dublin Story Slam ✨ An open mic competitive storytelling night, the Dublin Story Slam welcomes ordinary Dubliners to tell their extraordinary experiences as they vie for the title of Grand Slam Champion 2022.

We are the first organisation to be inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall International Hall of Fame! AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless & former CEO Niamh O'Reilly on AONTAS as a "global leader" and the "empowering and transformative" effect of adult learning. Read more👉bit.ly/3Cz2Ntn

Edna O’Brien’s latest play #JoycesWomen is open on the Abbey stage, and we wanted to find out what all of you thought of the play, so we went down opening week to find out 🤗 Make sure to see the show before it finishes ➡ bit.ly/joyceswomen 🎥Aileen Power Dublin Theatre Festival

The dairy farmer, Sean Deasy, was motivated to continue his studies by his curiosity and need to grow his knowledge. He enrolled in the Carbery Group Greener Dairy programme that delivered a diploma in Environmental Science and Social Policy through UCC Ireland. #RPL made it happen.

Thanks to Miriam Dempsey from Walsh Whiskey Grace Edge, National Coordinator, RPL, Peter Cosgrove FutureWise, William Beausang Department of Further and Higher Education Sorcha Carthy HEA Professor Veronica Campbell SETU President for launching priorlearning.ie at our #RPLforEnterprise event today

Thank you to everybody who travelled from around the country and beyond to join us at our #RPLforEnterprise Think In. It was wonderful to hear from learners, higher education, enterprise, and policymakers about their experiences with #RPL and their vision for its future.

Huge interest & engagement from across the tertiary education system in our #IWD2023 event Maynooth University. Opened by Minister Simon Harris TD - almost 600 people, in-person & online, listened to 6 female University Presidents sharing their inspiring leadership & HE insights.

Russia-Ukraine war: March 9 updates ⤵️ Russian missiles have struck cities across Ukraine including the capital, Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the second city of Kharkiv. 🟠 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/htse5g

Excellent points from Heydi Foster in An Cosán highlighting the gender divide in the not-for-profit sector, no pay increases in over 10 years in a female dominated sector. #IWD2023

It was very encouraging to see so many senior figures from third-level institutions, enterprise, policymakers and practitioners join us for our recent #RPL event. Peter Cosgrove MC'd and delivered a thought provoking keynote speech. You can view it here: priorlearning.ie/news-events/rp…

Today's Down to Earth newsletter explores how a new treaty could be a 'game-changer' for our most mistreated oceans. To read more environmental features, sign up for free: theguardian.com/downtoearth-tw

Hear from guest speakers on various areas of RPL. Click below to learn more and to register for the FREE RPL Digital Badge. #YourLearningCounts priorlearning.ie/news-events/rp…

Dr. Josephine Finn, an RPL expert and a leader in adult education, has made their doctoral thesis available on RPL_Irl's webpage: bit.ly/3RjvL8s #RPL #PLAR

A warm thank you to Dr Josephine Finn of Maynooth University for her incredible lecture this evening sparking debate on what kind of future we want to build and the role of education in building that future. AI, technology, community and communication at the heart of the debate.

Paul McSweeney Cork Learning City ACE UCC Séamus Ó Tuama Dr Lyndsey El Amoud UCC Learning and Teaching Lovely event with inspiring speech from ex UCC Ireland president Michael Mortell, great lecture by Dr Josephine Finn Maynooth University & a deserving accolade to Tiina Neylon who was also instrumental in forming EcCoWell Cork lovely catch up.

Dr Josephine Finn has kindly made her thesis available for download from our website. Fears that RPL poses a risk to academic standards are without foundation, as the data shows claimants have extensive prior learning and are college ready. shorturl.at/bxNOU

Many thanks to Dr Josephine Finn for making this important work available. Look forward to reading this & seeing that standards are adhered to & maintained through RPL RPLPractitionersIreland Andrina Wafer Ernesto Villalba Mary Stokes Angela Higgins Dave Denieffe Catherine Fox collegeofFET.ie

A great article from Sandra Bailie sharing some of the key highlights from the #AontasNICensus launch "The findings from this report show #CommunityEd has a profound impact on a huge number of learners in Northern Ireland" Read the full article➡️nicva.org/article/first-…

A really beautiful poem by Mark Granier, reminder of that dreadful day in Dublin and Monaghan Trasna

In week 2 RPLDigital Badge, Dr Josephine Finn Josephine Finn shared: “recognized learning is the tip of an iceberg” and "most learning exists below the surface”. #RPL is a way to bring that learning to the surface and give it value #YourLearningCounts #LifeLongLearning #Skills