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Bookville Kilkenny unveils fabulous Bookville exhibition this weekend

For 2022 Bookville will be bringing a fabulous Bookville exhibition to Kilkenny City over four days from Friday, October 7. The exhibition will highlight some of the festival’s talented illustrators and their artwork while also giving an insight ...

05 Oct 2022 at 20:00

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Nationwide search underway to find An Post Bookshop of the Year 2022 - Kilkenny Live

The search is underway to find the An Post Bookshop of the Year for 2022. After a hugely successful inaugural year in 2021, the category is now back for the second year running in the An Post Irish Book Awards, the annual literary event that ...

09 Aug 2022 at 12:00

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Picture This: Kilkenny libraries to showcase illustration-led books for young readers

A new reading guide from Children’s Books Ireland, the national organisation for children’s books in Ireland, celebrating picture books and illustration is now available in every branch library in Kilkenny. Picture This features over 230 ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:30

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OWLS literacy programme launched for youngsters in Kilkenny

A new literacy programme aimed at youngsters has been launched by the Kilkenny County Council Library Service. The online programme, entitled OWL (Oral Words Language) has been developed in response to literacy needs that emerged ...

07 Dec 2021 at 16:07

Local News

Hats off to Martina as Mayor of Kilkenny recognises her contribution to her community

Local woman Martina Kiely was presented with a Mayors Certificate this week to acknowledge her ‘contribution to the promotion of the Adult Literacy for Life Strategy’ and her own personal achievement in returning to education. ...

16 Oct 2021 at 08:50

National News

'We want to do better' - Harris commits €3million to improve literacy among Irish adults

The Minister for Further and Higher Education has committed €3million to improving literacy among adults in Ireland. Minister Simon Harris's commitment is part of the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Strategy, which aims to ...

14 Jan 2022 at 15:33

National News

One million euro literacy fund announced

A one million euro fund to address unmet literacy needs has been announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris. Mr Harris said the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) strategy would benefit projects to ...

20 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Boxercise with a twist - illiterate adults can now learn to read and write by boxing!

Adults with literacy issues can learn to read and write under the new Collaboration and Innovation Fund by boxing. That's according to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, ...

17 Jul 2023 at 10:52

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Adult Literacy Service in Kilkenny launches family learning initiative

The Adult Literacy Service offered through Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) has launched its new family learning project - One Book One Film For All - in collaboration with Cartoon Saloon. ...

25 Sept 2023 at 16:00

Local News

Organisations in Kilkenny encouraged to apply for the Collaboration and Innovation Fund

Organisations in Kilkenny are encouraged to apply for the Collaboration and Innovation Fund, which provides €1 million available to fund local projects that support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy, and ...

11 Mar 2024 at 13:00

Arts & Entertainment

Two novels by Irish authors shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literacy award

Novels by two Irish Authors Sebastian Barry, and Emma Donoghue, have been shortlisted for the Dublin Literacy Award 2024. Emma Donoghue's 'Haven' and 'Old God's Time' by Sebastian Barry are in contention ...

26 Mar 2024 at 19:07

School/Education

GALLERY: St John's Junior and Senior School Kilkenny celebrate Literacy Week!

Literacy Week took place in St John’s Junior School (Michael Street) and St John’s Senior School (Ballybought Street) recently to promote enjoyment of all things related to literacy both in school and ...

02 Jun 2021 at 13:35

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