Foundation Apprenticeships south of the border are set to provide paid training opportunities post-school. Pupils completing work-based pathways, such as Foundation Apprenticeships, experience better employment outcomes; higher wages and job satisfaction compared to peers. The findings were highlighted in a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which also found pupils completing Foundation Apprenticeships stayed in school longer and achieved higher academic performance levels. There are 15 different types of Foundation Apprenticeship, with the majority at SCQF level 6. She has developed into a confident and competent engineer.”Foundation Apprenticeships are funded by Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council.
Source:The Herald
October 08, 2024 16:52 UTC
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Source:The Herald
October 08, 2024 15:53 UTC
The Omniplex Group is the fourth-largest cinema chain in Ireland and the UKDublin’s Rathfarnham is to get it’s first cinema in 70 years, with a five-screen venue to open in Nutgrove Shopping Centre at the beginning of next year. Omniplex Cinema Group has said it will invest more than €3m in the new development, which will be the first cinema in the area since the closure of the Landscape Cinema in 1955. The new Nutgrove cinema will offer an “elevated cinema experience”, with each of the five theatres featuring 50 Pullman-style sofas complete with footrests. This will offer deeper seats, wider armrests, and greater legroom compared to standard cinema seating, offering a more luxurious experience. Steven Stocks, centre manager of Nutgrove Shopping Centre, expressed his excitement at the planned development.
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 15:47 UTC
Offaly County Council seeks feedback from public for future plansThe Offaly public will have the opportunity all this week to advise the county council on what their priorities for the next five years should be. The council is now preparing their new Corporate Plan for the years 2025-2029, and is seeking input from people living in the county. Offaly County Council Chief Executive Ann Marie Delaney says the survey is an important platform for locals to share their views on the future for the county. “Offaly County Council is currently drafting its five-year corporate strategy, coinciding with the term of office of the newly elected members. “Our corporate plan sets out a vision for how we will shape the future of Offaly, and must be agreed to by the elected members by the end of this year.
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 15:19 UTC
Filmed aboard his luxury yacht ‘Michael Smurfit: Succession’ is more cheesy wealth porn than documentaryNo one seems to be more impressed by Michael Smurfit than Smurfit himselfMichael Smurfit keeps up with the business news on his yacht in Monaco, where he’s lived for years. Photo: RTÉPat Stacey Today at 03:30Michael Smurfit: Succession (RTÉ1 and RTÉ Player, Monday, October 7) is the second profile of an Irish businessman we’ve seen in a week to feature a clumsy reference to the HBO series.
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 15:01 UTC
Social media users can appeal over content disputes to new settlement bodyBy Cate McCurry, PAAn independent body which aims to resolve appeals against policy violation decisions of three of the largest social media companies is being set up in Dublin. Appeals Centre Europe will receive disputes from people and organisations across the European Union (EU). The body will initially decide cases relating to Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, aiming to include more social media platforms over time. It also seeks to bring greater accountability and transparency of social media platforms by generating data that reveals patterns that help identify systemic risks. The body will begin receiving disputes from social media users before the end of this year.
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 14:56 UTC
By Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business EditorSaudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to buy a significant stake in the owner of Irish department stores Brown Thomas and Arnotts. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will partner with current co-owners Thai-based Central Group to take control of the Selfridges Group, which operates the stores in Ireland. It comes after Austrian real estate conglomerate Signa, which had co-owned Selfridges with Central, collapsed into insolvency last year. In total, the group owns and operates 18 department stores in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. The owners said the deal will also include new investment from PIF and Central to strengthen the retail firm’s position and future growth.
Source:The Herald
October 08, 2024 14:54 UTC
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Source:The Herald
October 08, 2024 14:43 UTC
Shannon Airport has claimed the top spot in the travel category and ranked 4th overall in Ireland’s Customer Experience Insights (CXi) Report 2024. Shannon Airport’s rise in the rankings is a major achievement, as it now leads the travel sector and ranks as the highest-rated airport in the country. The Mid-West airport has been praised for its friendly staff, efficient security, accessible services, and convenient parking. In 2017, the airport installed the first airport sensory room in Europe for passengers with sensory needs, in conjunction with its Autism Awareness Programme. In 2022 the airport was designated an Age Friendly airport by the World Health Organisation (WHO), one of only two airports in the world to earn this status.
Source:The Herald
October 08, 2024 14:16 UTC
No one wants to come in and lose two games. We all know what he wants and how he wants us to do it. When you’re in it, it’s not a nice place but I’m out of it now and I feel good and I’m ready to go. I'm just playing how I'm playing, I'm not trying to force anything. If you start doing that then you start overthinking stuff and you end up going backwards.”
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 14:02 UTC
A pair of Blink mini indoor security cameras for 30% off to give you added peace of mind when you're out of the house. These cameras create a live stream of your home that you can watch any hour of the day, notifies you when there's motion detected, and has two-way audio — which means you can tell your pet how much you love 'em (or remind them to get off the couch!) even when you're away.
Source:The Irish Daily Star
October 08, 2024 11:45 UTC
President Joe Biden has cancelled a planned event with the Taoiseach for tomorrow. Simon Harris flies today to Washington DC to meet the president in his last month in office. But a category 4 Hurricane is due to make landfall in Florida tomorrow — and a ceremony in the Rose Garden has now been cancelled. A spokesman for Simon Harris said: “President Biden and Taoiseach Simon Harris spoke last night. Simon Harris thus joins two other Taoisigh who have been hit by the Curse of the White House in recent years.
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 11:18 UTC
Photo: Stephen Collins/Collins PhotosIt will be a cloudy, damp start to the day as outbreaks of rain extend across Connacht and Ulster this morning, leaving any sunny spells to the south of the country. Met Éireann has forecasted potential heavy bursts of rain in parts of the south and southeast of the country as temperatures hit highs of 12 to 16 degrees. It will be another cloudy night with outbreaks of rain and some clear spells as temperatures drop between 7 to 11 degrees. The weekend will begin with another cold night on Friday after a dry day with a some sunny spells and scattered showers. The outlook for the coming days shows more unsettled conditions are on the way from Sunday with further rain also expected.
Source:Irish Independent
October 08, 2024 11:01 UTC
Cartier owner Richemont has agreed to sell Yoox Net-a-Porter to a German online retailer. The Swiss luxury company will swap the troubled e-commerce retailer for a 33 per cent stake in Mytheresa. Richemont has owned the business since 2010 when it bought London's Net-a-Porter, later merging it with Italy's Yoox in 2015 to form Yoox Neta-Porter (YNAP). Disposal: Richemont has agreed to sell Yoox Net-a-Porter to a German online retailerRichemont said it expected a £1.07billion write-down after the deal, which is set to complete in the first half of 2025. Mytheresa boss Michael Kliger said the acquisition is part of his strategy 'to create a pre-eminent, multi-brand, digital, luxury group worldwide'.
Source:Daily Mail
October 08, 2024 09:43 UTC
For the past few weeks much of the UK has been met with on-and-off heavy showers along with some sunny skies in regions. However, now the Met Office has issued that a drop in conditions with see temperatures plummet starting next week. Here’s how the week is looking… — Met Office (@metoffice) October 7, 2024UK temperatures to plummet next week - Met OfficeStarting from Friday, October 11, the Met Office shares that a "colder interlude" across all of the UK will be caused by wind that pushes showers to the south. "Temperatures below average, especially in the north with some overnight frost possible along with some patchy mist and fog. Towards the end of October, the Met Office hints that drier conditions could see overnight fog and frost.
Source:The Herald
October 08, 2024 08:42 UTC