The Organic College

This week Cormac Griffith  was giving our students a lesson on how to graft fruit trees.  Cormac has travelled extensively, returning to Ireland to grow food. He volunteered at Irish Seed Savers Association for several years and was their orchard manager

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This was the message from Duncan Stewart to the Organic College community on Friday last where he addressed students on their annual Awards evening. Arriving early on Friday, Mr Stewart, who has pioneered environmental television programmes in Ireland and abroad

On Tuesday 25th February students and staff at The Organic College received a visit from Mark Boyle – otherwise known as The Moneyless Man. Mark, an Irish man who studied Business and Economics with the initial plan of earning a

With the growing season about to take off, An tIonad Glas, The Organic College in Dromcollogher is celebrating Adult Learners Week by hosting an open afternoon with tours of the college polytunnels, gardens and information on courses. This event will

The 1st  and 2nd year students of An tIonad Glas, Organic College, Dromcollogher were delighted to visit Seed Savers this week. Greeted by Irish Seed Saver s Project Manager Lisa Duncan, the 1st year students were taken on a guided

This is the time of year for reflection and for a word of buiochas to all our friends and supporters in the local and national organic community. The past year has been eventful and full of changes, with new courses

The Organic College has been keeping bees in Dromcollogher for over twenty years and has integrated this activity into many of its courses. This year a full Nationally Certified Award in Beekeeping at Q.Q.I. Level 5 has been developed and

Christmas is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate than to support local, home-grown enterprise. The students at An t’Ionad Glas, The Organic College in Dromcollogher, Co. Limerick are putting together a vibrant Christmas Market to showcase their

Ted Cook visited the college on Tuesday and his presentation focused on the law in relation to the environment and particularly to trees, weeds and bees. Outlining the features of the country’s oldest Brehon Law Code, he explained how these