{"id":2,"date":"2024-10-26T02:35:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T02:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:59:45","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaganna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bf326 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20bf326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9aa589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-upk-harold-list\" data-id=\"e9aa589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"upk-harold-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-harold-list upk-ajax-grid\" 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https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260421_LOETB_lowres-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/early-learning-and-care\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Early Learning and Care\">Early Learning and Care<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Further Education and Training\">Breisoideachas agus Oili\u00faint<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/earlylearningcare\/\" title=\"A Professional Career in Early Learning and Care\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"A Professional Career in Early Learning and Care\">A Professional Career in Early Learning and Care<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 29, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/organisation-support-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Caitriona Montgomery<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 26, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/At-launch-of-Exploring-Youth-Literacy-Challenges-in-Laois-and-Offaly.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/adult-literacy\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Adult Literacy\">Adult Literacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Further Education and Training\">Breisoideachas agus Oili\u00faint<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/uncategorized\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Uncategorized\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/launching-new-research-to-strengthen-youth-literacy-in-laois-and-offaly\/\" title=\"Launching New Research to Strengthen Youth Literacy in Laois and Offaly\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Launching New Research to Strengthen Youth Literacy in Laois and Offaly\">Launching New Research to Strengthen Youth Literacy in Laois and Offaly<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 26, 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https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Further Education and Training\">Breisoideachas agus Oili\u00faint<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/opendays\/\" title=\"LOETB Open Days May 2026\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"LOETB Open Days May 2026\">LOETB Open Days May 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 23, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Start Your Mental Health Nursing Degree &#8211; No CAO Points Needed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JEFF2253-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/degree-courses\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Degree Courses\">Degree Courses<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Further Education and Training\">Breisoideachas agus Oili\u00faint<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/start-your-mental-health-nursing-degree-no-cao-points-needed\/\" title=\"Start Your Mental Health Nursing Degree &#8211; No CAO Points Needed\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Start Your Mental Health Nursing Degree &#8211; No CAO Points Needed\">Start Your Mental Health Nursing Degree &#8211; No CAO Points Needed<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-300x200.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Sean Duffy Crowned National Winner of Intro to Ag Transition Year Programme\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7C3A5712-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/agriculture\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Agriculture\">Agriculture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Further Education and Training\">Breisoideachas agus Oili\u00faint<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/schools\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Schools\">Scoileanna<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/sean-duffy-crowned-national-winner-of-intro-to-ag-transition-year-programme\/\" title=\"Sean Duffy Crowned National Winner of Intro to Ag Transition Year Programme\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Sean Duffy Crowned National Winner of Intro to Ag Transition Year Programme\">Sean Duffy Crowned National Winner of Intro to Ag Transition Year Programme<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 14, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lets-Talk-about-Health-Literacy-April-2026-Calendar-300x168.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"April Interactive Health Literacy Calendar: Let\u2019s Talk About Health Literacy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lets-Talk-about-Health-Literacy-April-2026-Calendar-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lets-Talk-about-Health-Literacy-April-2026-Calendar-1024x573.png 1024w, 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agus Oili\u00faint<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/april-interactive-health-literacy-calendar-lets-talk-about-health-literacy\/\" title=\"April Interactive Health Literacy Calendar: Let\u2019s Talk About Health Literacy\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"April Interactive Health Literacy Calendar: Let\u2019s Talk About Health Literacy\">April Interactive Health Literacy Calendar: Let\u2019s Talk About Health Literacy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 30, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-20-13-41-54-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Portlaoise Prison Education Centre Impresses with Homecoming Installation Project\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-20-13-41-54-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-20-13-41-54-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-20-13-41-54-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-20-13-41-54-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-20-13-41-54-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Further Education and Training\">Breisoideachas agus Oili\u00faint<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/further-education-and-training\/prison-education\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Prison Education\">Oideachas Pr\u00edos\u00fain<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/portlaoise-prison-education-centre-impresses-with-homecoming-installation-project\/\" title=\"Portlaoise Prison Education Centre Impresses with Homecoming Installation Project\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Portlaoise Prison Education Centre Impresses with Homecoming Installation Project\">Portlaoise Prison Education Centre Impresses with Homecoming Installation Project<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/author\/suzanne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Suzanne Hoey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 20, 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Showcase Returns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STEAM-Awarrds-2025-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STEAM-Awarrds-2025-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STEAM-Awarrds-2025-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STEAM-Awarrds-2025-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STEAM-Awarrds-2025-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STEAM-Awarrds-2025.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/category\/schools\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Category Schools\">Scoileanna<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/loetb-s-t-e-a-m-showcase-returns\/\" title=\"LOETB S.T.E.A.M. 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