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Mary Immaculate College (MIC) is celebrating a decade since St Patrick’s College Thurles became part of MIC, marking ten years of growth and contribution to post-primary teacher education in Ireland.
Joy and pride swept through Thurles on Friday, 31 October, as 127 Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Thurles graduates, joined by family, friends and lecturers, gathered for the inaugural MIC Thurles conferring ceremony – the first to be held in the town since MIC’s incorporation of St Patrick’s College in 2016. In previous years, MIC Thurles graduates celebrated alongside their Limerick peers in joint ceremonies on the Limerick campus. This year, however, the spotlight turned exclusively to Thurles, as the Cathedral of the Assumption became the proud setting for a day filled with celebration.
The MIC Thurles Open Day on Saturday, 12 of November (10am -2pm), is an event not to be missed by aspiring post-primary school teachers. The event will introduce prospective applicants to the campuses existing subject combinations in Business Studies, Accounting, Religious Studies, Gaeilge, Mathematics and the newest addition to the MIC Thurles’ provision – Home Economics.
MIC Thurles Green Campus Charter - MIC was awarded a Green Flag for its Thurles campus in recognition of the efforts of students and staff who have successfully reduced waste throughout the campus, increased recycling, and raised awareness of environmental and sustainability issues amongst the student and staff population.
MIC Thurles Green Campus Flag was first awarded in 2020 in recognition of the efforts of students and staff who successfully reduced waste and increased recycling throughout the campus, and raised awareness of environmental and sustainability issues amongst the student and staff population.
Mary Immaculate College and the Mathematical Resilience Network (MRN) Ireland branch will host a free one-day mathematics anxiety workshop for second level teachers and support staff on Saturday 9 March. The workshop is primarily aimed at teachers of mathematics and subjects involving mathematics such as science, engineering and technology, as well as support staff and teachers who encounter maths and stats anxiety in other fields.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will host a special symposium to mark the 175th anniversary of the historic Synod of Thurles, one of the most significant events in the shaping of modern Irish Catholicism. Organised by the MIC Department of History and the Irish Institute for Catholic Studies, in association with the MIC Thurles School of Education, the event will take place on Thursday, 4 December at St Patrick’s Campus, MIC Thurles.
Thinking about third-level? Join us on-campus in Limerick and Thurles at our Open Days. This will be an excellent opportunity for you to explore our Limerick campus and learn more about student life at MIC. We will have lots of information stands where you can find out all you need to know about our undergraduate programmes and student supports.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Thurles continues to make a positive impact in the local community through its Mathematics Homework Club—an initiative connecting first-year undergraduate students from the Bachelor of Arts in Education programme with secondary school pupils seeking extra maths support.
The Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Thurles Summer School will return from 11-13 June this year with a very special focus, Celebrating 20 years of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office. The theme of this year’s event is how children’s voices have changed the landscape of education and participation over the past two decades.
Supporting diverse children and youth in education in a collaborative way will be the focus of a two-day conference at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) on 14 & 15 June. Organised by MIC in collaboration with the MidWest Migrant Community Network (MMCN), the event will draw together educators, researchers, academics and multi-agency practitioners from Ireland alongside international educators who are interested in exploring how interagency collaboration can contribute to better support for diverse learners and their families in schools.
