Adult Learning Festival 2014

150 free learning events taking place, find one happening near you!

Drop by a learning café in Kildare, or visit a poetry mart in Cork. Dabble in horticulture in Longford or indulge yourself in peaceful meditation at the Dublin Buddhist Centre. There are now almost 150 free events taking place around the country as part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival which takes place from February 24^th to March 1^st. There’s still time to get involved and to organise an event and be part of this national event promoting the benefits of adult learning.  Contact AONTAS for more information about how you get involved.  
 

A listing of events can be see below:
 

Dublin City - Dublin City Council

• 14 February, 2014

  • Internet for Beginners Classes (14 Feb - 21 Mar)

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  21 February, 2014

  • Eden Halt - A Talk by Ross Skelton (21 Feb)

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  23 February, 2014

  • Gallery Tour: Dedicated Followers of Fashion (23 Feb)
  • Free tour of the National Print Museum (23 Feb)

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  24 February, 2014

  • Transparent Languages Online (24 Feb)
  • Shackleton - Explorer & Leader (24 Feb)
  • James Joyce and the Liberties at Marsh's Library (24 Feb)
  • Launch of 'Men Learning Through Life' (24 Feb)
  • Saint Patrick's Cathedral Tour (24 Feb)

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  25 February, 2014

  • Introduction to Iyengar Yoga (25 Feb)
  • Saint Patrick's Cathedral Tour (25 Feb)
  • Lifelong Learning Stories: A collage of past, present and future learning (25 Feb)
  • Tour of the Exhibition:The Life and Works of Yeats (25 Feb)
  • Support for Unemployed People (25 Feb)
  • Introduction to Meditation (25 Feb)
  • The Women of World War 1 (25 Feb)

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  26 February, 2014

  • Springboard Open Evening (26 Feb)
  • A celebration of learning at The Haven (26 Feb)
  • The Dublin Lockout (26 Feb)
  • Saint Patrick's Cathedral Tour (26 Feb)
  • Employ Ability Helpdesk (26 Feb)
  • Bram Stoker; Vampires and Marsh's Library (26 Feb)
  • Introduction to Buddhism (26 Feb)
  • Line-Dancing & music workshop (26 Feb)

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  27 February, 2014

  • Thinking Outside the Box for Successful Job Searching - Navigating the Hidden Job Market (27 Feb)
  • Free Interactive Guided Tour of the National Print Museum (27 Feb)
  • Getting to know the National Library: Introduction (27 Feb)
  • James Joyce and the Liberties at Marsh's Library (27 Feb)
  • Saint Patrick's Cathedral Tour (27 Feb)

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  28 February, 2014

  • Bram Stoker; Vampires and Marsh's Library (28 Feb)
  • Saint Patrick's Cathedral Tour (28 Feb)
  • Internet for Beginners Classes (28 Feb - 21 Mar)

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  1 March, 2014

  • James Joyce and the Liberties at Marsh's Library (01 Mar)
  • Seachtain na Gaeilge: Thóg Trál! (01 Mar)
  • Public Art Walking Tour (01 Mar)
  • Marsh's Library Bookbinding Workshop (01 Mar)

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  2 March, 2014

  • Free Tour of the National Print Museum (02 Mar)
  • Curator's Talk: The Irish Soldier on Film (02 Mar)

• 
  8 March, 2014

  • The Female Gaze (08 Mar)

• 
  30 March, 2014

  • Gallery Tour: Women in the Decade of Centenaries (30 Mar)

Dublin North - Fingal Council

• 25 February, 2014

  • Get to know your Library - Finglas (25 Feb)

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  27 February, 2014

  • Get to know your Library - Finglas (27 Feb)

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  6 March, 2014

  • Ballymum Book Exchange (06 Mar)

Dublin South - Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council

• 24 February, 2014

  • Craft Workshop (24 Feb)
  • Learning Tree and Coffee Morning (24 Feb)
  • Images for a Brighter Future (24 Feb - 28 Feb)

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  27 February, 2014

  • Poetry Reading (27 Feb)
  • Open Day - Open Training College (27 Feb)

• 
  28 February, 2014

  • Maidin Caife - Coffee morning As Gaeilge (28 Feb)

Dublin West - South Dublin Council

• 19 February, 2014

  • Creating & Making Understair Cupboards (19 Feb)

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  20 February, 2014

  • Stair Wall Panelling Workshop (20 Feb)
  • Floor Tiling Workshop (20 Feb)

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  21 February, 2014

  • Hanging & Removing Wallpaper workshop (21 Feb)
  • Painting-Preparing Walls,Glossing Doors & Frames (21 Feb)

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  23 February, 2014

  • Coving workshop at B&Q (23 Feb)

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  24 February, 2014

  • Patch Plastering & an Introduction to Skimming at B&Q (24 Feb)
  • Save Money, Save Energy at B&Q (24 Feb)

• 
  25 February, 2014

  • Power Tools at B&Q (25 Feb)
  • Removing a Radiator & Installing Thermostatic Radiator Valves at B&Q (25 Feb)

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  26 February, 2014

  • Adult Learning Options at Ballyfermot Library (26 Feb)
  • Create Built in Wardrobes & Alcove Shelving (26 Feb)
  • Patch Plastering & an Introduction to Skimming at B&Q (26 Feb)
  • Skirting & Architrave at B&Q (26 Feb)
  • Adult Learning Options (26 Feb)

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  27 February, 2014

  • Changing a Tap & Basic Plumbing Repairs at B&Q (27 Feb)
  • Wall Fixings Including Putting Up Shelves, Pictures, Mirrors and Decorative Accessories at B&Q (27 Feb)
  • Basic Plumbing Repairs Workshop (27 Feb)

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  28 February, 2014

  • DIY Troubleshooting at B&Q (28 Feb)
  • Coving workshop at B&Q (28 Feb)
  • Wall Tiling at B&Q (28 Feb)
  • Hanging & Removing Patterned Wallpaper at B&Q (28 Feb)
  • Local Elections Workshop (28 Feb)
  • Jobs & Advice Fair Blanchardstown (28 Feb)

Kildare

• 24 February, 2014

  • The Learning Cafe (24 Feb)

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  25 February, 2014

  • Mindfulness with Katherine Smits (25 Feb)

• 
  26 February, 2014

  • Quilling- Working with Paper with Maria Corrigan (26 Feb)

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  27 February, 2014

  • Who do you think you are? (27 Feb)
  • Yoga for over 55's (27 Feb)

• 
  28 February, 2014

  • Life Coaching with Margaret Mara (28 Feb)