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Learning Local on KCLR

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A 10-part series exploring real issues in education, from pre-school through junior and leaving certificate, apprenticeships to third level education and beyond, each episode features expert interviews and insights, tips, tricks and practical advice, pointing you towards supports and resources that will help you to take the opportunities, and navigate the challenges, within our education system. Presented by Úna ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh and supported by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board.

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Episode thumbnail for Learning Local S01E10: Online Safety, Help with CAO choices, Mindful learning, Backstage at a school play and Advice for 6th class pupils.

March 18, 2026

Learning Local S01E10: Online Safety, Help with CAO choices, Mindful learning, Backstage at a school play and Advice for 6th class pupils.

In the final episode of this series of Learning Local we celebrate Jessie Buckley’s big Oscar win by going backstage at St. Kieran’s College and Loreto Kilkenny’s recent joint production of Across the Barricades. We get details of a free, online cyber-safety & digital health talk. First years offer advice to 6th class students who may be starting to feel a little anxious about their transition to secondary school. We get tips that may help us to be more mindful as we learn and we hear about a website that provides help with CAO choices and picking subjects for Leaving Cert . With thanks, as always, to Kilkenny Carlow Education and Training Board.

March 11, 2026

Learning Local S01E09: Advice ahead of the Foreign Language Orals and Kilkenny Steiner School

On this week’s episode of Learning Local, teachers answer your questions ahead of the Leaving Cert foreign language orals, which are coming up at the end of March. We hear about Kilkenny Steiner School’s alternative and holistic approach to learning, arm you a few phrases that can be used as Seachtain na Gaeilge continues and we find out about upcoming Taster Days that are happening in Carlow College. With thanks to Kilkenny Carlow Education and Training Board.

Episode thumbnail for Learning Local S01 E08: Irish Oral Advice, Third Level Options through Irish, Compulsory Irish for Leaving Cert and An Irish Oral at Junior Cycle?

March 4, 2026

Learning Local S01 E08: Irish Oral Advice, Third Level Options through Irish, Compulsory Irish for Leaving Cert and An Irish Oral at Junior Cycle?

The Irish language takes centre stage on this week's episode, as we celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, on Learning Local. We get tips from a muinteoir Gaeilge, ahead of the upcoming Irish orals. We hear student voice on Irish being a compulsory subject for Leaving Cert, and we get feedback from students who have chosen to study their degrees through Irish. MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú talks us through career opportunites in the European Union for those with Gaeilge, we meet three TY students who are lobbying for the introduction of an Irish oral for Junior Cycle.

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What is Learning Local on KCLR?: A 10-part series exploring real issues in education, from pre-school through junior and leaving certificate, apprenticeships to third level education and beyond, each episode features expert interviews and insights, tips, tricks and practical advice, pointing you towards supports and resources that will help you to take the opportunities, and navigate the challenges, within our education system.

Presented by Úna ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh and supported by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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