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Maria Faherty

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Guidance Counsellor @ Function1 Guidance ''Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild & precious life'' ~ Mary Oliver

 Killybegs, Co. Donegal.
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Joined December 2012
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‘My son has a first-class honours degree, but he has no job offers’ irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
‘My son has a first-class honours degree, but he has no job offers’

‘My son has a first-class honours degree, but he has no job offers’

Graduate demand seems to have been affected by AI - what advice would you give highly educated people with no interest from employers?

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Olki (@Olking07) profile pictureOlki
@Olking07Oct 24
Hey @grok, if you were 18 today, what 8 careers would you absolutely AVOID because of AI?
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‘My son is in sixth year and has no idea what he wants to study’

‘My son is in sixth year and has no idea what he wants to study’

If your son enjoys people, travel, business and exciting international environments, here’s a number of degree options

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Student contribution fees permanently cut by €150 in Budget 2027 irishtimes.com/your-money/20…
Student contribution fees permanently cut by €150 in Budget 2027

Student contribution fees permanently cut by €150 in Budget 2027

Budget 2027 also includes a €56m increase in special educational needs support, including 2,339 more special needs assistants

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Leaving Cert appeals: more than 5,000 results upgraded irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
Leaving Cert appeals: more than 5,000 results upgraded

Leaving Cert appeals: more than 5,000 results upgraded

Nineteen per cent of the total number of 26,454 grade appeals resulted in an upgrade

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Is it too late to apply for a college grant? irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
Is it too late to apply for a college grant?

Is it too late to apply for a college grant?

Susi administers two types of grants: maintenance grants and fee grants

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Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme 👇 lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-st…
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Mindset Machine (@mindsetmachine) profile pictureMindset Machine
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RTE news: CAO offers: Over half of courses record points increase rte.ie/news/2026/0826/158920…
CAO offers: Over half of courses record points increase

CAO offers: Over half of courses record points increase

Just under half of all students applying for Level 8 or degree courses via this year's CAO have received an offer of a place on their top-choice course.

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Fall in Leaving Cert grades will not lead to points drop irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
Fall in Leaving Cert grades will not lead to points drop

Fall in Leaving Cert grades will not lead to points drop

Grades may be down, but applications to college are up

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Further education and training should be considered a winning choice, not a consolation prize irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
Further education and training should be considered a winning choice, not a consolation prize

Further education and training should be considered a winning choice, not a consolation prize

FET options are simply different tools for different goals, and choosing such paths is a decision made on its own merits

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It’s not too late to apply for one of the many tertiary degrees on offer in Ireland irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
It’s not too late to apply for one of the many tertiary degrees on offer in Ireland

It’s not too late to apply for one of the many tertiary degrees on offer in Ireland

Entry to these programmes is not based on Leaving Cert points but instead looks at student drive, suitability, skills and ability

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Covid impacts and enhanced grades: five takeaways from 2026 Leaving Cert results irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
Covid impacts and enhanced grades: five takeaways from 2026 Leaving Cert results

Covid impacts and enhanced grades: five takeaways from 2026 Leaving Cert results

Friday’s results, in the aggregate, are close to those awarded in 2020

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Leaving Cert results: Grades still falling after pandemic peaks

Leaving Cert results: Grades still falling after pandemic peaks

Competition for college places remains high as CAO applications over 95,000

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You're 💯 @Shauns_Aviation. The direct flight isn't the only option. Plenty of scenic routes to get you to your destination ✈️ #leavingcert2026
Shauns_Aviation🇮🇪✈️ (@Shauns_Aviation) profile pictureShauns_Aviation🇮🇪✈️@Shauns_AviationAug 20
Want to wish all Leaving Cert students (including myself) the best of luck with results tomorrow morning. I, and many other will be banking on a miracle in getting the results we need. If all goes wrong there are ways around things, bad results wont stop my end goal 👊🏻 Fingers crossed 🤞🏻✈️
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