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Standing ovation for graduate speakers at An Cosán’s 25th International Women’s Day celebration!
Three graduates received a standing ovation after sharing their stories of transformation through adult community education at our International Women’s Day celebration on Friday 10thMarch 2023. Just two hours after An Cosán was named winner of the social inclusion...
An Cosán wins AONTAS Star Award!
An Cosán was named winner of the Social Inclusion category (large organisations) of the AONTAS Star Awards 2023 in recognition of our WorkAbility programme, which provides transferable skills for flexible employment. The award was presented to our Adult Community...
International educators re-imagine community-based Higher Education at An Cosán seminar
More than 100 adult learners, educators and practitioners came together to re-imagine Higher Education at a two-day international seminar, Igniting Community-Based Higher Education, organised by An Cosán, Ireland’s largest community education provider, in partnership...
Three Tallaght students receive FitzGerald Family Scholarship Awards to further their education
Three Tallaght students were presented with FitzGerald Family Scholarship Awards at a special ceremony held in An Cosán Jobstown on 12th October 2022. Festos Okoh, Chloe Geoghegan and Matthew Hanley, who completed their Leaving Cert in June and are now settling into...
An Cosán pledges to transform the lives of a further 20,000 people with new Strategy
As Ireland’s largest provider of community education, An Cosán is pledging to empower a further 20,000 people to transform their lives by 2030. Over 20,000 people’s lives have already been transformed through our unique model of education provision and, with the...
Get Yourself Online campaign to boost the digital skills and confidence of adults across Ireland
An Cosán’s Get Yourself Online campaign aims to boost the digital skills and confidence of adults across Ireland. By working with our network of 220+ community partners across the country, it is hoped our Get Yourself Online initiative will go a long way to helping...
Minister Simon Harris congratulates An Cosán on hosting Ireland’s first Digital Inclusion Week
We are grateful to Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, for the message of congratulations and support he recorded for our Get Yourself Online Week, which kicked off on 25 April 2022. His video message was...
An Cosán calls for communities across Ireland to come together to address the digital divide
An Cosán, Ireland’s largest provider of community education, is calling for communities across Ireland to join its inaugural Get Yourself Online campaign, which aims to highlight and address the digital divide. Currently almost one in two adults in Ireland lack basic...
Adult learners receive standing ovation at An Cosán’s annual fundraiser lunch
Two adult learners, one from Tallaght and one living in Tralee, received a standing ovation after sharing their stories of transformation through education at An Cosán’s annual fundraiser lunch, which was held in The Shelbourne on 1st April. Paula Ryan from Tallaght...
Ireland’s leading community education provider calls on state, corporate and community sectors to work together to achieve digital inclusion
An Cosán announces a new suite of digital tools to reduce Ireland’s digital skills gap from 47% to 20% of adults - An Cosán is working towards a society where everyone has the necessary literacy, numeracy and digital skills to fully engage in society - Collaboration...
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