Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB) organised a ‘Walk & Talk’ event to celebrate AONTAS Adult Learners Festival on Tuesday March 7, starting at the FET (Further Education and Training) campus on Dillon Street in Clonmel.
The onsite Gym was a hive of activity as over 150 adult learners and staff gathered together to celebrate the national event.
The event celebrated diversity and promoted a healthy lifestyle – walking, conversation, fruit and water. The participating learners are engaged in a variety of classes in Clonmel and surrounding towns and at different levels such as Adult Literacy (reading, writing, numeracy and digital skills), Men’s Shed, Women’s Groups, English language, Childcare, Healthcare and Horticulture – to name a few.
Mary Hanna Hourigan, Chairperson of Tipperary ETB, welcomed everyone and lead the outdoor walk along the beautiful Suir Blueway.
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Taking part in the annual Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’ are L to R: Mary Whelan, Peter Cleary, Richard Carroll and Louise Mulcahy
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Group from the ‘Beauty Therapy Course’ in Clonmel, taking part in the annual Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’.
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Tipperary ETB Chairperson, Ms Mary Hanna Hourigan, speaking to the group before leaving the Clonmel Tipperary ETB FET Campus for the Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’.
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Full group photographed before setting off from Clonmel Tipperary ETB FET Campus on Tuesday. March 7, 2023, as part of the annual Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’, celebrating adult learning.
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Learners from the Beginner English and Cambridge English course photographed with staff members Lavinia English, Sarah Kearney, John O’Driscoll and Eoghan McGrath.
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Group from the ‘Women’s Fitness Group’ in Clonmel, taking part in the annual Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’.
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Morton Street Group photographed with tutor Biddy O’Dwyer at the Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’.
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Learners from the Level 2 Education Course photographed with staff members Mary Roche Cleary, Louise Mulcahy and Kaye Mullaney.
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Group from the ‘Living The Life’ men’s group photograph with Veronica Crowe CEF (Community Education Facilitator) at the Aontas Adult Learners Festival’s ‘Walk and Talk’.