{"id":269629,"date":"2025-04-07T20:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/?p=269629"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:46:11","slug":"louth-meath-etb-scoop-top-prize-at-national-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/ga\/latest-news\/louth-meath-etb-scoop-top-prize-at-national-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Louth &amp; Meath ETB scoop top prize at National Excellence Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LMETB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LMETB-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LMETB-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured at the ETB Excellence Awards 2025: Denis Leonard, Peter Early, Sinead Fearon, Cianan Courtney Earley, Ena and Muire Courtney Early, Emer Cloak and Sadie Ward McDermott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MOS15984-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MOS15984-980x994.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MOS15984-480x487.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1009px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured at the ETB Excellence Awards 2025: James Eustace (ETBI) Thomas Mulcahy (Submit.com) Winner Cianan Courtney Earley, Emer Cloak and event host, RTE\u2019s Ray Kennedy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Louth &amp; Meath ETB scoop top prize at National Excellence Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judges praise Dunboyne College teacher\u2019s character and achievements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Louth &amp; Meath Education &amp; Training Board (LMETB) scooped the top award for organisation support and development at this year\u2019s ETB Excellence Awards, held in Croke Park [27th&nbsp;March] as part of ETB Week 2025, which showcases Ireland\u2019s sixteen ETBs and the services they provide to learners of all ages.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cianan Courtney Earley<\/strong>, a teacher and assistant Principal in <strong>Dunboyne College of Further Education<\/strong>&nbsp;was praised by the judges for \u201ctransforming organisational efficiency\u201d in his college via his mathematical and IT prowess and his good humour, approachability and humility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LMETB was also praised for its &nbsp;<strong>Advanced Manufacturing FET Pathways Schools Project<\/strong>&nbsp;which inspires secondary students to consider high-skilled STEM careers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Awards, hosted by former ETB learner and RTE Newsreader Ray Kennedy and featuring a special musical performance by former ETB student and singer-songwriter Tol\u00fc Makay, highlighted learner and staff excellence across primary, secondary, further education &amp; training, and youth services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening the event and addressing over 200 staff and learners from across Ireland\u2019s ETBs, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD said: \u201cCongratulations on winning an ETB Excellence Award. Your dedication reminds us that education is not just about what we learn, it is about what we become. It is about pushing limits, breaking barriers, and striving for excellence every single day. My Department is committed to removing barriers to education and ensuring that opportunities are available to all\u2014regardless of background, age, or circumstance. Education changes lives, and through your efforts, we are ensuring that more people in Ireland have access to learning opportunities that empower them to reach their full potential. True excellence can only be achieved when everyone has an equal chance to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Excellence Awards were the flagship event for <a href=\"https:\/\/events.etbi.ie\/ETBWEEK2025\">ETB Week 2025<\/a>, which also included&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;the launch of a landmark book on ETBs edited by former Education Editor of the Irish Independent Katherine Donnelly: <strong><em>Education &amp; Training Boards: Shaping the Future, leaving no one behind<\/em><\/strong>;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><em>Muintearas\u201925<\/em><\/strong>: a groundbreaking event bringing ETB Irish-medium schools together for the first time to celebrate and commit to inclusive Irish medium education; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;events across the 16 ETBs to promote their services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education &amp; Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) also highlighted the sectorial core values of equality, community, respect and care throughout the week. Speaking at the awards, Paddy Lavelle, ETBI\u2019s General Secretary stated: \u201cThese core values are not a given in today\u2019s world, indeed they are increasingly contested.&nbsp;&nbsp;ETB Week and these ETB Excellence Awards provide an opportunity for us to champion them: we\u2019re proud of our inclusive approach to education which reaches beyond the ordinary, and brings teaching and learning into communities, to people of all ages and abilities, including the most marginalised groups in society.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured at the ETB Excellence Awards 2025: Denis Leonard, Peter Early, Sinead Fearon, Cianan Courtney Earley, Ena and Muire Courtney Early, Emer Cloak and Sadie Ward McDermott Pictured at the ETB Excellence Awards 2025: James Eustace (ETBI) Thomas Mulcahy (Submit.com) Winner Cianan Courtney Earley, Emer Cloak and event host, RTE\u2019s Ray Kennedy. Louth &amp; Meath&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/ga\/latest-news\/louth-meath-etb-scoop-top-prize-at-national-excellence-awards\/\">Continue Reading<span> Louth &amp; Meath ETB scoop top prize at National Excellence Awards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":269630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":269630,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LMETB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269630\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured at the ETB Excellence Awards 2025: Denis Leonard, Peter Early, Sinead Fearon, Cianan Courtney Earley, Ena and Muire Courtney Early, Emer Cloak and Sadie Ward McDermott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":269632,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.lmetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MOS15984-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269632\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured at the ETB Excellence Awards 2025: James Eustace (ETBI) Thomas Mulcahy (Submit.com) Winner Cianan Courtney Earley, Emer Cloak and event host, RTE\u2019s Ray Kennedy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><br><strong>Louth &amp; Meath ETB scoop top prize at National Excellence Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Judges praise Dunboyne College teacher\u2019s character and achievements<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Louth &amp; Meath Education &amp; Training Board (LMETB) scooped the top award for organisation support and development at this year\u2019s ETB Excellence Awards, held in Croke Park [27th&nbsp;March] as part of ETB Week 2025, which showcases Ireland\u2019s sixteen ETBs and the services they provide to learners of all ages.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cianan Courtney Earley<\/strong>, a teacher and assistant Principal in <strong>Dunboyne College of Further Education<\/strong>&nbsp;was praised by the judges for \u201ctransforming organisational efficiency\u201d in his college via his mathematical and IT prowess and his good humour, approachability and humility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LMETB was also praised for its &nbsp;<strong>Advanced Manufacturing FET Pathways Schools Project<\/strong>&nbsp;which inspires secondary students to consider high-skilled STEM careers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Awards, hosted by former ETB learner and RTE Newsreader Ray Kennedy and featuring a special musical performance by former ETB student and singer-songwriter Tol\u00fc Makay, highlighted learner and staff excellence across primary, secondary, further education &amp; training, and youth services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opening the event and addressing over 200 staff and learners from across Ireland\u2019s ETBs, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD said: \u201cCongratulations on winning an ETB Excellence Award. Your dedication reminds us that education is not just about what we learn, it is about what we become. It is about pushing limits, breaking barriers, and striving for excellence every single day. My Department is committed to removing barriers to education and ensuring that opportunities are available to all\u2014regardless of background, age, or circumstance. Education changes lives, and through your efforts, we are ensuring that more people in Ireland have access to learning opportunities that empower them to reach their full potential. True excellence can only be achieved when everyone has an equal chance to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Excellence Awards were the flagship event for <a href=\"https:\/\/events.etbi.ie\/ETBWEEK2025\">ETB Week 2025<\/a>, which also included&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;the launch of a landmark book on ETBs edited by former Education Editor of the Irish Independent Katherine Donnelly: <strong><em>Education &amp; Training Boards: Shaping the Future, leaving no one behind<\/em><\/strong>;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><em>Muintearas\u201925<\/em><\/strong>: a groundbreaking event bringing ETB Irish-medium schools together for the first time to celebrate and commit to inclusive Irish medium education; and<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;events across the 16 ETBs to promote their services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Education &amp; Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) also highlighted the sectorial core values of equality, community, respect and care throughout the week. 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