NCI Blog

We’re still feeling the effects of the financial crisis on the jobs market – but some of them could actually be working in your favour.

On the second anniversary of Maeve Binchy’s death, the NCI community remember Ireland's much-loved author Today is the second anniversary of Maeve Binchy’s death, and we miss her greatly. Every day as we pass through the college Atrium, the Maeve Binchy chair reminds us of the warm and generous woman that many of us at NCI were lucky to have met, and to have worked with throughout the years.

An education at National College of Ireland provides many benefits, but not even we realised that marital bliss would be one of them.

Mobile technology is one of the most rapidly changing and in demand areas of software development today – which makes it a tremendously exciting area in which to study or work.

Gary Lineker likes to say; “Football is a simple game played over 90 minutes…and in the end the Germans win”.

An excellent question, and one we put to students, employers and lecturers on our course. Here are some of the things they told us.

Accounting student Laura crowned first Irish Miss Personality It’s an exciting summer for NCI accountancy student Laura McCormack, who has been crowned Ireland’s first Miss Personality and will go straight into the Miss Ireland finals.

Annual Discover University programme concludes at NCI

Watch our short video or read about the careers support we offer students from India, China, Brazil and more. Interested in studying in Ireland? Wondering what help you can expect from National College of Ireland? In addition to our range of international scholarships and dedicated international office, we also provide a bespoke Careers Service for international students. The service is provided through the NCI Career Development & Employability Office, who won the AHECS ‘Excellence in Employability Award’ in both 2013 and 2014. To assist you to develop and achieve your career goals, the Careers Office provides a suite of services, which include:

Advice for Parents and Students With the Leaving and Junior Cert exams in full swing over the next three weeks, the pressure is on for both students and their families. We’ve put together our top tips to help you sort out your exam strategy and maximise your marks!