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CRAFT-RELATED CAREERS A REAL OPTION FOR SCHOOL LEAVERS SAYS CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND
18th August 2010

Consider crafting your future in textiles, glass, wood, metal or clay. With points for most college courses set to increase this year because of a surge in demand for third-level places, the Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) is reminding Leaving Cert students of the many craft-related career options available to them.

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CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND WELCOMES THE LAUNCH OF CORK CRAFT MONTH AND ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITION FUNDING
4th August 2010

CCoI supports the first major program of applied arts and craft events for Co. Cork.

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CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND CONGRATULATES RDS NATIONAL CRAFTS COMPETITION WINNERS
3rd August 2010

Competition highlights the diversity of the sector, with entries from both craft enthusiasts and professionals. The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) has congratulated the winners in this year’s RDS National Crafts Competition which were announced Friday July 30th. The competition – with a prize fund in excess of €28,000 – promotes craft in Ireland and aims to encourage the highest standards of design and technique in both traditional and contemporary craft disciplines.

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CRAFT EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY AND GOES INTERACTIVE AT THE KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL (6th - 15th August 2010)
25th July 2010

Craft Programme curated by Angela O’Kelly. www.kilkennyarts.ie

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GRADUATE EXHIBITION 2010 AT THE NATIONAL CRAFT GALLERY, KILKENNY.
23rd July 2010

The Crafts Council of Ireland Proudly Introduces 'A New Generation of Ceramicists'. The graduates of the Crafts Council of Ireland’s acclaimed Ceramic Skills & Design Course will showcase their work at the Graduate Exhibition 2010 which takes place at the National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny from 23rd – 30th July 2010.

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CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND LAUNCH THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:
9th July 2010

Irish Craft Industry worth almost a half a billion euro annually. A plan to develop and grow craft in Ireland was unveiled today by the Crafts Council of Ireland in a new, three-year, strategic plan. CCoI Strategic Plan 2010 - 2012


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CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND PUBLISH 2009 ANNUAL REPORT
9th July 2010

The report is available to download from the CCoI website.

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CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS AT BLOOM 2010 A GREAT SUCCESS
11th June 2010

The craft demonstrations organised by the Crafts Council of Ireland in conjunction with eight member craft guilds at this year’s Bloom festival once again proved to be extremely popular with both children and adults.

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MICROCOSMOS: Frances Lambe
28th May 2010

A solo exhibition of new work by Frances Lambe, a Dundalk based ceramicist at the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny. Runs from 28th May to 18 July 2010.

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IRISH CRAFT IS A SENSATION AT LONDON's SAATCHI GALLERY
26th May 2010

The Crafts Council of Ireland’s National Craft Gallery made a huge impact at COLLECT 2010, the annual fair for contemporary craft at London’s Saatchi Gallery last week, it was announced today.



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