Newsletter May 2026
Students & Guidance Counsellors 
Apprenticeships
Graduates & Jobseekers
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35 Students Awarded at National Career Skills Competition Awards Ceremony 2026 
 

CareersPortal celebrated 35 winning students across 7 categories at the 2026 National Career Skills Competition Awards Ceremony!

 

The annual event was held in the Department of Education and Youth - Congratulations to all our fantastic winners and their schools! Read full press release here. 

 

Hear from some of this year's winning students: 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are a teacher or guidance counsellor, find out more about how your students can get involved in next year's competition here. 

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Place Your REACH Order for 2026/27

REACH Junior Cycle and REACH Senior Cycle are available to order and both programmes fully qualify under the Book Scheme.

 

**Email cryan@careersportal.ie to place your order or request a quote if you are an etb school** 

 

CareersPortal are delighted to announce our new Reach+ Senior Cycle Workbook for 2026, fully aligned with the newly designed online platform to deliver a more structured, integrated, and outcomes-focused experience for both students and teachers

 

Both the workbook and online platform have a brand new look and feel with fresh content and exciting new features for September 2026 .  
 
 
Book in for a one to one overview online of REACH Junior Cycle or REACH Senior Cycle -  email cryan@careersportal.ie 
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Tourism Work Experience Portal

We’d value your feedback!

 

TourismCareers.ie (accessible via CareersPortal) is home to almost 200 employers across the tourism sector offering work experience placements to TY and LC students. 

 

Fáitle Ireland are keen to hear from Guidance Counsellors and TY/LCA/ LCVP Coordinators about their own experience and the experience of their students using the portal to secure a work placement. Your feedback will help us continue to improve and better support schools, educators and students:

 

Short survey linked here


Please complete by 22nd May - feel free to share with colleagues too. All responses will be treated confidentially.
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Live Jobs Search Tool on CareersPortal

 

Use our Live Jobs tool to explore job opportunities across Ireland.

 

Watch our video: Link here. 

  • Apply filters to refine your search based on your preferences.
  • You can enter Job title, location or salary and you will get a list of job postings that match this criteria. 
  • Click on the blue Apply button for more information and a link to apply.
New Jobs are posted live every day! 

 

TRY IT OUT HERE 

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  • UL CAO Change of Mind Q&A June 25th & 26th 
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