{"id":35443,"date":"2026-10-19T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=35443"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:18:00","slug":"35443-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/35443-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixth Year Students Visit Limerick&#8217;s Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ==========================================================\n     DAVITT COLLEGE\n     SIXTH YEAR CAREERS TRIP TO LIMERICK\n     BASED ON THE IGC MIDLANDS ARTICLE BLUEPRINT\n     COMPLETE ELEMENTOR HTML WIDGET\n     ========================================================== -->\n\n<section id=\"dc-limerick-2026\">\n\n  <!-- HERO -->\n  <header class=\"dcl-hero\">\n    <div class=\"dcl-hero-decoration\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcl-hero-content\">\n      <div class=\"dcl-category\">\n        <span class=\"dcl-category-dot\"><\/span>\n        GUIDANCE &amp; CAREERS\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h1>Exploring <span>Future Pathways<\/span><\/h1>\n\n      <p class=\"dcl-hero-subtitle\">\n        Sixth Year Students Visit Limerick&#8217;s Higher Education\n        Institutions\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"dcl-hero-date\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <path d=\"M20 10c0 5-8 11-8 11S4 15 4 10a8 8 0 1 1 16 0Z\"><\/path>\n          <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2.5\"><\/circle>\n        <\/svg>\n        LIMERICK \u00b7 OCTOBER 2026\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <!-- FEATURED PHOTOGRAPH -->\n  <div class=\"dcl-main-photo\">\n    <button class=\"dcl-photo-button dcl-open\"\n            type=\"button\"\n            data-index=\"0\"\n            aria-label=\"View main photograph from the Limerick careers trip\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DC2026-27CareersLimerick_001.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Davitt College Sixth Year careers trip to Limerick\"\n        loading=\"eager\">\n\n      <span class=\"dcl-photo-overlay\">\n        <span class=\"dcl-photo-location\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path d=\"M20 10c0 5-8 11-8 11S4 15 4 10a8 8 0 1 1 16 0Z\"><\/path>\n            <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2.5\"><\/circle>\n          <\/svg>\n          LIMERICK\n        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"dcl-photo-expand\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#x2197;<\/span>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- INTRODUCTION -->\n  <div class=\"dcl-intro\">\n    <div class=\"dcl-intro-side\">\n      <span class=\"dcl-section-number\">01 \/ THE EXPERIENCE<\/span>\n      <div class=\"dcl-intro-line\"><\/div>\n      <span class=\"dcl-side-label\">\n        DISCOVERING<br>\n        OPPORTUNITIES\n      <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcl-intro-copy\">\n      <h2>A glimpse of <em>what comes next.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"dcl-lead\">\n        Our Sixth Year students enjoyed a wonderful careers\n        trip to Limerick on Thursday, visiting the Open Days\n        of four of the city&#8217;s higher education institutions.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        The trip gave students an opportunity to explore\n        their options, gather valuable information and\n        experience college life first-hand as they begin\n        making important decisions about their futures.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- COLLEGES VISITED -->\n  <section class=\"dcl-opportunities\">\n\n    <div class=\"dcl-opportunities-heading\">\n      <span class=\"dcl-small-label\">EXPLORING THE OPTIONS<\/span>\n      <h2>Four institutions. <span>Many possibilities.<\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>\n        Students visited a range of higher education institutions,\n        each offering opportunities to explore different courses\n        and pathways.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcl-opportunities-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"dcl-opportunity\">\n        <div class=\"dcl-opportunity-icon\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path d=\"m2 9 10-5 10 5-10 5L2 9Z\"><\/path>\n            <path d=\"M6 11v5c4 3 8 3 12 0v-5M22 9v7\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <span>01<\/span>\n        <h3>University of Limerick<\/h3>\n        <p>Exploring university courses and campus life at UL.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"dcl-opportunity\">\n        <div class=\"dcl-opportunity-icon\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path d=\"m2 9 10-5 10 5-10 5L2 9Z\"><\/path>\n            <path d=\"M6 11v5c4 3 8 3 12 0v-5M22 9v7\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <span>02<\/span>\n        <h3>TUS Limerick<\/h3>\n        <p>Discovering programmes and opportunities at TUS.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"dcl-opportunity\">\n        <div class=\"dcl-opportunity-icon\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path d=\"M4 20h16M6 17l5-12 7 12M8 13h8\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <span>03<\/span>\n        <h3>Limerick School of Art &amp; 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A fun and\n        informative day was had by all!\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- COMPACT PHOTO GALLERY -->\n  <section class=\"dcl-gallery-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"dcl-gallery-heading\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"dcl-small-label\">A LOOK BACK AT THE DAY<\/span>\n        <h2>Limerick <em>in Pictures<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p>Photographs from our Sixth Year careers trip.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"dcl-gallery-total\">\n        <strong>03<\/strong>\n        <span>MORE PHOTOGRAPHS<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcl-gallery-grid\">\n\n      <button class=\"dcl-gallery-item dcl-open\"\n              type=\"button\" data-index=\"1\"\n              aria-label=\"View Limerick careers trip photograph 1\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DC2026-27CareersLimerick_005.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Photograph from the Sixth Year Limerick careers trip\"\n    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   loading=\"lazy\">\n        <span class=\"dcl-gallery-hover\">03 &#x2197;<\/span>\n      <\/button>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"dcl-gallery-instruction\">\n      SELECT A PHOTOGRAPH TO OPEN THE GALLERY\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- CLOSING -->\n  <footer class=\"dcl-footer\">\n    <div class=\"dcl-footer-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n        <path d=\"m12 3 2.7 5.5 6.1.9-4.4 4.3 1 6.1-5.4-2.9-5.4 2.9 1-6.1-4.4-4.3 6.1-.9L12 3Z\"><\/path>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div>\n      <span>LOOKING AHEAD<\/span>\n      <h2>Wishing our Sixth Years every success.<\/h2>\n      <p>\n        We wish each of our students the very best of luck\n        as they explore their interests and make important\n        decisions about their futures over the coming months.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/footer>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- LIGHTBOX -->\n<div id=\"dcl-lightbox\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\"\n     aria-label=\"Limerick careers trip photo 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Our Sixth Year students enjoyed a wonderful careers trip to Limerick on Thursday, visiting the Open Days of four of the city&#8217;s higher education institutions. The trip gave students an opportunity to explore their options, gather valuable information and experience college life first-hand as they begin making important decisions about their futures. EXPLORING THE OPTIONS Four institutions. Many possibilities. Students visited a range of higher education institutions, each offering opportunities to explore different courses and pathways. 01 University of Limerick Exploring university courses and campus life at UL. 02 TUS Limerick Discovering programmes and opportunities at TUS. 03 Limerick School of Art &amp; Design Learning about creative and artistic study pathways. 04 Mary Immaculate College Exploring the college&#8217;s higher education opportunities. AN INFORMATIVE DAY Discovering new possibilities. 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