Skills & Apprenticeships: WorldSkills Ireland returns to the RDS Simmonscourt (Sept 16–18) with 160+ students and apprentices competing in 31 national skills contests, including four from County Tipperary: bricklaying (James Kinane), hairdressing (Simon Smith), mechanical engineering CAD (Mario Gabriel Stratulat) and plastering & drywall (Jack Meehan). Classroom Tech Debate: Oatlands College in Stillorgan has reversed its iPad experiment after students said books helped them concentrate and reduced screen time. Faith in Public Life: Dublin’s third annual Eucharistic and Marian Procession drew crowds despite rain, with calls for more public displays of Catholic faith. Women in the Church: RTÉ’s Mary Kennedy told Knock Novena she’d “love to see women priests,” arguing women could bring major contribution to a “male-dominated ministry.” Community & Care: A GoFundMe for three sisters seriously injured in the M9 wrong-way crash has topped €505k as families thank the public. Heritage & Place: Clonakilty’s Old Linen Hall is being urged as an ideal cultural centre for the town’s linen-trade history, as dereliction threatens heritage. Education Access: TU Dublin maths graduate Megan Dooley says Leaving Cert setbacks don’t close doors, pointing to QQI and PLC routes.