Cork College of FET, Macroom Centre held their annual graduation ceremony on Thursday October 16th to honour the achievements of its graduates of 2024/25. Learners were recognised for their accomplishments across a diverse range of QQI Level 5 courses, including business, nursing, healthcare support, retail studies, and health administration (medical secretary).

Now in its fourth year under the Cork College of FET, Macroom Centre name, the centre continues to expand opportunities for local learners and is delighted to be running courses in conjunction with Morrison’s Island Campus so that learners can avail of those courses in their own community.

The Macroom Centre is under the stewardship of Helen Ryan, principal of Morrison’s Island Campus, with Bernie Angland as the local centre co-ordinator in Macroom.

Some highlights of the graduation ceremony were keynote addresses by Mayor Michael Looney, and local businessman and manager of Cork Marts, Jerh O’Sullivan.

Helen Ryan, principal of Cork College of FET Morrison’s Island Campus congratulated the graduates on their accomplishments and acknowledged all their families for supporting them on their return to education.

Ms Ryan was thrilled to give awards to the centre’s first graduates of our new tertiary nursing degree course.

A significant number of this year’s graduates have already progressed to third-level education, thanks to their outstanding results in their QQI programmes.

For further information on what the centre has to offer for those pursuing further education in the community visit www.morrisonsislandcampus.ie/macroom-centre.