‘This got my life back on track’: How adult learners are upskilling themselves through Nala
Deirdre Ryan (44) has completed 20 online courses with the National Adult Literacy Agency
National Adult Literacy Agency
Prisoner literacy: ‘When you pick up a book you’re not thinking of being locked in the cell’
Literacy ambassadors say they tell prisoners: ‘It’s not like learning when we were in school. It’s completely different’
When a bank ‘mistake’ appears to be no mistake at all
On The Money: Inheritance data from CSO bolsters argument for a new approach on tax reliefs
‘Rapid digitisation’ of banking causing issues for vulnerable customers
Older people, Travellers and migrants face 'disproportionate' barriers to financial services, adult literacy agency says
Prisoner literacy: ‘I wrote to my girlfriend. She wrote back and I could read it’
A peer-to-peer literacy programme in Portlaoise Prison is proving a huge success
Combatting low health literacy that’s affecting a quarter of Irish people
Charities team up to help cancer patients get most out of medical appointments
New Supreme Court initiative on formal judgment summaries welcomed
Legal advice body says move will increase public confidence in the judicial process
Fintan O’Toole: No one is safe when half of us are digitally illiterate
The lack of basic online skills in our population is now both a marker and a driver of social inequality
Numbers contacting literacy helpline jump during pandemic
National Adult Literacy Agency reports 44% more calls as pandemic pushes people to read
Confused about climate change terms? Rest easy, a jargon-buster is at hand
Young people seeking to unblock barriers to participation and engagement on climate
Top Irish authors contribute to new book to help adult literacy
Publication in plain English marks 40 years of the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)
Probate is changing: What does that mean for you?
Revenue will want a lot more information on beneficiaries under new process
Free over-the-phone tuition for adults with literacy or numeracy difficulties
Online courses are also available on the National Adult Literacy Agency website
Literacy campaign launched to help adults with reading and maths
One in six Irish adults find it difficult to read leaflets, timetables and medicine instructions
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