Events

College & Careers Open Day – November 2025

Curious about our courses & career opportunities in Irish Horticulture? Join us to learn more & speak with our education team, tour our facilities & meet industry employers – book your place on Eventbrite!

College & Careers Open Day, November 2025 banner

Date: Thursday, November 13th
Venue: Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin 15 (Conference Centre)
Time: 12:o0 to 3:00 pm – Scheduled information talks about the College & available courses, followed by facility tours
Tickets: book for here FREE on Eventbrite

Phone: 01 8040201 | Email: botanic.college@teagasc.ie

Past events

College Open Day – Summer 2025

Date: Thursday, June 12th
Venue: Teagasc College of Horticulture Botanic Gardens (D09VY63) & OPW Visitors Centre Auditorium (D09W0Y0)
Time: 10:30am to 12:30 noon – Scheduled information talks about the College & available courses, followed by facility tours

Learn all about Horticultural Apprenticeships with Teagasc at our webinar series – a series of informative sessions where you can learn all about apprenticeship opportunities in the exciting field of horticulture. Our expert speakers will cover different topics in each webinar & take questions from attendees.

Date: Last Friday of every month – January – June 2025 (see details below)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Time: 12:45 – 1:30pm

Webinar 1: Friday, 7th February

On Friday, 7th February the Teagasc College of Horticulture Botanic Gardens hosted the first webinar in an ongoing 2025 series: Apprenticeships in Horticulture. Hosts, College Principal John Mulhern & Lecturer Paddy Smith, offered an overview of the programme, learning outcomes & key information for potential Employers & Apprentices interested in participating.

Watch webinar recording below

Webinar 2: Friday, 28th February

On Friday, 28 February the Teagasc College of Horticulture Botanic Gardens hosted the second webinar in an ongoing 2025 series: Apprenticeships in Horticulture. This webinar was hosted by John Mulhern (College Principal) & Paddy Smith (Lecturer), Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture. They were be joined by guest speaker Gary Graham (ALCI manager & Apprenticeship Consortium member) to give a deep dive into the Hort Apprenticeship specialist area of ‘Landscaping’, detailing course objectives & contents and discussion on building a career in the Irish Landscaping sector.

Watch webinar recording below