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Schools' Programme in the National Gallery of Ireland: Talks on art for students, will take place daily from today until April 1st at 4pm.

The cost of each class is €5 and tickets are available from the National Gallery shop in the Millennium Wing. Tel: 01-6633505 or visit www.nationalgallery.ie.

Today's class is on Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Dutch masters with Fiona Loughnane (assemble in Room 39). Tomorrow Monet and Impressionism is the theme - also with with Fiona Loughnane (assemble in Room 45) .

On Thursday March 31st, Lynn McGrane talks on Poussin and Classicism (assemble in Room 48) and on Friday April 1st, Olive Knox discusses Orpen and his legacy with (assemble in Room 2).

New Postgraduate Programme in History of the Family at UL

Applications are invited for a new postgraduate programme - MA in history of the family. The programme will be of use to independent or third-level researchers, those working in genealogical/family history/local history centres and the leisure and tourism industry.

For further information contact www.history.ul.ie/ or tel: 061-202280.

Dyslexia In-Service Training Course for Teachers

The Dyslexia Association of Ireland is offering a number of courses or teachers. All courses will take place at Dublin City University and the dates available are April 9th, 16th, 30th and May 7th. The cost of each course is €150 and pre-booking is essential.

Information and and application forms are available from: Dyslexia Association of Ireland, 1 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6790276. E-mail: info@dyslexia.ie

English for Speakers of Other Languages

The Big Picture is an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) learning and tuition pack. The pack caters for a range of learning levels, reflecting the real lives of ESOL learners and assisting with creating own materials.

In full colour the 150-page pack is aimed at ESOL tutors and students in Ireland. Produced by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), the pack also represents the words, stories and pictures of ESOL learners living in Ireland.

The materials range in level from beginner ESOL learners, through to exercises for higher-level learners, so that tutors may teach the same theme in a mixed-level class. Mixed literacy levels are also taken into account and a number of exercises require little written ability. The pack costs €20.

For further details on NALA's ESOL work contact Fergus Dolan, NALA ESOL development worker. Tel: 01-8099191. E-mail: fdolan@nala.ie

Programmes at the Centre for Disability Studies, UCD

The Centre for Disability Studies invites applications for a range of courses at undergraduate certificate, higher diploma and master's level: NUI certificate in citizenship and advocacy; higher diploma in developmental disability studies; higher diploma in rehabilitation studies; MSc developmental disabilities (taught); MSc rehabilitation studies (taught); MSc disability studies (research).

Potential applicants can attend an open evening on April 6th from 6pm to 8pm at the Centre for Disability Studies, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield.

For further information contact: The Centre for Disability Studies, Rooms D002-D005, John Henry Newman Building, UCD. Tel: 01- 7168333. E-mail: cds@ucd.ie

The latest date for receipt of applications is: Friday July 8th.

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