Furniture Restoration: Before and After
Furniture Design students learn how to restore furniture. Have a look at some of the "Before" and "After" pictures.
23rd Jun 19
20th Jun 19
DFEi and GMIT Letterfrack Announce New Links For Furniture Design Students
DFEi was delighted to meet with @deodonovan of @gmitletterfrack to establish progression links for DFEi furniture students. DFEi Principal Eoghan Ó Murchadha and Head of Craft Department Dave Nicholson accompanied Dermot to our Furniture Exhibition in @dlrLexIcon
26th May 19
Sitting Pretty Furniture Design and Making Exhibition Opens at DLR Lexicon
Celebrating 10 years of Furniture Design and Making, Siting Pretty showcases the astounding flair, creativity and innovation of pas and current students. The exhibtion in Dun Laoghaire Lexicon library rus until June 23rd.
19th May 19
Siting Pretty - Opening Ceremony Thursday 23rd May, 7pm
The opening ceremony for the "Sitting Pretty" exhibition will take place in DLR Lexicon library on Thursday 23rd. Live demos from 6pm. The exhibtion celbrates 10 years of furniture design and makeing in DFEi and we are delighted to have exhbits from current and past students.
17th May 19
Near FM History Programme, A to Z or Historical Blunders
DFEi teacher and radio presenter Berni Dwan hosts her own history programme on Near FM. Listen back to Berni discussing the topic "Revolting Media" with DFEi media teachers Adrian Smyth and Gemma Cox.
11th Apr 19
Animal Healthcare Students Meet Minister Sean Canney
DFEi Animal Healthcare students while on a field trip to Airfield Farm, met with the minister of state, with responsibility for community development , natural resources and digital development, Sean Canney
03rd Apr 19
DFEi welcomed visiting Erasmus students from Germany
DFEi welcomed visiting Erasmus students from Rinteln, Germany. The students are studying Nursing and joined our Nursing students for some classes. They are here for five weeks and are working in local healthcare facilities
26th Mar 19
DFEi students compete in Irelands Skills Live Event
This event allowed apprentices from all over Ireland to compete in a number of categories. Gerard Curran (above) competed in the carpentry and joinery section.
21st Mar 19
DFEi supports the ‘Be Media Smart’ campaig
DFEi is delighted to be a supporting partner of Media Literacy Ireland and the ‘Be Media Smart’ campaign. Media literacy Ireland is a network of members interested in empowering all Irish people with the skills and confidence to be able to critically evaluate media content. The network is facilitated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The ‘Be Media Smart’ campaign coincides with European Media Literacy Week and is asking all of us to Stop, Think, Check when we come across information on any media platform. The campaign is particularly concerned with helping us identify sources of information that may be unreliable, as well as deliberately false or misleading. For more information on ‘Be Media Smart’ go to www.bemediasmart.ie
18th Mar 19
DFEi teachers visit Estonia as part of Erasmus programme
A group of teachers from various DDLETB colleges, including DFEi, visited Estonia recently to find out about Vocational Education & Training arrangements in that country. The group were guests of the Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre where they met teachers and student groups working in the areas of Business, IT, Woodwork, Construction and Catering.