One in four adults in Ireland struggle with everyday maths such as calculating percentages
Finding comes as former taoiseach Leo Varadkar says many in politics and media do not understand numbers
National Adult Literacy Agency
‘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
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
Plain English Awards seeks to tackle gobbledygook
Awards programme has five new categories, including one for the public
EirGrid powers past jargon at Plain English Awards
The event celebrates firms which use simple language when dealing with the public
Low literacy levels puts lives at risk
‘A person may have difficulty identifying the correct amount of medicine to take from the information on the package’
Grid Finance wins inaugural Inclusion Plus competition
Start-up matches small business with investors looking to back community projects
Further and adult education: lifting the lid on one of Ireland’s best-kept secrets
Fetchcourses.ie tells you everything you need to know about hundreds of courses
Campaign aims to aid those with reading and maths difficulties
Nearly one in six aged 16-65 may be unable to read basic text, CSO study suggests
New guide giving information on older people’s rights published
Irish Council for Civil Liberties’s document provides resources to ‘empower’ older people
Plain talking: Gobbledygook costs money and risks lives
Conference on clearer language hears communication often a matter of life and death
A grown-up’s guide to adult learning
What courses are on offer? Are there any financial and childcare supports? Our guide has all the answers
Learning within the community
Many adults want to learn simply for the sake of learning and the pleasure and life-enhancement it offers
The A to Z of adult education
With options to suit every lifestyle and aspiration, choosing is the trickiest bit
Adult education: from flower-arranging at night to nuclear physics by day
There are many ways to access adult education and training opportunities
Change One Thing: Adult literacy and numeracy must be given priority
We need to help adults who have benefited least from educational opportunity to keep learning
Literacy and numeracy among Irish average or below, according to survey
OECD study across 24-countries involved 6,000 people between the ages of 16 and 65 in Ireland
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