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This City Works Graduation Ceremony with An Taoiseach Simon Harris and the Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghegan

Fourteen local graduates commended by An Taoiseach at Google’s Bolands Mills

An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD was at Google’s Bolands Mills campus to address a group of graduates from the Ringsend, Irishtown, and Pearse Street areas. An Taoiseach presented the fourteen graduates with certificates for qualifications across a diverse range of disciplines including nautical skills, training and development, and teacher training education. These programmes were delivered as part of the This City Works strategic plan, a local employment task force established by Google.

At the ceremony an announcement was made of further funding of €750,000 by Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, to St Andrews Resource Centre. The grant will enable St Andrews Resource Centre to deliver training opportunities in the domains of digital support, AI prospects, nautical skills, teacher training education, enterprise development, career guidance, and personal growth. This is part of a strategic plan developed by This City Works and their local partners St Andrews Resource Centre, the Irish Nautical Trust and the Fair Play Anchorage Project.

Graduates - This City Works — Graduates celebrating their achievements at Google Flour Mills.

This City Works - Google — Members of TCW gathered to celebrate graduates through This City Works representing St Andrews Resource Centre, Irish Nautical Trust, The Training Junction Pearse Street, Fair Play, Ringsend Community Service Forum, Dublin Education Training Board, Department of Social Protection, Dublin Port Co, Dublin Waste To Energy and Google

Google Education Task Force

At a celebration hosted in Google Foundry, Minister for Finance Jack Chambers presented SNA graduates with their certificates along with announcing Google Community support for a further 8 Scholarships. Anne Smith the Principal of St Patrick’s Girls School in Ringsend spoke about the great work some of the graduates provide to the local schools and clubs in the community.

Mental Health and Diversity

A remarkable evening was hosted at the Google Foundry under the leadership of local Cambridge FC in partnership with Jigsaw and supported by Google’s
Community Affairs. A critical message emphasizing the significance of open dialogue surrounding mental health was discussed in depth. We extend our sincere gratitude to the esteemed panel who contributed to the success of the evening.