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KCETB Introduction to Thatching on Nationwide<\/h4>\n

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KCETB’s Introd<\/span>\"\"uction to Thatching Programme featured on Nationwide on RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player at 7pm, or 8pm on RT\u00c9 +1 on Monday 26th January.<\/p>\n

The Training Cou<\/span><\/p>\n

rse, a collaboration between KCETB and The Heritage Council, represents a strategically significant innovation in heritage ed<\/span><\/p>\n

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ucation, redefining how traditional crafts can be preserved, taught, and embedded within modern skills systems. As the first structured thatching\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

training programme delivered in Ireland in 15 years, it directly addresses a critical national and international skills shortage in a craft recognised globally as endangered.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can watch now on\u00a0<\/span>RT\u00c9 Player<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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