College Open Days
Autumn 2020
Due to the current pandemic our college open days are not proceeding as planned this autumn. Each college has a different arrangement in place.
Please note: Visits to colleges are subject to Government Covid-19 restrictions at the time of the Open Day and therefore subject to change.
See below for the arrangements for the different colleges.
Kildalton College
Friday November 6th 2020
Prospective students can visit on the morning of Friday 6th November and get an outdoor tour of the campus and facilities. These visits are by appointment only with numbers limited. If this date does not suit alternative arrangements can be made. Contact the college by phoning Nichola on 051 644433 or email nichola.barry@teagasc.ie to schedule a timeslot.
College of Horticulture in the National Botanic Gardens
Virtual information event - Wednesday October 14th 2020
Time - 4 - 5pm
The event will be conducted via Zoom. Registration will be available shortly.
More information available here
Ballyhaise College
Friday November 6th 2020
Prospective students can visit on Friday 6th November and get a tour of the campus and facilities. These visits are by appointment only with numbers limited. Contact the college on 049 4338108 or ballyhaise.college@teagasc.ie to schedule a timeslot.
Clonakilty College
Friday November 6th 2020
Prospective students can visit from 9.30am to 12.30pm on the morning of Friday 6th November and get an outdoor tour of the campus and facilities. These visits are by appointment only with numbers limited. Contact the college on 023 8832500 or clonakilty.college@teagasc.ie
Mountbellew College
Wednesday October 7th, 2020
Mountbellew will have a virtual event on Wednesday 7th October.
Further details will be posted on our website www.mountbellewagri.com and our social media pages:
Twitter @MountbellewAgri
Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry
Wednesday 28th October 2020
Virtual Open Day
Phone: 061 393100 Email: info@pallaskenry.com
Gurteen College
Tuesday 20th October 2020 - Virtual Open Day
Further information available on the college website www.gurteencollege.ie
Virtual college open days took place in June 2020.
Recordings from the events in the Teagasc Colleges are available below
Ballyhaise | Botanics | Clonakilty | Kildalton
Ballyhaise
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Ballyhaise Open Day - Agriculture
Ballyhaise Virtual Open day - Agriculture. A live panel discussion and Q & A session on the agricultural courses offered at the college. There is superb video footage of the college farm enterprises and training facilities. Please be advised there is a flash of light from a welder during the video
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Ballyhaise Open Day - Forestry
Ballyhaise Agricultural College Virtual Open day for Forestry – A live panel discussion and Q & A session about the forestry courses offered at the college. The open day has superb video footage of our students out on practical training on the college forestry enterprise.
College of Horticulture - Botanic Gardens
The Teagasc Horticulture is situated in the grounds of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. Here training in Horticulture for full and part time students in Landscape design, Nursery stock, Sports turf management & Food production is provided. The open day gave information on what is available
Clonakilty
Clonakilty Agricultural College Virtual Open Event – A live panel discussion with Q & A about the different agricultural courses offered at the college. Viewers will get a sense of what a student will experience on a full-time course and see the facilities and farm enterprises at the college
Kildalton
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Kildalton Virtual Open Day - Agriculture
Kildalton College - Agriculture. A live panel discussion and Q & A session on the agriculture courses offered at the college. The session has excellent video footage of agricultural skills training and the farm enterprises. Please be advised there is of light from a welder during the video
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Kildalton Virtual Open Day - Horticulture
Kildalton College Virtual Open day for Horticulture – A live panel discussion and Q & A session about the horticultural courses offered at the college. The session is interspersed with excellent video footage of horticultural skills training and the horticultural enterprise.
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Kildalton Virtual Open Day - Equine
Kildalton College Virtual Open day for Equine – A live panel discussion and Q & A session about the equine courses offered at the college. The session is interspersed with excellent video footage of equine skills training and the equine enterprise.
Teagasc invites schools, students, teachers and parents to attend one of the special career events at a college.
At these events you will get ... 
- Information on all further and higher level courses in agriculture, horticulture, horses and forestry
- An outline of careers in agriculture, agri-business, amenity and production horticulture, forestry, horse breeding and training and career profiles of graduates
- Guided tours of college teaching and recreational facilitiesand visits to the colleges' modern farming and horticultural enterprises
Who you will meet...
- College teaching staff and educational experts
- Students currently attending courses
- Potential employers of course graduates
