Kerry Branch of Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland

Kerry, Ireland
Joined November 2019
#lc business revision course well under way this morning at MTU Kerry. Thanks to our guest speakers Jerry McCarthy and Alan Ryan
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The website of the Adverising Standards Authority (formerly the ASAI) might be a good place to start in relation to ideas for ETHICS IN MARKETING, which is the theme of the AAC sample brief. It features on pg. 227/228 of Business Alive. The investigative folder suggestion and challenge on page 228 provide structure/guidance for students who want to try this out. These would also be nice activities for students of a TY Business module. Here is the link to the decisions made by the ASA. It gets updated monthly and there are usually a few news articles each month related to high profile cases which provide additional sources of information for research. adstandards.ie/complaints-de…
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It was announced in Budget 2026 that the minimum wage in Ireland will increase by €0.65 per hour from 1st January 2026📈This will increase the minimum wage rate to €14.15 per hour💶Ireland has the 2nd highest minimum wage in the EU,2nd only to Luxembourg according to Eurostat🥈
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Residents of Carrigstown will soon get their own Lidl. The supermarket chain’s next store will be located in the fictional north Dublin suburb on the RTÉ soap opera Fair City in what is said to be the largest product placement deal on Irish television. irishtimes.com/business/2025…
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NEW 🍓 Cereal Cheerios has launched new berry-flavoured cereal – its first innovation since 2021 Very Berry available in supermarkets now for rsp: £3.50/435g 🔗 See where to get them here: thegrocer.co.uk/news/cheerio…
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The Chief Executive of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association has said that the pharmaceutical industry does not want to see tariffs or retaliatory tariffs on medicines introduced. rte.ie/news/world/2025/0327/…
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Amended version with updated FAI and GAA figures!
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Another resource for #IdeaGeneration @edco_ie #LetsDoBusiness … before studying the factors that impact a business idea try this activity! Follow it up with appropriate theory from Pg157. First activity worked great in my classroom, let’s see how this goes! #StarterActivity
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The National Executive of the BSTAI have had a busy day today finalising the details of our Annual Conference on October 11th 2025 🗓️ Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 17th September at 4pm 🎟️ Keep an eye on our website and social media for further details 💻
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Link to a booklet I have created for #LCBusiness ABQ which focuses on #Unit3 #ManagementSkills. Lots of revision templates that could be used for revising for long questions too Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1RIv…
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The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined video-sharing app TikTok €530m over the transfer of the personal data of European users to China, and also said it had been provided with inaccurate information by the Chinese-owned platform. rte.ie/b/1510729
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Might be of some use to some of you! An exam focus sheet I’ve prepared for my 6th years.. of course they’ll need more but using these topics as a key focus for the next few weeks. Feel free to use. #LCBusiness #examfocus
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Enterprises in Ireland spent €7 billion on Research & Development in 2023 cso.ie/en/releasesandpublica… #CSOIreland #Ireland #BusinessStatistics #Business #BusinessNews #IrishBusiness
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