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One in six adults has difficulty reading

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NALA Student Day in Cork

29 February 2020
10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Metropole Hotel, Cork

NALA and Trinity College Numeracy Conference

5 March 2020
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
School of Education, Trinity College Dublin

NALA AGM 2020

28 March 2020
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Granville Hotel, Meagher Quay, Waterford X91 XH5R

Plain English Training – April

22 April 2020
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2
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