About Us
With decades of experience across various EU countries, our team of native English and German speakers is dedicated to delivering language learning and internship opportunities in Ireland, the largest English-speaking country in the EU. We proudly support a wide range of participants, including individuals, employees, students, teachers, and lecturers from all types of educational institutions.
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Clare Sheehy
Director
Clare, a native of Ireland and fluent German speaker, brings a wealth of cross-cultural experience from both Ireland and Germany. With a strong background in coordinating student placements and a personal perspective as a mother of three teenagers, she is uniquely equipped to understand and support the needs of young people during their educational stay in Ireland.
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Sean Dunne
Director
A former director of Westdeutsche Landesbank Ireland, Sean has vast experience in both Ireland and Germany.
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Ralf Lissek
A native of Germany, Ralf led the German-Irish Chamber of Commerce in Dublin for 25 years and brings first-hand experience from his own vocational training in Germany. With intercultural experience across the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Ireland, he has spent the last 30 years supporting and mentoring trainees from diverse backgrounds.
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Visit to TU Dublin
Meeting with Dr. Ralf Burbach, Head of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, our cooperation partner at TU Dublin, together with Clare Sheehy, Director of EBTA, and Sean Dunne, EBTA.
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The visit included a tour of the school's state-of-the-art practical training facilities and workstations, where students develop their professional skills in a hands-on learning environment.
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We also visited the workshops of Joseph Little, Head of Construction. He leads an extensive portfolio of apprenticeship programmes, including carpentry and joinery, wood manufacturing and finishing, bricklaying and stonelaying, painting and decorating.
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Sean Dunne, EBTA, Irish Senator Gerard Craughwell and Clare Sheehy, EBTA
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Ralf Lissek with Brian Murphy, TU Dublin; Manfred Todtenhausen, Master Craftsman, former Member of the German Bundestag and former spokesperson on skilled trades and crafts; and Sean Dunne, EBTA.
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