Academic Calendar

Week commencing	Sem 1	Detail	Comment
14-Aug		Alternative Assessment/Repeat Exams
21-Aug		Alternative Assessment/Repeat Exams
28-Aug		Alternative Assessment/Repeat Exams	Friday 1st September – Academic Year Commences.
04-Sep	1	Planning/completion/correction week	Collation & entry of marks.
11-Sep	2	Teaching commences Years 2/3/4	Years 2, 3 & 4 Students Start.
18-Sep	3	First Year Students Start	First Year Students Start Monday 18th September.
25-Sep	4	Apprentice Blocks Start	Apprenticeship Autumn Term Starts 25/09/23. First Year Welcome Week
02-Oct	5
09-Oct	6
16-Oct	7
23-Oct	8
30-Oct	9		Mon 30th Oct. Public Holiday. Reading week. Graduation Athlone 31st Oct/1st Nov. Limerick 2nd/3rd November.
06-Nov	10
13-Nov	11
20-Nov	12
27-Nov	13
04-Dec	14	Revision Week	Revision and completion
11-Dec	15	Examination Week
18-Dec		Examination Week	Academic break
25-Dec			Academic break

Week	Sem 2	Detail	Comment
01-Jan		Apprentice Blocks Start	Academic break. Apprenticeship Spring Term Starts 02/01/24
08-Jan	1	Planning/completion/correction week	Examination Processing/marking week
15-Jan	2	Teaching commences	Collation & entry of marks
22-Jan	3
29-Jan	4
05-Feb	5		Public Holiday 5th February (St. Brigid’s Day)
12-Feb	6		Reading week.
19-Feb	7
26-Feb	8
04-Mar	9
11-Mar	10
18-Mar	11		Public Holiday 18th March (St. Patrick’s Day)
25-Mar		Easter Break
01-Apr		Easter Break	Apprenticeship Summer Term Starts 02/04/23 Public Holiday Mon 1st April
08-Apr	12
15-Apr	13
22-Apr	14	Revision Week	Revision and completion
29-Apr	15	Examination week.
06-May	16	Examination week.	Public Holiday 6th May
13-May	17		Examination processing/marking week
20-May	18		Collation & entry of marks
27-May	19		Examination boards
03-Jun	20		Public Holiday 3rd June/ Examination Boards
10-Jun	21
17-Jun	22	Academic Year Ends	Thursday 20th June – Academic Year Ends