Plasterwork MTU

Thanks again to Eamonn Murphy and Dan Nolan from GYPROC who spent last Tuesday 2/03/2026 with our phase 4 plastering students, delivering a product presentation to our eager students, happy to hear and learn about their new products and techniques being promoted by GYPROC. Thanks again lads from the plasterwork section MTU Cork

Congratulations to Plasterwork MTU student Jake Kennedy from Caherconlish, County Limerick, who was presented with the MTU Plastering Apprentice of the year award at the annual Faculty of Engineering & Science awards night held recently at MTU, well done again Jake and the very best in the future from all at the Plastering section, Centre of Craft Studies, MTU, Cork.

ETB’s all over Ireland hold graduation ceremonies for apprentices who have completed all phases of their chosen craft.

Congratulations to our students who received there level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft - Plastering. Held recently in the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs Cork, your achievements has opened up a rich and rewarding career path, well done on joining the highly skilled apprentice graduates in the country, from all at the plastering section MTU Cork.

Photo: Kory Im, Ryan Long, Sean Healy with MTU Lecturer Sean O Keeffe. Missing from photo Adam McAuliffe.

It is extremely important for apprentices to have all the phases signed off and complete as their apprenticeship progresses, makes it easier when nearing the end of your apprenticeship to obtain the very valued Advanced Certificate Craft

Delighted to be in contact with two former students Keith Derwin and Nicky Derwin originally from Adare County Limerick now working and living in Sydney Australia. Keith is Managing Director of two company’s working with the best architects at present in Sydney. The following links are some of the work the two companies has completed.

Derwin Rendering Pty Ltd

www.derwinrendering.com.au

Concrete Doctors Australia

https://www.instagram.com/concretedoctorsaustralia

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Eg9FESt5X/

Wishing both of you continued success.

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Today we had the pleasure of having Gyproc Ireland attend MTU. Eamonn Murphy and Dan Nolan delivered a product demonstration for our Phase 4 Plastering students, we thank Eamonn Dan and Gyproc Ireland for their continued support. Gyproc Ireland Isover Ireland RTÉ NewsWorldSkills IrelandConstruction Industry FederationSaint-Gobain Weber UK & IrelandWWETB Waterford and Wexford Education and Training BoardMTU Sports Cork CampusWorldSkills CompetitionsESB NetworksVolkswagen

Congratulations to Eoin lynch on winning the Plastering & Drywall Systems Ireland Skills competition 2025, sponsored by Gyproc Ireland