Here are some of the courses starting this term:
Dublin
Independent Colleges, Dawson Street, Dublin 2: Diploma course delivered in conjunction with The Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland. Starts Tuesday 8 February and runs for 12 weeks. Each weekly seminar lasts three hours.Costs €895. Tel:: 01-6725058.
Genealogical Society of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire: A weekend genealogy course taught by John Hamrock over eight weeks. Six students maximum. Starts Saturday 22 January. Class duration two and a half hours. Costs €300 including one-year student membership of GSI. Tel: 087 0505296.
Irish Times Training, Tara Street, Dublin 2: Tracing your Family History, with John Grenham. Eight weekly 3-hour classes starting on 25 January. Costs €750, including one-year subscription to Irish Ancestors, and an individual consultation. Tel: 01-4727101. Fully booked.
Belfast
Belfast Metropolitan College, Belfast: Investigating your Family Tree. Three courses, all starting week commencing 24 January, ending April/May. Mondays: Chichester Avenue; Tuesdays: Whiterock; Thursdays: Ashfield Girls School. Costs €72. Tel: 00 44 (0)28 90 265 265