{"id":9618,"date":"2026-05-15T10:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=9618"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:09:08","slug":"graphic-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=9618","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9618\" class=\"elementor elementor-9618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc6cad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdc6cad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41e19854 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41e19854\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4320ba78\" data-id=\"4320ba78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f603aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f603aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QQI Level 5 Certificate in Graphic Design (5M1995)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b46a171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b46a171\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-400142da\" data-id=\"400142da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3a5828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b3a5828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-600x849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CIG-Submission2-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50143f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50143f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Course Description:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10034f8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10034f8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74fa155b\" data-id=\"74fa155b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2506fbbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2506fbbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">This foundation course in graphic design is one year&#8217; and students will learn a wide range of visual communication skills with an emphasis on creative problem solving for graphic design. The course has been designed to offer students and opportunity to develop core skills required for continued study in the area of graphic design, visual communications, digital illustration and creative thinking.<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">Students will explore the graphic designers role in the context of branding, marketing, advertising and communication and develop practical skills in visual language, drawing, mixed media, illustration, design and image making. You will build on these practical creative skills and generate and evolve ideas into finished projects. Learners will gain a recognised qualification and a practical introduction to a variety of Digital Media software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premier Pro.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c75c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c75c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Course Details:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8fd944 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4e8fd944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Full Time <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1 Year, September to May<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">QQI Level 5 Certificate in Graphic Design (5M1995)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contact : Niamh Whelan, email nwhelan@loetb.ie<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-219678c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"219678c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a140667\" data-id=\"2a140667\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25043a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"25043a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Modules<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6211\"><div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">-Graphic Design Skills<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Design Skills<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Computer Illustrated Graphics<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Image Processing<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Digital Photography<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Drawing<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Customer Service<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Work Experience<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">-Word Processing\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Entry Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6212\"><p>Leaving Certificate , QQI Level 4 or equivalent standard of education. All applicants subject to interview and online assessment\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6213\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6213\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Place of Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6213\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6213\"><p>This course will take place in the Main Institute Building on the Mountrath Road R32H392<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6214\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6214\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Fees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6214\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6214\"><p>\u20ac50 Certification Fee. Medical Card holders or those in receipt of a social welfare payment are exempt from this fee<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6215\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6215\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Progression<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6215\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6215\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">This course will allow students to develop a portfolio of work appropriate for Higher Education courses that require an art portfolio.<\/div><p>This course is recognised as a QQI progression route into a range of courses in higher education including, but not limited to the following.<\/p><p>Please note, some coursesmay have additional entry requirements.<br \/><strong>Maynooth University<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 MH109 Media Studies (Level 8) *<br \/><strong>South East Technological University (SETU) Carlow:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 SE608 Computing in Interactive Digital Art and Design (Level 8)<br \/>\u2022 SE212 TV and Media Production (Level 7)<br \/><strong>Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone:<\/strong> <br \/>\u2022 US803 Graphics and Digital Design (Level 8)**<br \/>\u2022 US715 Software Design with Digitalisation(Level 8) *<br \/>\u2022 US778 Animation and Illustration (Level 7)**<br \/><strong>Munster Technological University, Cork (MTU):<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 MT824 Creative Digital Media (Level 8)\u00a0<br \/><strong>St Patrick\u2019s College Carlow:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 PC4100 Arts and Humanities (Level 8)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6216\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6216\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Career Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6216\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6216\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Progress to further studies and careers including:<\/div><ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\"><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Graphic Designer<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Freelance Designer<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Illustrator<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Typographer<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Exhibition and Event Display<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Editorial Design Creative<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Technical and Illustrator<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Branding Designer<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Visual Merchandiser<\/div><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Web Designer<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Utopian Poster\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTYyOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5wb3J0bGFvaXNlaW5zdGl0dXRlLmllXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvVXRvcGlhbi1Qb3N0ZXIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGM1ZWMyOSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Utopian-Poster-768x983.jpg\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"983\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fec27dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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