Is mathematics support worthwhile? An overview of the 3rd Irish Workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres

In this article we give a brief description of the 3rd Irish Workshop on Mathematics; Learning and Support Centres which was hosted by the National University of Ireland,; Maynooth (NUIM), in December 2008. We will mention the origins of the workshop; along with the development of mathematics support in Ireland. We will look at the; recent development of the Mathematics Support Centre (MSC) in NUIM and expand; on why the theme ‘Is Mathematics Support worthwhile?’ was chosen. We will discuss; the presentations and major issues relating to the theme which were addressed during; the workshop. We close with a brief look at the conclusions of this very successful and; well-attended event.