RTÉ Ireland

Plan to enhance Irish learning in schools announced

A new policy and a plan to strengthen the teaching, learning and use of Irish language in schools is due to be launched.

Irish-language education policy ‘ignores elephant in the room’, advocacy groups warn

Prof Pádraig Ó Duibhir, who is chair of an Foras Patrúnachta and formerly head of Sealbhú, the Irish language unit at DCU ...
Dublin City University

DCU Research Charts Opportunities, Challenges and Priorities for the Teaching and Learning of Irish in English-Medium Schools

The majority of children and young people in Ireland learn Irish in an English-medium setting. Principal investigators of the ...

Variation in primary teachers’ proficiency in Irish ‘a matter of significant concern’

Department inspectorate found ‘apparent lack of confidence’ among many teachers using Irish in English-medium schools ...
Irish Central

Native Irish speakers share the secret behind learning the language

These native Irish speakers share how Ireland's ancient language and their homeland of Co Donegal have impacted their identity. Annemarie Ní Churreáin (poet & editor), Aoife Ní Ghloinn (Director of ...
RTÉ Ireland

President Connolly speaks of 'intrinsic worth' of Irish language

The Irish language has been a central part of President Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the ...
Irish Examiner on MSN

Teachers' proficiency in Irish language a 'matter of significant concern', inspectors find

Teachers’ overall standards of Irish language fluency in English-medium schools are “not what they should be” to support the ...
Irish Central

Experience the Irish language revival firsthand in Ireland

Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...