(Gaeilge) Comórtas Clár Raidió do Mheánscoileanna do Bhliain na Gaeilge
November 27, 2018
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(Gaeilge) Gaelscoileanna á gceiliúradh ar Raidió na Life!
November 21, 2018
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Astronauts, Queens and Bandits promote Irish in novel TG4 ad campaign
June 27, 2018
TG4 has launched a quirky new advertising campaign featuring an eclectic bunch of celebrities including drag queen Panti Bliss, astronaut Chris Hadfield, Rubberbandit ‘Blindboy Boatclub’, women’s rugby sensation Sene and weather presenter Caitlín Nic Aoidh, to encourage everyone to use and celebrate whatever Irish they have. The ‘Tá Gaeilge Agam’ campaign, has been devised in collaboration […]
12 Surprising Benefits Of Learning A Second Language
April 26, 2017
Why should you learn a second language? There are several obvious reasons. It’s fun and it allows you to communicate with people from other countries. If you’re going to travel abroad, you probably need at least basic language skills. But there are a number of other surprisingly powerful benefits from learning a second language. Most […]
Children with two languages excel at school
April 18, 2017
Children who are brought up speaking two or more languages outperform their peers in English and maths by the age of seven, research has found. Data on 19,000 British children in the Millennium Cohort Study found that those who spoke more than one language at home lagged behind at school at ages three, four and […]
63rd TEXACO CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
April 18, 2017
Laois student is chosen overall 2017 Competition winner Lucy Deegan, a 17-year old student from Luggacurren, Co. Laois – and a pupil at Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach in Co. Carlow – has been chosen overall winner of this year’s 63rd Texaco Children’s Art Competition having taken first prize in the senior 16-18 years age category. Her prize […]
Its Understood KWETB Is Examining Options For North Kildare Gaelcholáiste Accommodation
April 18, 2017
Its understood that Kildare Wicklow Education & Training Board is “examining accommodation options” for a Gaelcholáiste in North Kildare. The school is sceduled to open in Maynooth in 2019. Maynooth Community College opened in 2014 with an Irish-medium Aonad. The Dept. of Education has consistently stated that, should the Aonad demonstrate sufficient viability over a […]
Sod turned for Gaelscoil
April 11, 2017
The sod has been turned on the new Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh school building at Miller’s Lane, Knocknacarra. Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs, Seán Kyne turned the first sod on Monday, officially marking the commencement of construction of the new school building and campus for Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh. The school will be one of the […]
Census shows we must rethink our approach to Irish and the Gaeltacht
April 10, 2017
There are now more ‘new speakers’ of Irish committed to the language than there are native speakers in the Gaeltacht The 2016 Census returns, published this week, contain bad news for the Irish language, with a decline across all significant categories: daily speakers of Irish outside the education system and knowledge of and use of […]
(Gaeilge) Daonáireamh 2016 agus an Ghaeilge
April 10, 2017
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