Irish language careers road show 2012
January 24, 2012
Once again this year Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge will host a series of Irish language careers seminars for secondary school students all over Ireland.
To date, An Chomhdháil has held sixteen ‘Buntáiste breise na Gaeilge’ seminars all over Ireland in the past three years and in February and March 2012 the towns of Ballinasloe in east Galway, Ennis in Co. Clare and Navan in Co. Meath will host the seminars. After the summer holidays the seminars will visit Thurles in Tipperary, Wexford town and Naas in Co. Kildare.
These seminars cater for second level students all over Ireland. Guest speakers and well-known personalities will speak on the advantages which the Irish language has afforded them in their chosen careers.
As part of the seminars, questions from the students are welcomed, which give rise to lively debate about such subjects as the future of the language, Gaeltacht status, Irish as a compulsory subject, Irish at third level, and the Government’s support for the language.
Representatives from third level institutions attend with exhibition stands, to inform students of the various Irish language courses available to them after they leave school.
These seminars which have been organised since 2009 have proven to be a great success with over 123 secondary school schools and up to 3,808 students all over the Ireland attending.
If you are a secondary school teacher or an individual who would like to attend any of the upcoming seminar listed below which may be taking place in your region please contact Brígíd in Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, 01 679 4780.
- Ballinasloe, Co Galway, 29th February 2012
- Ennis, Co. Clare, 1st March 2012
- Navan, Co. Meath, 27th March 2012
- Thurles, Co. Tipperary, 17th October 2012
- Wexford, 18th October 2012
- Naas, Co. Kildare, 15th November 2012
