I’ve worked as an Irish teacher in the Gaeltacht, and I’ve seen kids walk in without a word of Irish and walk out two weeks later with the ability to have a basic conversation. “The ...

Writing in The Irish Sun today, Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove says the ­programme should be expanded and every child in the country should have the chance to attend the Gaeltacht. LAST year ...

“It is more important than ever to talk about the real crisis facing our Gaeltacht communities. The number of daily Irish speakers is dropping and young people are being forced out, not because ...

A Laois secondary school has held a highly successful pop-up Gealtacht in Portlaoise, and is on the way to earning a national ...

TEN students from Portlaoise College were awarded summer school language scholarships in German, French and in Irish. Isha ...