Gaeltacht

There have been more than 1,100 applications. A Gaeltacht community along the Galway-Mayo border is offering rent free housing for a year to a family willing to relocate to the area with children of primary school age. The scheme has been offered with the aim of saving the community’s Gaelscoil from closing due to a […]

There have been more than 1,100 applications. A Gaeltacht community along the Galway-Mayo border is offering rent free housing for a year to a family willing to relocate to the area with children of primary school age. The scheme has been offered with the aim of saving the community’s Gaelscoil from closing due to a […]

2 years ago

Thousands sign petition over €650 cost for trainee teachers to attend ‘virtual Gaeltacht’

The cost has been described as “exorbitant”. Over 4,500 people have signed a petition seeking a change in legislation for Gaeltacht fees over the cost of attending a ‘virtual Gaeltacht’ for trainee teachers from Hibernia College. At the time of writing, a little under 5,000 people have signed the the petition over the €650 fee […]

The cost has been described as “exorbitant”. Over 4,500 people have signed a petition seeking a change in legislation for Gaeltacht fees over the cost of attending a ‘virtual Gaeltacht’ for trainee teachers from Hibernia College. At the time of writing, a little under 5,000 people have signed the the petition over the €650 fee […]

5 years ago

FEATURE: 26 songs that will instantly remind you of the Gaeltacht

Céilís. Craic. Shifting. Mashed potato. Get ready for a trip down memory lane… Ahhh, the Gaeltacht. A rite of passage for every Irish teen. Three weeks of summer spent in sunny Connemara, having the craic, meeting new friends and maybe even learning some Irish. Sure, you were away from mammy’s food, crammed into a room with […]

Céilís. Craic. Shifting. Mashed potato. Get ready for a trip down memory lane… Ahhh, the Gaeltacht. A rite of passage for every Irish teen. Three weeks of summer spent in sunny Connemara, having the craic, meeting new friends and maybe even learning some Irish. Sure, you were away from mammy’s food, crammed into a room with […]

9 years ago

7 Irish phrases you’ll know even if you’re nowhere near fluent

An bhfuil fios agat na focla seo? The Irish have a love-hate relationship with the Irish language. This is probably due to a combination of being proud of our heritage and independence, while also resenting the way it was taught in schools and how hard the grammar is to understand. Even if you haven’t touched […]

An bhfuil fios agat na focla seo? The Irish have a love-hate relationship with the Irish language. This is probably due to a combination of being proud of our heritage and independence, while also resenting the way it was taught in schools and how hard the grammar is to understand. Even if you haven’t touched […]

10 years ago

PIC: “I danced with a girl who looked like Satan” – this 2001 postcard sent from the Gaeltacht is priceless

Do you miss the Gaeltacht?

11 years ago

Video: Kodaline’s ‘Love Like This’ gets the Coláiste Lurgan treatment

The buachaillí agus cailíní of Coláiste Lurgan have produced yet another cracking cover and this time around they’ve decided to go for Kodaline’s “Love Like This”.

12 years ago