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Preasráiteas: Tionól Forbartha 2020 ar Ceal
Tionól Forbartha na Scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, 2020 ar Ceal De dheasca Covid-19 agus cúrsaí na tíre mar atá, is oth linn a fhógairt go bhfuil cinneadh déanta Tionól Forbartha Gaeloideachas i bpáirt le COGG 2020 i mí na Samhna a chur ar ceal. Tá an...
Gaeloideachas offices to close temporarily
Gaeloideachas offices will close today, March 12th, and reopen on March 30th unless advised otherwise. We will continue with our work throughout the closure, with the exception of public events, and our staff will be available as usual via email and across our social...
Research Bursaries from COGG
An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta welcomes applications from individual researchers or institutes to undertake research (as a long term or short term research project) in any one of these topics: Priority areas of research: • Appropriate...
No Gaelcholáistí included in the 6 new post-primary schools announced for 2020
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh announced yesterday that 6 new post-primary schools are to open in 2020. A significant number of parents in the catchment areas for the new schools had expressed a preference for Irish-medium education for their...
Minister McHugh announces patronage of six new post-primary schools to be established in 2020
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. today announced the patronage of the six new post-primary schools to be established in 2020. In all cases, the Minister accepted the recommendations of the New Schools Establishment Group (NSEG). Today’s...
Recognition at last for parents who want access to Irish-medium education
Gaeloideachas is delighted by the Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh’s announcement that two of the four new primary schools due to open in 2020 are certain to be Irish-medium schools, as there is no Irish-medium education available within the school...
Minister McHugh to speak to conference of Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools about the importance of Irish as the language of socialisation
What is the language of socialisation among students in Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools? What vision do the schools themselves have for the use of Irish as the natural language of communication amongst their students? Why does it matter, and what are the most...
Threat to the future education of students in Coláiste Lú after the status of Irish in the school is undermined
Instead of being in the classroom today, students in Coláiste Lú, an ‘aonad’ providing Irish-medium post-primary education in Dundalk, are on the picket line alongside their parents, protesting for their right to education. The crisis has come about due to a step-back...
Good news for children in Dublin as 5 new gaelscoileanna to open
Gaeloideachas congratulates the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe Mc Hugh, TD, who today announced that five of the fourteen new schools due to open in the 2020-2022 period will be Irish-medium schools, as a result of significant and historic changes to the way...
Continuing concern around new rules for exemptions from studying Irish
It was announced today that a new circular on exemptions from studying Irish will come into effect in schools next month, meaning that: An application for exemption will not be required for pupils in special schools or special classes. A psychological assessment will...
