Newsletter #39: July 2017

Fáilte!

There’s plenty of information in this month’s edition of Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir about events run by the company itself and by other organisations. So whether you’re looking for a language course or an Irish language hobby, you’ll find all the best advice here.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Translation: interview with a former student

Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir recently spoke to Gordon McCoy, who undertook the Postgraduate Diploma in Translation in 2015–2016, to find out what motivated him to take the course and how it has benefited him in his work life.

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The Postgraduate Diploma in Translation conferred on the third group of students

At a graduation ceremony held in the Mansion House in Dublin at the end of April, the Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán was awarded to the third group of students to undertake the course with Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr.

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Eight reasons you should do an online EPV course with Gaelchultúr this summer

It’s that time of the year again when thousands of primary school teachers try to decide on a summer course from the large number available. In an effort to make the decision a little easier, Gaelchultúr has compiled a list of reasons why teachers should consider doing one of our courses.

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The Certificate in Professional Irish presented to students in Galway and Dublin

At ceremonies held in Galway and Dublin during May, Gaelchultúr’s Certificate in Professional Irish was presented to students from a range of organisations.

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Gaelchultúr congratulates former student Leo Varadkar on becoming Taoiseach

Last month, Gaelchultúr’s Director of Education wrote to Leo Varadkar, who completed the Certificate in Professional Irish course in May, to congratulate him on becoming Taoiseach.

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Get to know our teachers 8: Ronan Doherty

In this series, we give our readers a chance to get to know a little bit about the teachers on Gaelchultúr’s Irish language courses. Ronan Doherty, originally from Glencolumbkille, is the teacher we’d like to introduce to you this month.

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Employment opportunities with Gaelchultúr

Looking for part-time work? Gaelchultúr is currently adding to its panel of teachers and correctors.

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Song of the month: Ag an gCóisir (At the Party)

“Song of the month” aims to encourage the readers of this newsletter to learn songs in Irish and sing them themselves.

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Deal of the month

We have a very special deal for readers of Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir this month: a 50% discount during the month of July on the price of all of the general language courses on ranganna.com!

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Competition

A €100 voucher that can be spent on any of Gaelchultúr’s evening classes is being offered as a prize to readers of Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir this month.

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Winner of the competition

Congratulations to the winner of the April competition!

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Link of the month: abair.ie

Abair.ie provides free high-quality linguistic facilities that benefit learners of Irish at all levels, as well as fluent speakers of the language.

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Irish language events: Earagail Arts Festival

If you intend to be somewhere along the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal between 4 and 23 July, you’ll have an opportunity to experience some of the Earagail Arts Festival, an annual multidisciplinary bilingual festival that has been taking place for nearly 30 years now.

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Important dates

A list of important dates relating to events being run by Gaelchultúr and by other organisations.

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