Week-Long and Weekend Irish Language Courses

Are you learning Irish for the first time or do you already speak Irish? Oideas Gael language courses are specially designed to cater for the needs of adults at all learning stages, including those who are more advanced but in need of practice. Each course contains three or more levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced, and is usually of one week’s duration.

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Title Location Price
Saturday, 30 March 2024 — Saturday, 6 April 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Friday, 3 May 2024 — Monday, 6 May 2024
Weekend Irish course Gleann Cholm Cille €120 Book now
Saturday, 1 June 2024 — Saturday, 8 June 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 8 June 2024 — Saturday, 15 June 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 15 June 2024 — Saturday, 22 June 2024
Irish Language Course (Tory Island) FULL! Toraigh €240 Book now
Saturday, 22 June 2024 — Saturday, 29 June 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 29 June 2024 — Saturday, 6 July 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 6 July 2024 — Saturday, 13 July 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 13 July 2024 — Saturday, 20 July 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 20 July 2024 — Saturday, 27 July 2024
Irish Language Course (Gleann Fhinne) Gleann Fhinne €240 Book now
Saturday, 27 July 2024 — Saturday, 3 August 2024
Irish Language Course (Gleann Fhinne) Gleann Fhinne €240 Book now
Saturday, 3 August 2024 — Saturday, 10 August 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 10 August 2024 — Saturday, 17 August 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 17 August 2024 — Saturday, 24 August 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Saturday, 24 August 2024 — Saturday, 31 August 2024
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now
Friday, 25 October 2024 — Monday, 28 October 2024
Weekend Irish Course Gleann Cholm Cille €120 Book now

Learn Irish in the Gaeltacht with our specialist teachers who use graded courses, supported by modern audiovisual resources, as well as other proven methods of language teaching. The daily schedule consists of intensive morning and afternoon tutorials with attention directed towards spoken Irish (except for some units at the highest level), aiming at correct pronunciation, proper idiom and development of vocabulary, particularly as regards contemporary life. Our aim is to foster conversational ability and fluency, with some 35 language contact hours per course. Recreational activities such as dancing, poetry, or guest lectures take place each evening, after which participants are free to practise their Irish with people from all other levels while enjoying the craic in the local pubs.

The social format of the courses ensures that people attending on their own quickly feel comfortable and at ease within the group. It has been the experience of the Directors that beginners who complete a two-week programme succeed in achieving a marked improvement in fluency.

Courses are officially recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.

All language courses are held in our main centre in Gleann Cholm Cille except our courses on Toraigh (Tory Island) 15–22 June and in An Coimín, Gleann Fhinne, 20–27 July and 27 July–3 August. These courses are marked in our calendar.