Gaelcholáiste

A Gaelcholáiste is a secondary school on the island of Ireland (in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland) located outside Gaeltacht areas, where Irish is the primary language of teaching and communication.[2][3]

Gaelscoileanna and Irish language-medium schools in the Gaeltacht are supported and represented by Gaeloideachas and by An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta or COGG in the Republic of Ireland and Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta in Northern Ireland.
Irish MMA and UFC fighter Conor McGregor attended Irish speaking schools at both primary and secondary level.[1]
Irish presenter and comedian Dara Ó Briain attended Irish speaking schools at both primary and secondary level

Gaelcholáistí are supported and represented on a practical day-to-day basis by Gaeloideachas (who also support Irish-medium schools in the Gaeltacht) and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta (whose name translates into English as "The Council for Gaeltacht and Gaelscoileanna Education") or COGG in the Republic and by Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta in the North.

There are 31 Gaelcholáistí and 17 second-level Irish language units (aonaid Ghaeilge) on the island of Ireland, attended by over 12,000 students. Close to 4,000 further students receive their second level education through Irish in the Gaeltacht.[4]

History

Gaelcholáistí in the 2010s

The Republic's Department of Education announced in 2012 that three new Gaelcholáistí were going to open- two in Dublin Coláiste Ghlór na Mara in Balbriggan and Gaelcoláiste an Phiarsaigh in Rathfarnham and one in Cork Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin in Carrigaline.[2]

Gaelcholáiste Dhoire opened in Dungiven Castle in 2015. Gaelcholáiste Mhic Shuibhne opened in Knocknaheeney, County Cork, in 2019.[5] Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad opened in Maynooth in 2020.[6]

Many of the Aonaid Ghaeilge hope to develop into full Gaelcholáistí in the medium-term providing there is enough demand.

List of Gaelcholáistí

Planned

  • Clonsilla (Dublin 15)[35]

See also

References
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  2. "Dept of Education announcement". Department of Education (Ireland). 25 July 2012.
  3. "Teenagers trade personal stories: 'It's great to find you are not alone'". The Guardian. 8 December 2018.
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  12. "SCOIL CHAITRIONA". Department of Education (Ireland).
  13. "GAELCHOLÁISTE CHEATHARLACH". Department of Education (Ireland).
  14. "CENTRAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE". Department of Education (Ireland).
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  18. "GAEL CHOLAISTE CHILL DARA". Department of Education (Ireland).
  19. "COLÁISTE COIS LIFE". Department of Education (Ireland).
  20. "COLÁISTE DE HÍDE". Department of Education (Ireland).
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  22. "COLÁISTE EOIN". Department of Education (Ireland).
  23. "Eitheas/Ethos". colaistefeirste.
  24. "COLÁISTE GHLÓR NA MARA". Department of Education (Ireland).
  25. "COLÁISTE ÍOSAGÁIN". Department of Education (Ireland).
  26. "GAELCHOLÁISTE LUIMNIGH". Department of Education (Ireland).
  27. "New Knocknaheeny school opening 'an historic event for education'". University College Cork. 5 September 2019.
  28. "COLÁISTE MHUIRE". Department of Education (Ireland).
  29. "COLÁISTE NA COIRIBE". Department of Education (Ireland).
  30. "GAELCHOLÁISTE NA MARA". Department of Education (Ireland).
  31. "COLÁISTE RAITHÍN". Department of Education (Ireland).
  32. "GAELCHOLÁISTE REACHRANN". Department of Education (Ireland).
  33. "COLAISTE AN EACHRÉIDH". Department of Education (Ireland).
  34. "School Detail". Department of Education.
  35. "Coláiste na Tulchann in 2018". YouTube. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
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