Conradh na Gaeilge is renowned for its Irish-language classes for adults, and Dubliners will have a chance to kick-start their language skills again this summer with the Conradh’s 3-week intensive Irish courses in the heart of the capital at Number 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.

New employment opportunities in Irish have been generated with the enactment of the Official Languages Act, 2003, and since Irish became an official and working language of the European Union in 2007.

Brenda Ní Ghairbhí, Development and Office Executive with Conradh na Gaeilge says: “Not only do European institutes and public sector bodies in Ireland have Irish-language responsibilities, but international private businesses such as Microsoft, Samsung, Accenture and even Facebook are looking to the Irish language to give them a competitive advantage in Ireland, and Conradh na Gaeilge’s intensive courses give people a chance to practise and improve their Irish to undertake this work.”

Conradh na Gaeilge’s intensive Irish courses will focus on four levels to cater for all learners, from complete beginners to fluent speakers, and there will be three different courses running in June, July and August:

15 June - 01 July 2010
06 July - 22 July 2010
03 August - 19 August 2010

Three-hour classes will be held two nights a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from 6.30 - 9.30pm. There are four levels to choose from for each course: Complete Beginners 1; Bunrang 1; Meánrang 1; and Ardrang 1.

Each course costs €180 but Conradh na Gaeilge offers a discounted price of €160 to former pupils, students, OAPs and the unemployed. You can contact Brenda Ní Ghairbhí / Máire Ní Dhuiginn at eolas@cnag.ie / +353 (0)1 4757401 for more information and to book your place.

Conradh na Gaeilge courses comply with Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge syllabi and students will have the opportunity to take exams, run by NUI Maynooth, to gain an internationally-recognised European qualification in Irish based on class material and complimented by Irish-language events run throughout the term.

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