#ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels 2026
#ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels #ThinkLanguages Champion Team in Brussels #ThinkLanguages Champion Team 2025 Travel to Brussels for Prize The 2025 #ThinkLanguages Champion Team, from Ennistymon Community School, recently travelled to the home of the EU and melting pot of languages and cultures, Brussels, following their well deserved win in the final in January. The #ThinkLanguages […]
QR Code Card for Guidance Counsellors
QR Code Card for Guidance Counsellors QR Code Card for Guidance Counsellors A new Languages Connect QR code card linking to information about Leaving Certificate Language Classes has been issued to Guidance Departments nationwide in recent weeks.Guidance Counsellors are invited to share these cards with students who may be interested in studying a language outside […]
2026 Spanish Competition Winners
Spanish Competition Winners Spanish Competition Winners Congratulations to Arwyn Purcell and Cameron Russell from St Kevin’s Community School and their teacher Carmen Perez, who were awarded first place in the 2026 Spanish Video Competition. The winning students and their teacher have won a one‑week language scholarship in Castilla y León, Spain, including flights and accommodation, […]
Celebrating Five Years of Say Yes to Languages!
Celebrating Five Years of Say Yes to Languages! Celebrating Five Years of Say Yes to Languages! April 2026 marks the official start of celebrations for five years of the Say Yes to Languages module, recognising the growing interest in foreign language learning in Irish primary classrooms. Facilitated by PPLI/Languages Connect and funded by the Department […]
Leaving Cert Language Classes 2026/2027
Leaving Cert Language Classes Leaving Cert Language Classes Language Classes 2026/2027 Registration is now open for Leaving Certificate Language Classes, which will commence this September. This registration is for incoming 5th year students who will sit the Leaving Certificate exams in 2028. The Leaving Certificate course will be covered over a two-year period, meaning students […]
Say Yes to Languages 2026/27 Applications Open
Say Yes to Languages 2026/27 Applications Open Say Yes to Languages 2026/27 Applications Open Primary schools are invited to express their interest in participating in Say Yes to Languages 2026/2027, a 10-week module that supports schools as they prepare for the integration of modern foreign languages within the redeveloped Primary School Curriculum. More than 1,900 […]
ELC Competition Winners
ELC Competition Winners ELC Competition Winners Congratulations to the three winners of our Euro Languages College competition, Brid Mulcahy, 3rd year from St. Mary’s SS Tipperary, Sudenas Berk, 5th year from Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy and Juliette Hurley O’Dwyer, Transition Year from Newbridge College, who have each won an amazing prize of an 18-day summer residential […]
Japan Quiz Night 2026
Japan Quiz Night 2026 Japan Quiz Night 2026 The annual Japan Quiz Night took place yesterday, Thursday 12 March, with roughly 100 Transition Year students participating across five locations: Gorey Community School, Our Lady’s Bower Athlone, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University College Cork (UCC), and University of Limerick (UL). The event is co-organised by Languages […]
Multicultural Day 2026
Multicultural Day 2026 Celebrations Multicultural Day 2026 Celebrations Over 200 students from the Leaving Certificate Language Classes in Dublin gathered at Larkin Community College on March 7th to celebrate the third Multicultural Day, an event that showcases the rich diversity and cultural backgrounds represented across the classes. The event was attended by PPLI staff, students, […]
Leaving Cert Information Sessions
Leaving Cert Information Sessions Leaving Cert Modern Foreign Languages Info Sessions Languages Connect is organising a series of online information sessions to support students and parents find out more about studying Chinese, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian or Arabic for the Leaving Cert. The session will also address the new Leaving Cert Modern Foreign Languages […]