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 […]
#ThinkLanguages 2025 Winners

#ThinkLanguages Champion Team of the Year Announced #ThinkLanguages National Final Ennistymon Community School crowned #ThinkLanguages 2025 Champion Team of the Year! The national final of the #ThinkLanguages Champion Team of the Year competition took place at the Clock Tower in the Department of Education and Youth today, where six Transition Year students from Ennistymon Community […]
Win a Language Learning Week in Spain!

Spanish Competition Time! Spanish Competition Time! Think You Know Castilla y Leon? Think Again! Are you a fifth year student of Spanish? You could be in with the chance to win a week in Spain for you, your friend, and your teacher with flights, accommodation and Spanish courses all included. We have teamed up with […]
Euro Languages College Competition

Euro Languages College Competition ELC Competition Languages Connect have teamed up with Euro Languages College (ELC) again this year to offer post-primary students from 1st to 5th year, the chance to win an amazing prize! An 18-day summer residential course in French, German or Spanish is up for grabs where students will have the opportunity […]
Gaisce Challenge Partner

Languages Connect is now an official Gaisce Challenge Partner! Languages Connect is now an official Gaisce Challenge Partner! Languages Connect is now an official Gaisce Challenge Partner! Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. It is a direct challenge from the President of […]
EIL Intercultural Learning Prize

EIL Intercultural Learning Scholarship EIL Intercultural Learning Scholarship The Scholarship EIL are offering a unique immersive experience for Transition Year students, with an opportunity to improve their foreign language skills and grow their cultural knowledge of a European country that speaks their target language, where they will live for three months. The winner will have […]
#ThinkLanguages 2025 a success

#ThinkLanguages 2025 #ThinkLanguages Week #ThinkLanguages Week Over 21,000 students across 240 schools celebrated the eighth year of #ThinkLanguages last week, hosting their very own festival of languages and cultures. Taking place across the week of 17 – 21 November, #ThinkLanguages Week 2025 had the largest amount of participants since its inception in 2018 and was […]
#ThinkLanguages Week 2025 kick off

#ThinkLanguages Week 2025 kicks off #ThinkLanguages Week 2025 kicks off #ThinkLanguages Week 2025 21,000 students from over 240 schools across Ireland are set to take part in #ThinkLanguages Week this week. The celebration of languages and cultures is in its eighth year and has consistently grown since its inception in 2018. This increase in participation […]