In the News
See some highlights of where Languages Connect has featured in the national, local and online news in Ireland.
Leaving Cert: It’s ‘jia you’, as 300 students make history by sitting first exam in Mandarin 21 June 2022 Irish Independent
Leaving Cert students sit first ever Chinese exam: ‘It’s definitely easier than Irish’ 20 June 2022 Irish Times
Irish primary school pupils could be taught Ukrainian under languages initiative 19 April 2022 Irish Times
Speaking in mother tongues shows heritage is a class act 15 February 2022 Irish Times
Chinese becomes Leaving Cert subject: a fad or the future? 18 January 2022 Irish Times
Is remote teaching the solution to the teacher supply crisis 23 Nov 2021 Irish Times
Irish Sign and foreign languages on offer to primary pupils in pilot project 31 May 2021 Irish Independent
Languages to be introduced to primary schools on pilot basis 31 May 2021 Irish Times
New initiative to give primary school pupils a taste for languages 31 May 2021 Irish Examiner
Transition year in lockdown: waste of time or crucial breathing space? 9 March 2021 Irish Times
Students urged to Brexit-proof career prospects by studying foreign languages 9 December 2020 Irish Times
Up to 70 schools to take part in foreign language event 7 Dec 2020 RTE
Why choose an arts course? ‘Transferable skills’ and variety 26 May 2020 Irish Times
Does learning a few words of the local language improve your holiday? 8 February 2020 Irish Independent
Breaking down the language barrier 5 February 2020 Irish Independent
New online support to help students learn Polish, Lithuanian and Portuguese 9 December 2019 Irish Times
Secondary students urged to learn foreign languages to boost career prospects 6 December 2019 Irish Times
Gaelscoil Aonach pupils say ‘yes’ to languages 18 April 2022 Nenagh Guardian
Cavan and Monaghan exam students first in Ireland to prepare for new Polish Leaving Cert 8 March 2022 Northern Sound
Oui! Offaly schoolgirls say ‘yes’ to foreign languages 1 March 2022 Offaly Express
Fantastique! Kilkenny school children get to grips with new language initiative 10 February 2022 Kilkenny People
Language day opens hearts and minds at Loreto 22 December 2021 Wexford People
Newbridge school celebrates diversity of its students 17 December 2021 Kildare Nationalist
Mercy Secondary TYs celebrate languages 15 December 2021 Waterford News
Wilson’s students mark #ThinkLanguages Day 8 December 2021 West Meath Examiner
Local school celebrates culture and linguistic diversity 7 December 2021 Dublin People
Kildare school says ‘oui’ to languages under new initiative 5 December 2021 Leinster Leader
Think languages with Presentation Secondary 2 December 2021 The Avondhu
Mayo schools get green light for pilot scheme to learn european languages 11 September 2021 The Connaught Telegraph
Minister for Education Norma Foley encourages primary schools to apply for new language-sampler module 1 June 2021 Limerick Post
Minister Foley announces extension of the “Say Yes to Languages” primary languages sampler module for 2022/23 and invites applications from primary schools 19 April 2022 gov.ie
Minister Foley announces new language sampler module 31 May 2021 gov.ie
Minister Foley opens #ThinkLanguages 2020 Event 7 December 2020 gov.ie
