#ThinkLanguages Competitions

#ThinkLanguages Competitions

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#ThinkLanguages 2025 Competition Winners

As part of #ThinkLanguages 2025, TY students were invited to take part in two competitions. Prizes for these competitions are courtesy of our partner, the Department of Foreign Affairs as part of the A Career for EU Strategy.

Euronews Anchor Méabh McMahon, Director of PPLI Karen Ruddock, with Ennistymon Community School students and their teachers

#ThinkLanguages Champion Team Vlog Competition

The #ThinkLanguages Champion Team Vlog Competition ran in parallel with #ThinkLanguages Week and invited the school’s chosen Champion Team of six TY students to document their #ThinkLanguages festival experience through a short, engaging vlog. Entries captured the highlights of students’ #ThinkLanguages Week experience – showcasing how languages were celebrated in the school and community throughout the week.

 

Winning Vlog

Three finalist teams were shortlisted and invited to present the key learnings and insights from their #ThinkLanguages experience at the National Final in January 2026 at the Department of Education and Youth. Ennistymon Community School were crowned #ThinkLanguages Champion Team of the Year with their winning vlog. Attendees at the event enjoyed the vlogs from runners up Our Lady’s Bower Athlone, and St. Mark’s Community School Tallaght.

L-R: Méabh McMahon - Euronews; Yvonne Keating - Chief Inspector, Department of Education and Youth; Tegan Keary – Loreto College Cavan; Jewell Belleno - Our Lady of Lourdes, Wexford; Emma Ní Chionnaith - Coláiste Íosagáin, Booterstown; Karen Ruddock, Post-Primary Languages Ireland

#ThinkLanguages Individual Poster Competition

During #ThinkLanguages Week, students across Ireland celebrated languages and the opportunities they create. All Transition Year students were invited to create either a hand-drawn or digital (non-AI generated) poster, highlighting the following #ThinkLanguages theme: Think Global Work Opportunities.

The top three finalists in the Individual Poster Competition were invited to the Department of Education and Youth in January 2026 for the National Final, where they had the opportunity to showcase their work. Students from Loreto Cavan, Our Lady of Lourdes Wexford, and Coláiste Íosagáin made it to the top three, with Jewell Belleno from Our Lady of Lourdes taking first place on the day.

The top three entries each received a great voucher!

This year’s Champion Team will enjoy a spectacular prize: a trip to Brussels, the languages capital of Europe, kindly funded for the third year running by the Department of Foreign Affairs as part of the A Career for EU Strategy.

What does the prize include:

Some of the opportunities the team will get to experience as part of their prize may include: 

  • Flights and two nights’ accommodation for the winning team (maximum of six students and two supporting teachers)
  • Visit to the European Commission for an insight into what a career for EU is really like!
  • Tour iconic Brussels sights, such as the Atomium and the magnificent Grand-Place
  • Make your own Belgian chocolate at an artisan chocolaterie
  • Allocation for meals, airport transfers & transportation
  • Travel insurance

For full terms and conditions, see here.