150 of the country’s 2,900 primary schools outside of the Gaeltacht are gaelscoileanna, serving 8 per cent of pupils.

GAELSCOIL Eoghain Uí Thuairisc has achieved remarkable success on the national stage, bringing home the highest accolade in Irish-language school drama at Féile Scoildrámaíochta.

The carol service was held in the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, which was packed to capacity as parents, family members and friends of the school gathered for the annual event

THE GAELSCOIL was a sea of green, white and orange recently, with Irish flags, hats and scarves everywhere … and while it may have looked like St Patrick’s Day had come early, the children had another very proud reason to be wearing the national ...