Leaving CertificateIrish for Primary School Teaching

This is a one-year intensive course for mature students or Leaving Certificate repeat students requiring grade C3 and above in Leaving Certificate Higher Irish for entry to:

Entry Requirements:

Basic minimum entry requirements: A Pass at Leaving Certificate Irish (Ordinary Level). 

Click on the Subjects, Fees and Timetables tabs above for more details about these courses.

Enrollments for 2013/2014 will commence in August 2013. For further information please call our office on 01 661 3511 or email info@ioe.ie


Subjects:

All areas of examination are covered, with graded assessments. In addition, fully comprehensive notes are given, with sample answers provided. Each student will have the opportunity to take a full mock oral exam.

About the Course tutor:

Clare Grealy is a graduate of UCD where she obtained a B.A. in Irish and Politics, and is also a graduate of Kings Inns (barrister-at-Law). Clare joined The Institute of Education on a full-time basis in 2001 and has over 20 years experience of teaching Irish to Higher Level Leaving Certificate standard.

She has contributed to both Irish Independent Exam Brief Supplements and RTE exam programmes. She has also assisted in researching The Irish Language and has helped in the translation of a number of texts into Irish.

She is co-author of “Ar an Taobh Eile den Scamall”, a novel which won second prize at t-An Oireachtas 2003. Throughout her teaching career, she has also been instrumental in teaching Irish to a vast number of various nationalities who have to study Irish.


Timetable:

Classes are 2 hours in duration and are held on Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.  Students may join this class until the middle of November on the year of enrollment.

Enrollments for 2013/2014 will commence in August 2013. For further information please contact 01 661 3511 or email info@ioe.ie.


Two payment options are available for this course:

Option 1: Yearly in Advance (Sept- May): €1,175

Option 2: Two Installments (Oct - Jan / Jan - May): €695 & €690

 

Please note:

  • Laser/Credit Card payments accepted
  • 5% reduction for two or more members of the same family.
  • NO REFUND OF FEES
  • Fees are non-transferable

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