26/05/2026
If you are a post-primary teacher who is interested in teaching Irish but don’t have the qualification to teach the subject to Leaving Cert level, you can now obtain that qualification at Trinity College Dublin. We run a postgraduate diploma for teachers with no course fees to the student / the school – part-time with classes online and on campus. The Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge do Mhúinteoirà is funded by the Department of Education and Youth. (Applicants must be Route 2 registered with the Teaching Council to receive funding.) https://www.tcd.ie/education/courses/postgraduate/postgraduate-diplomas-in-irish-and-french-for-teachers/
For teachers at all levels, or indeed, those in leadership roles, with an interest in immersion education through Irish, they might consider enhancing their teaching practice with the M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, which is again funded (reduced fees of €650 p.a.) by the Department. This is particularly relevant to those teaching in Gaelscoileanna, but it may also be suitable for an Irish teacher or for other colleagues.
https://www.tcd.ie/education/courses/postgraduate/m-oid-san-oideachas-lan-ghaeilge-agus-gaeltachta/
School Principals are invited to encourage their staff to apply, and teachers could pass on the information to colleagues they know have that grá don Ghaeilge.
Más mĂşinteoir iarbhunscoile thĂş a bhfuil Gaeilge acu ach nach bhfuil an cháilĂocht acu lena teagasc, tá cĂşrsa iarchĂ©ime ag Coláiste na TrĂonĂłide leis an gcáilĂocht sin a bhaint amach. NĂl aon chostas ar an gcĂşrsa don mhĂşinteoir ná don scoil – cĂşrsa páirt-aimseartha, ar lĂne agus ar an gcampas. Tá an DioplĂłma sa Ghaeilge do MhĂşinteoirĂ maoinithe go hiomlán ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Ă“ige. (NĂ mĂłr d’iarrthĂłirĂ a bheith cláraithe le Bealach a 2 leis an gComhairle MhĂşinteoireachta le maoiniĂş a fháil.)
Do mhúinteoirà ag gach leibhéal, nó go deimhin do cheannairà scoile, a bhfuil suim acu sa tumoideachas trà Ghaeilge, bheadh an M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta oiriúnach agus spreagúil dá gcleachtas. Tá an cúrsa seo maoinithe freisin (táille laghdaithe €650 p.a.) ag an Roinn. Tá sé seo iontach ábhartha do mhúinteoirà i nGaelscoileanna, ach tharlódh go mbeadh sé suimiúil do mhúinteoirà Gaeilge nó do chomhghleacaithe eile.
Tugaimid cuireadh do phrĂomhoidĂ a mbaill foirne a spreagadh cur isteach ar na cĂşrsaĂ seo, agus fáilte roimh mhĂşinteoirĂ an t-eolas a scaipeadh i measc comhghleacaithe le grá don Ghaeilge.
