Thanks to everyone who registered with us for the new eight-week term of Irish classes for adults at The Arches Hotel, Claregalway, which begins next Tuesday, September 29.

The Beginners class completely sold out more than a week in advance.

While we are thrilled to see such a keen interest in our native language, our apologies to those who were disappointed this time around. We encourage people to sign up to our monthly newsletter and join our Whats App group to be the first to find out about classes and events in Gaeltacht an Eachréidh.

There are still some places available on the Intermediate (B1) class which starts at 8.15pm on Tuesday.

A fully qualified primary school teacher, Katie Ni Dhonnabháin, will take charge of the classes in which there will be an emphasis on conversation and fun.

Both classes last one hour per week and there will be a one week break for Halloween.

The cost is just €70 for eight one-hour lessons.

Students who believe they are at the Intermediate (B1) level can still register to join the second class from 8.15 to 9.15pm. If you understand ‘Ros na Rún’ or match commentaries on TG4, but are maybe a bit “rusty”, then this is the class for you.

Gaeltacht an Eachreidh strongly urges you to check out your level of Irish online before people begin the process of registering for one of the classes. Gaelchultúr have a brilliant online level test which is easy to use and takes about 10 to 20 minutes to complete: https://www.gaelchultur.com/en/assessment

The Intermediate class (B1, 8.15 to 9.15pm) is for those who can communicate in basic Irish, are able to greet people, introduce themselves, or talk about their lives and families.

The Arches Hotel has been the location of our weekly ‘ciorcal comhrá’ in Claregalway since February of last year, regularly hosting our classes and events, and we are delighted to be extending our friendship with this family-run business which has been at the heart of the Irish speaking community in Gaeltacht an Eachréidh for generations.

Please note that you must pay the €70 for the eight-week term in advance on our Eventbrite page and we cannot accept “walk ins” on the night. There is a maximum of 15 students in each class.

Both of these classes sold out in advance in October of last year and again in January, when a crew from Nuacht TG4 even came to The Arches to find out why Irish has become so “trendy” in Claregalway!

We are thrilled that people are showing a similar level of interest again this year.

Here is the link to purchase a place on the Intermediate course: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ranganna-gaeilge-i-mbaile-chlair-irish-language-classes-for-adults-tickets-1999275790709

Don’t forget that we also have a new ‘Ciorcal Comhrá’ aimed at learners and people whose Irish may be a little “rusty”. It starts at The Arches Hotel on Thursday, October 1.