The New York Irish Center is hosting a five-week Irish language course, beginning on Tuesday January 17th. The classes will be in-person on Tuesday nights from 6:30pm-7:30pm for beginners, and online on Tuesday nights from 7:45pm-8:45pm for advanced/mixed-ability learners. The price is $100 for the full semester (five lessons).
The teacher of this course is Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith, originally from County Kildare. Caoimhe attended Irish language medium schools and graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway, with first class honors BA and MA degrees in Modern Irish. She has over 10 years of teaching experience as an Adjunct Professor and recently earned the Certificate in teaching Irish to adults from Maynooth University. Caoimhe currently teaches Irish language and literature undergraduate courses at Lehman College, CUNY and private classes. In the past, she has taught Irish language courses at Fordham University, Manhattan College and Rosetta Stone. In February 2020, she received a Top 40 Under 40 award from The Irish Echo. Caoimhe is a regular guest on Irish language radio shows on BBC, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and featured in the IFTA award nominated documentary series GAA USA broadcast on TG4.
Buy tickets to your class here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-language-classes-2023-tickets-512095159407?fbclid=IwAR39O_HpWSDmwgGI_WdrQTAaWsjVfFKktUsWa6DYToUAcgvRCIdHhop9Hi0
The New York Irish Center is located at 1040 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY. More information can be found by calling 718-482-0909 or emailing info@newyorkirishcenter.org
