Foras na Gaeilge and RTÉ are proud to announce the return of Creidim Ionat (I believe in you), an innovative and collaborative online initiative aimed at nurturing widespread awareness and the everyday use of Irish.
Creidim Ionat is a Foras na Gaeilge initiative in partnership with RTÉ that calls on everyone with an interest in Irish to pick a language goal to work towards, with the help of a mentor and the wide range of resources that are available to help.
Goals can be as simple as using some new phrases, learning a song as Gaeilge, or reading an Irish-language book. Foras na Gaeilge, the public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language across the island of Ireland, encourages Irish speakers to put themselves forward as a mentor with the aim of supporting a mentee to achieve a language goal.
Is é Aindriú de Paor, léiritheoir agus láithreoir le RTÉ 2FM, Sinéad Ní Uallacháin, láithreoir Beo ar Éigean agus duine eile a fhógrófar mar mheantóir go luath, príomhláithreoirí an fheachtais i mbliana. Cuirfidh Aindriú de Paor oiliúint ar The 2 Johnnies ar a n-aistear Gaeilge i dtreo na sprice atá acu chun 'When I Play For County' a chanadh as Gaeilge beo ar an aer don náisiún, agus beidh Sinéad Ní Uallacháin ag taisteal fud fad an oileáin chun fáil amach faoin úsáid a bhaineann pobail as an nGaeilge idir chóir agus leanaí ón Úcráin atá ag freastal ar scoil náisiúnta i nGaeltacht Chonamara.
Online live classes with Gael Linn will begin 8th April and run for four weeks at four levels, Complete Beginners, Rusty Improvers, Intermediate Improvers, Advanced Improvers. Each level will concentrate on conversational spoken Irish and cost €5 per lesson. Classes will cover a range of topics, including family, travel, entertainment and music. Full details on classes and how to sign up are here: bit.ly/CreidimIonat24.
Gaelchultúr also offer self-guided online courses on ranganna.com. Learners can take a free assessment test and use the Creidim Ionat discount code CREIDIM-2024 to get 25% off and continue learning at a level and speed that suits any lifestyle.
Creidim Ionat 2022 participant and CEO of Carter Beauty Cosmetics, Marissa Carter said, "I had a fantastic experience taking part in Creidim Ionat in 2022. I was so impressed with the amount of resources that are out there, all of which helped me achieve a long time goal of mine to reconnect with the Irish language. My journey has really only begun, I'm learning more every day, speaking a cúpla focal with friends and family and loving it!
Niamh Ní Churnáin, Group Head of Irish Language, RTÉ said, "this campaign offers a wonderful opportunity for fluent speakers to reach out and spread the cúpla focal, as well as offering anyone who wishes to use more Irish day to day the opportunity to partner-up and re-start their Irish-language journey. I invite anyone, fluent, beginner or lapsed, to register now at www.forasnagaeilge.ie, and get started. If this is something you’ve been thinking about doing, Creidim Ionat could be just what you were looking for."
Follow #CreidimIonat to follow the progress of mentors and mentees and to share your own journey and goal.
Register now at www.forasnagaeilge.ie and sign up to the newsletter for all the latest news and support on your journey.
