STUDENTS from three schools in Limerick were presented with a
Gaelbhratach (Irish flag) for living life as Gaeilge at a ceremony in Roscrea, Couny Tipperary.
Playing sport through Irish, learning new songs and poems, and a Greenway cycle trip as Gaeilge are just some of the activities set up and run by student committees that were recognised for their promotion of the Irish language.
Limerick schools that were awarded a Gaelbhratach were Anglesboro National School, Nicker National School, and Banogue National School.
Our Lady’s Abbey, Adare, will be visited by the Gaelbhratach staff to receive their award in the coming weeks.
Run by Gael Linn, Gaelbhratach is a national initiative that encourages primary and secondary school students to speak Irish outside of the formal classroom setting.
Over 70 flags will be awarded to primary school students across Ireland in 2024 – the most awarded in any one year.
Flags are awarded in recognition of their efforts to inspire and empower their school communities to speak Irish.
Barry Ó Siochrú, the first full-time Irish language officer in the Students’ Union, University of Galway, was the MC for the event and Niamh Ní Chróinín, TV presenter at TG4, presented the flags to students.
