Ireland has, over the past two decades,
become an increasingly popular location for English Language
training, attracting students of all ages and nationalities.
There are over 115 English language training schools in Ireland
today with over 150,000 people visiting Ireland annually to
undertake language programmes.
There has been an enormous expansion in English Language
training in Ireland in recent years. A large number of year
round programmes now exist catering to widely diverse needs,
interests and abilities and ranging in duration from one week to
a full academic year. Business executives for example can have
courses tailor-made to equip them with the type of vocabulary
required to carry out their particular roles. English language
training can also be combined with sporting activities such as
angling, golf or tennis. Language schools generally provide a
full package of tuition, accommodation and extra-curricular
activities for their clients.
Most schools also offer preparation programmes for the major
English language examinations such as the Test of Interactive
English (TIE),TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge ESOL, and Trinity College
London.
The quality assurance body for English language teaching in
Ireland is the Advisory Council for English Language Schools (ACELS).
ACELS, operating under the aegis of the Irish Department of
Education and Science, administers an inspection/recognition
scheme leading to recognition by the Department. A full list of
recognised schools and organisations is available on the ACELS'
website.
The Advisory
Council for English Language Schools
Assuring
the quality of English language teaching in Ireland
Sandford Lodge
Sandford
Close
Ranelagh
Dublin 6
Tel: +353-1-6574270 Email:
info@acels.ie
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Further information on English Language schools and their
programmes is available from the following representative
associations:
MEI~RELSA was established in 1969 as the Recognised English
Language Schools Association. It promotes the interests of
the industry and its members in Ireland and markets its
members' programmes overseas. All members of MEI~RELSA are
recognised and regulated by the Irish Department of
Education and Science through ACELS.
MEI~RELSA
Ireland
1 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
"The Quality Location for learning English" Tel: +353 1 6180910/11 Fax: +353 1 6180909 Email:info@mei.ieinfo@mei.ieThis email address is being
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The English language sector is supported in its promotional
activities by
Failte
Ireland. Failte Ireland provides strategic and practical
support to develop and sustain Ireland as a high quality tourist
destination. Failte Ireland works in strategic partnership with
tourism interests to support the industry in its efforts to be
more competitive and more profitable and to help individual
enterprises to enhance their performance.
Language Schools in
Ireland
Language Schools in County
Sligo
Native Speaker
Institute of Technology Campus, Ballinode, Sligo , Co. Sligo
Tel: 071 9147728 Fax: 071 9144500
Language
Schools in County Mayo
Killala School of English
Crosspatrick, Killala, Co. Mayo Tel: 00 353 96 32308
Fax: 00 353 96 33013
Countryside School of English
Killavally, Westport, Co Mayo Tel: +353 98
35941 Fax:+353 98 35941
Swan Training
Institute
9-11 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 Tel: + 353 1
6775252 Fax: + 353 1 6775254
U-Learn
205 New Street Mall, Malahide, Co. Dublin Tel:
+ 353 1 8451619 Fax: + 353 1 8452858
Language
Schools in County Kildare
Adamson Language Centre
The Old Schoolhouse, Clongorey, Newbridge, Co. Kildare Tel:
00 353 45 431021 Fax: 00 353 45 431021
Divine Word
School of English
Divine Word Missionaries, Moyglare Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Tel: 00 353 1 6289512 Fax: 00 353 1 6289748
About County Kildare
Bordering Dublin to the west, the
inland county of Kildare is situated on the edge of the
country's central plain. Kildare is a county of open grasslands,
lush green pastures and large tracts of ancient bogland,
interspersed with trees and rolling hills.
Kildare is famous as a sporting, racing and hunting region.
Racing at the Curragh, Punchestown and Naas takes place all year
round, boosting some of the biggest meetings in the country's
racing calendar. Near Kildare town, the Irish National Stud and
neighbouring Japanese Gardens are attractions well worth
visiting.
County Wicklow is known as the
"Garden of Ireland" a name earned for its picturesque landscape,
wonderful coastline, mountains and lakes. Wicklow lies just
south of Dublin city. Wicklow has spectacular valleys like
Glenmalure, Glencree, Glenmacnass, Glen of Imaal and Glendalough.
Wicklow is an area rich in history and culture, with a large
number of archaeological and historical sites of great interest.
English Language
Schools in County Carlow
Carlow International English Language School
Dun Barron, Sycamore Rd, Rathnapish, Co. Carlow Tel:+
353 599142066 Fax: + 353 599142066
Carlow English Language Centre
6 Highfield, Dublin Road, Carlow Tel: +353
599140227 Fax: +353 599140227
About County Carlow
County Carlow is located in the
south east region and bordered by Counties Wicklow, Laois,
Kilkenny and Kildare. A peaceful, rural county, Carlow is
travesered by the rivers Barrow and Slaney, with many charming
villages along their course. The county is bordered by the
magnificient Blackstairs Mountains to the South and East and to
the west by the hills of the Castlecomer Plateau. A county of
green, vibrant colours, whose welcoming people are much given to
outdoor and sporting activities.
Language Schools in
County Wexford
The Slaney Language Centre
Kinshella Castle, Slaney Manor, Ferrycarraig, Co. Wexford
Tel: 00 353 53 20881 Fax: 00 353 53 20881
The Slaney Language Centre is a small
personal English language school for adults and specializes in
one-to-one tuition and teaching in small groups (maximum 8
participants). Located just outside of Wexford Town in
beautiful surroundings.
Bannow Language
Institute
Blackhall, Bannow, Co. Wexford Tel: 00 353 51 561373
Fax: 00 353 51 561496
Set in beautiful surroundings, Bannon
Language Institute offers a complete language immersion
experience in a rural community. Adult and junior courses run
by highly qualified teaching staff. Small class sizes
guaranteed. Full social and leisure programme, including horse
riding.
About County Wexford
County Wexford is located in the
Southeast corner of Ireland.County Wexford enjoys a rare mix of
mountains, valleys, flora, fauna, and breathtaking beaches
spanning 200 km of coastline. This delightful melange provides
for active resorts, scenic villages and pretty harbours dotted
around the coast. County Wexford is host to one of the busiest
ferry ports in Ireland at Rosslare, servicing both the UK and
mainland Europe. County Wexford is also within easy access of
three major airports; Dublin Cork and Waterford.
Language Schools in
County Clare
Clare
Language Centre
Erasmus Smith Building, College Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.
Tel: 00 353 65 6841681 Fax: 00 353 65 6841683
County Clare is located on the west
coast of Ireland. Clare is called the County of Contrasts. In
terms of geography and landscape it contains the Cliffs of Moher,
the beaches of Fanore and the sand-dunes at Doonbeg along its
Atlantic edge. Inland is the renowned Burren area with its
haunting rock dominated landscape and Lough Derg, Ireland's
newest waterpark.
County Clare is acknowledged as being one of the centres of
Irish culture in the country. It is particularly renowned for
its music and dance. County Clare hosts a number of literary and
musical festivals each year which attracts devotees and
fun-lovers from far and wide.
Language Schools in County
Tipperary
English in Tipperary South Park, Ballingarry, Roscrea, Co.
Tipperary Tel: +353 1 6721105 Fax:
+353 1 6721116
About County Tipperary
County Tipperary is the largest
inland county in Ireland. The centre of County Tipperary is
known as 'the Golden Vale', a fertile stretch of land in the
basin of the River Suir, which crosses from north to south.
Tipperary is bound by mountains to the south and west with a
border on Lough Derg in the north. County Tipperary has a strong
sporting history and is home to the Gaelic Games of Hurling,
Gaelic Football, Camogie and Handball.
County Tipperary is easily accessible from
anywhere in Ireland. Main trunk roads pass through the county
from Dublin to the south and west of Ireland. The main railway
stations are Limerick Junction near the town of Tipperary and
Thurles.
The nearest domestic and European airports are Waterford and
Cork, Shannon Airport is the closest international airport.
University of Limerick Language
Centre
Dept. of Languages & Cultural Studies, University of Limerick,
Limerick, Co. Limerick Tel: 00 353 61 202777 Fax:
00 353 61 202753
Language Schools in County Kerry
The
Asana School of English
The O'Connell Centre, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry Tel: 00
353 66 9472458 Fax: 00 353 66 9472290
County Kerry is renowned the world
over for its beautiful scenery, including Ireland's highest
mountain Carrantuohill (1,040 feet) the Lakes of Killarney, its
beautiful sandy beaches, cliffs and rocky headlands.
Kerry Airport is only 15 minutes from Killarney and the Ring of
Kerry, and 20 minutes from Tralee.
County Kery is renowned for its music and
dance. County Kerry hosts a number of literary and musical
festivals each year which attracts devotees and fun-lovers from
far and wide. For more information about County Kerry please
visit www.kerryguide.com
Cork
is the largest county in Ireland, with a major International
Airport just south of Cork City, getting to County Cork could
not be easier.
Cork
is Ireland's second-largest city, and sits on an island between
two channels of the river Lee. It is known as a laid back,
relaxed place, where you can enjoy great music, theatre and
visual arts. Cork is one of those delightful small cities where
everything is easily accessible, and you can enjoy yourself
tremendously wandering down narrow lanes or up unexpected
flights of steps. This is an up-and-down town, built on more
hills than Rome, and that is reflected both in the steps and,
even more engagingly, in the gloriously up-and-down accent of
the true born-and-bred Corkonian.
