Whether your teen is studying Irish for the Junior or Leaving Cert, there are many online and app resources that will provide some additional learning.

These podcasts as gaeilge offer students the opportunity to help with all elements of the Irish language, building comprehension skills, vocabulary and resources.

Vifax is run by Maynooth University and offers videos and exercises around current affairs. It is a good website for listening and to help with essay work.

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The TG4 website is a good resource for all levels of Irish. This section covers the Irish oral, poetry and prose, mainly for Leaving Cert Irish higher level but there are topics suitable for junior cert level Irish too. The site is bilingual.

Many Irish students attend a residential summer course at an Irish college. These usually run during June, July and August and last for 2 to 4 weeks. Students are immersed in the Irish language.

Teanglann is an online dictionary and Irish language library enabling students to search for words, pronunciation and grammatical information.

They have an app which can be downloaded for IOS and android and a Grammar Wizard an interactive grammar engine which helps combine nouns, adjectives and prepositions correctly.

Tuairise provides a news service in Irish on current affairs, culture, sport and entertainment. This section has video content with exercises which can be filled in online as part of the study process.

Patricia Nic Eoin of All About Irish offers online Irish language courses ranging from Irish for Beginners to more advanced online Irish classes, so whatever your level, Patricia will be able to help you find the best way to learn Irish.