Your first real conversation in Irish
Whether you never learned a word or you did Irish in school and feel like you've lost it, this course is where you start. Eight weeks, a small group and a real teacher.
What you'll do
From your first word to your first real conversation
Every week combines a short video lesson you watch in your own time with a live Tuesday Zoom call where you put it all into practice: speaking, listening and building confidence with Jane and a small group of people on the same journey.
Watch the video lesson
20–30 minutes video, recorded by Jane. Watch it whenever suits you during the week. This is your preparation for Tuesday.
Join the live Zoom
Every Tuesday 2-3pm Irish time. This is where you speak. Jane doesn't lecture, she listens, responds, and corrects warmly in the flow of conversation.
Weekly voice challenge
A short WhatsApp prompt every week. One minute of spoken Irish in your own time. Small habit. Big difference over 8 weeks.
What you'll cover over 8 weeks
Pronunciation: how to read Irish, with poems to practise
Greetings, introductions and everyday phrases
Vocabulary: weather, home, clothes, days, feelings, colours, pets, numbers
The verb 'bí': past, present and future tense
Building sentences with 'ar' and 'ag' structures
8 Irish proverbs: the wisdom of the language
3 Irish songs: language learned through music stays forever
Munster Irish pronunciation throughout
Choose how you want to learn
Self-study
No live Zoom. No fixed schedule. All the video lessons, at your pace. Content will be available from 1st January 2027: you'll get a welcome email from Jane beforehand.
- 8 video lessons on Teachable
- 1 year access to online materials
- Interactive online quizzes
- Live Tuesday Zoom · 2-3pm · 8 weeks
Live experience
Video lessons plus live Tuesday Zoom with Jane and a small group. Starting 12th January 2027.
- 8 video lessons on Teachable
- Live Tuesday Zoom · 2-3pm · 8 weeks
- Weekly WhatsApp voice challenge
- Maximum 15 students
- 1 year access to online materials
- Interactive online quizzes
Why this works
An Irish course to teach you how to actually speak
Small group. Real attention.
Maximum 15 students in the live cohort. Jane knows your name and hears your voice every week. You won't get lost in a crowd or left behind.
Speaking from session one.
No passive listening. Every Tuesday you speak Irish. Grammar is explained when it's needed, in context, not in advance. That's the whole point.
A teacher who grew up speaking Irish.
Jane grew up in the Gaeltacht. She didn't just study Irish, she grew up surrounded by the language and culture.
Songs, poems and proverbs.
You'll learn songs in Irish, use poems to practise pronunciation and pick up 10 proverbs along the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. Level 1 is designed for complete beginners and people returning after a long gap. You need nothing except a willingness to speak.
Yes everyone is at the start. Jane's job is to make the room feel safe enough that you forget to be nervous. It usually takes about two weeks.
Jane asks that you come to as many sessions as possible, that's where the real progress happens. If you miss one, you'll still get the vocabulary notes and WhatsApp voice challenge for that week.
No, live places are limited and allocated at enrolment.
Level 2 and 3 launch throughout the year.