A Dublin university is targeting the global diaspora and new immigrants with its first online-only course which focuses on learning the Irish language. The “Irish 101” course, developed by DCU, will teach students greetings, blessings and curses in Irish, along with the meaning of Irish names, mythology and other topics. It forms part of a wider “Fáilte ar Líne” (“Welcome Online”) initiative on Irish language and culture that has been developed by DCU. The project has been led by Prof Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl from DCU’s Irish language school and draws on expertise from Irish language specialists, learning technologists and digital researchers across the university. “We want to give first, second and third generations of the Irish diaspora an opportunity to learn more about Irish language and culture,” Prof Nic Giolla Mhichíl said.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2018 18:22 UTC