New Opportunity for Graduate Students with Irish – Open to Applications

Údarás na Gaeltachta has an exciting new opportunity for Graduate students with Irish. For the first time Údarás na Gaeltachta are offering a two-year employment contract to Graduate students, which will provide professional experience along with a proposed Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma certification, in conjunction with Atlantic Technological University.

This employment contract is open to graduates of all qualifications from business, technology, accountancy to planning, project management, science, social sciences and communications.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work in various departments within Údarás na Gaeltachta over the two-year placement. They will have the option to choose to locate themselves in any of Údarás na Gaeltachta’s regional offices in Na Forbacha, Galway, Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal, Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo, An Daingean, Co. Kerry and Baile Mhic Íre in Co. Cork.

Having completed the two-year placement, highly skilled applicants will emerge and be eligible to apply for vacancies in Gaeltacht companies, in social enterprises, in the public sector, with organisations and State departments providing services to Gaeltacht and Irish language communities.

Referring to this new opportunity, GAIRM – Céim Chun Cinn, Tomás Ó Síocháin, CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta said:

“GAIRM is a fantastic opportunity for graduates with Irish. It will provide them with a wide range of experience in various departments within Údarás na Gaeltachta and in our client companies but furthermore will help to develop the competencies required to manage projects, both from a practical and academic perspective and this will form a core element of this qualification. This experience will benefit graduates who are embarking on their futures in the workforce.”

Dr Seamus Lennon, Head of School of Business at ATU Galway-Mayo said:

“We are delighted to collaborate with Údarás na Gaeltachta in this fantastic initiative. The proposed Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma that we are developing will offer Level 8 graduates a great opportunity to upskill in a range of areas including management, strategy, project management, rural and sustainable development, and digital transformation. Graduates of the programme will be well placed to gain employment at managerial level in a range of industry and business areas. The overall programme is unique and represents an innovative way to gain leadership experience working with a wide range of businesses and industry, and to gain a Level 9 qualification.”

This opportunity is open to applicants who are fluent Irish speakers and who hold a NFQ level 8 qualification or for graduates who are completing their degree in the academic year 2023/2024. Applications can be made via GAIRM. Applications will be accepted up to 4pm on 22 April, 2024.

Further Information:
Údarás na Gaeltachta: Susan Ní Churnáin, Údarás na Gaeltachta,
s.nichurnain@udaras.ie or 066 9150100
Lorg Media: Orla Ní Threasaigh, orla@lorgmedia.ie or 091 728 134