Positive employment prospects for graduates ‘le Gaeilge’
Official Languages Act and EU status have opened doors for grads with Irish qualifications
Students seeking to study through Irish are attracted by prospect of well-paid jobs interpreting and translating in EU. Photograph: iStockphoto/Getty Images
Whether you have gaeilge líofa or gaeilge bhriste, a postgrad “as Gaeilge” could be the masters for you.
New employment opportunities have emerged in recent years for graduates with skills in the language, especially since the introduction of the Official Languages Act 2003 and the recognition of Irish as an official working language in the European Union.