Gnó Mhaigh Eo in association with its partners has shortlisted 12 Mayo businesses which use Gaeilge for the Gradam Gnó le Gaeilge business comórtas.

It emerged this week that pupils attend-ing private schools and those opting to take the Leaving Certificate through Irish were in the two highest categories that progressed to third-level education directly.

You reported on May 7 that those attending “fee-charging schools and those who receive an all-Irish education are most likely to go straight to college from school” and that “pupils attending schools in disadvantaged areas are most likely to drop out”.

THE heads of two Western Isles education institutions are to give a free talk on Gaelic in education.

IN THE 16th century surrounds of Aughnanure Castle, just outside Oughterard, a concert of bardic poetry and mediaeval Irish harp music will be performed.