Complete Beginners Irish Part 2: Cúpla Focal

Join us for Part 2 of our Complete Beginners Irish class, following on from Part 1 which ran from September to December 2025.  This second part of the course will consolidate the learning from Part 1 and will continue to improve your knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and basic conversation. Songs and stories as well as mythology and insights into Irish culture will form a backdrop to the course.

Dates: Thursday 15 January to Thursday 19 March 2026 (dates below). No class on 12 February.

Time: 12.30 pm – 2 pm

Dates: 

• • Thursday 15 January
  • Thursday 22 January
  • Thursday 29 January
  • Thursday 5 February
  • Thursday 19 February
  • Thursday 26 February
  • Thursday 5 March
  • Thursday 12 March
  • Thursday 19 March

If  you enjoy Part 2 of this Complete Beginners course, you’ll have the option to sign up for Part 3, which will run from April-June 2026. Participants who complete the course will also have the option of gaining the ‘Cúpla Focal’ badge at the end of Part 3.

About Catherine Calumarte

Catherine Calumarte is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, St Mary’s University and the University of Ulster. She holds a BA (Hons) Irish Language and Literature and a PGCE. She has had a lifelong association with the Irish language and is a committee member of St Patrick’s Branch of the Gaelic League and of Belfast Feis.