Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí
Praise the young and they will prosper
1971
Bunscoil Phobal feirste
Bunaíodh Bunscoil Phobal Feirste i 1971 le 9 bpáiste. Obair dheonach le hairgead a bhailiú a choinnigh an scoil beo le trí bliana déag. Sa bhliain 1984 aithníodh an scoil agus bronnadh stádas oifigiúil uirthi.
In 1971 Bunscoil Phobal Feirste began with 9 children. Parents had to fundraise for the initial 13 years, before gaining maintained status in 1984.
1983
Bunscoil Cholmcille
D'oscail an dara tionscnamh lán-Ghaeilge i dTuaisceart na hÉireann mar aonad i mBunscoil Bhaile Stíl sa bhliain 1983 agus ba é an chéad tionscnamh tumoideachais le bheith maoinithe i dTuaisceart na hÉireann. D'oscail an scoil le 24 páiste thar réimse ceithre bhliainghrúpa, R1 go R4. D'fhás an t-Aonad ó bhliain go bliain go dtí deich mbliana ina dhiaidh sin nuair a ghlacadh an cinneadh go bhfágfadh an t-Aonad lán-Ghaeilge an mháthairscoil Bhéarla agus go mbunófaí Gaelscoil úr neamhspleách darbh ainm Bunscoil Cholmcille. I mí Mheán an Fhómhair 1993 d'oscail Bunscoil Cholmcille le 183 páiste.
The second Irish-medium initiative in N. Ireland opened as a unit in Steelestown P.S. in 1983 and it was the first Irish-medium project to be funded from establishment in Northern Ireland. The school opened with 24 pupils ranging over four year groups. The Unit grew year on year until ten years later the decision was taken that the Irish-medium Unit would separate from the English language mother-school and a new independent Irish-medium school would be established called Bunscoil Cholmcille. In September 1993 Bunscoil Cholmcille opened with 183 children.
1989
Bunscoil an Iúir
Bunaíodh Bunscoil an Iúir ag an pobal aitiúil i gcomhair leis an chomhairle áitiúil agus cuireadh fáilte roimh daltaí in 1989. Bronnadh stádas reachtúil ar an scoil sa bhliain 1998.
The community, with the support of the local council welcomed the first students in 1989. Maintained status was achieved in 1998.
2003
1991
Coláiste Feirste
Osclaíodh an chéad iar-bhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge i mBéal Feirste sa bhliain 1991 le beirt mhúinteoirí lánaimseartha agus naonúr daltaí. Anois tá foireann mhór múinteoirí agus níos mó ná 1,000 dalta ar na rollaí.
The first Irish-medium post-primary school opened in Belfast in 1991 with 2 full-time teachers and 9 pupils. Today Coláiste Feirste continues to thrive and has more than 1,000pupils on its register .
1995
Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí
Bunaíodh Naíscoil Ard Mhacha sa bhliain 1987, ina dhiaidh seo bunaíodh Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí mar aonad de Christian Brothers' PS, Armagh City.
Following the establishment of Naíscoil Ard Mhacha in 1987, Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí was established in 1995 as a unit in the Christian Brothers' PS, Armagh City.
Gaelscoil Uí Néill
Ba í Gaelscoil Uí Néill an chéad Ghaelscoil a bunaíodh i gContae Thír Eoghain. Chuaigh an scoil ó neart go neart ón am sin ar aghaidh leis na céadta dálta imithe fríd geataí na scoile thar na blianta.
Gaelscoil Uí Néill was the first Irish-medium Primary School to open in Tyrone. Since then, the school has gone from strength to strength, with hundreds of pupils passing through the school gates over the years.
1995
Coláiste Chaitríona
Ag freastal ar scoileanna óga trí bhláth i gcontae Ard Mhacha agus oirthear contae Thír Eoghain, ba é bunú Sruth na Gaeilge mar aonad de chuid Coláiste Chaitríona an dara soláthar iar-bhunscolaíochta trí mheán na Gaeilge .
Catering for growing primary schools in Armagh, Crossmaglen, Lurgan, Newry, Portadown and East Tyrone, Coláiste Chaitríona became the second IM provision at post-primary level, with the establishment Sruth na Gaeilge, an IM unit.
Bunscoil an Traonaigh
Bunaíodh Bunscoil an Traonaigh i mí Mheán an Fhómhair 2004 agus í faoi láthair an t-aon soláthar Gaelscolaíochta i gContae Fhear Manach.
Bunscoil an Traonaigh was established in September 2004 and is currently the only IM provision in Co. Fermanagh.
2004
2010
Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Iósaef
Sa bhliain 2010 agus ag freastail ar éileamh i Lár Uladh fá choinne soláthar Gaelscolaíochta ag leibheál iar-bhunscolaíochta d’oscail Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Iósaef Dhomhnach Mór sruth neamhroghnaitheach.
In 2010, St Joseph’s Grammar School Donaghmore opened a non-selective IM Stream to meet the growing demand for post-primary Irish language provision in Mid-Ulster.
2011
Ardscoil Naomh Maolmhaodhóg
Osclaíodh sruth Ghaeilge ag Ardscoil Naomh Maolmhaodhóg, Caisleann Uidhilín ag freastal ar Ghaelscoileanna faoi bhláth i nDeisceart an Dúin.
St Malachy’s Highschool, Castlewellan opens an IM Stream to cater for burgeoning IM primary schools in South Down.
2015
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire
Chuir Gaelcholáiste Dhoire fáilte roimh dhaltaí don chéad uair i Meán Fómhair 2015. Is í an dara soláthar Gaelscolaíochta iomlán trí mheán na Gaeilge ag leibhéal iar-bhunscolaíochta ó thuaidh.
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire welcomed its first intake of pupils in September 2015. It is the second school to have full provision for IME at post-primary level in the north.
Scoil na Seolta
Bunaíodh Naíscoil na Seolta in 2021 chun deis nua oideachas imeasctha a chur ar fáil do thuismitheoirí in oirthear Bhéal Feirste. D’oscail Scoil na Seolta leis an chéad grúpa daltaí Rang a 1 i mí Mheán Fómhair 2025. Is í seo an chéad scoil imeasctha i dTuaisceart Éireann ag teagasc trí mheán na Gaeilge, in scoil úr saintógtha.
Naíscoil na Seolta was established in 2021 to offer a new Integrated educational opportunity for parents in east Belfast. Scoil na Seolta opened with the first cohort of Primary One children in September 2025. This is Northern Ireland’s first Integrated school teaching through Irish, in new purpose-built premises.
2021
2024
Naíscoil an Phiarsaigh
Bunaíodh Naíscoil an Phiarsaigh chun tumoideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge a sholáthar do pháistí óga i nDoire Trasna. Tá sí mar chuid lárnach den phobal Ghaeilge sa chathair agus cuireann sí tús láidir le turas oideachais do pháistí réamhscoile i nDoire Trasna.
Naíscoil an Phiarsaigh was founded to provide Irish-medium immersion education for young people in the Waterside. She is a central part of the Irish-speaking community in the city and offers a strong start to the educational journey for preschool children in the Waterside.
Soláthar nua - New provision
Cuireann Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta treoir agus comhairle ar fáil do phobail ar mhian leo soláthar Gaelscolaíochta a bhunú ina gceantar.
Más mian leat tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoin phróiseas nó má tá tú ar lorg comhairle faoi sholáthar Gaelscolaíochta i do cheantar brú anseo.
Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta provides guidance and advice to communities wishing to establish Irish-medium provision in their area.
If you would like to find out more about this process or would like advice about the provision of IME in your area please click here.
