There are many conversation circles taking place around the country, including Irish language community groups, walking groups through Irish and sports teams that operate through Irish. There are groups that are suitable to every level and ability of the language. These conversation circles give people the opportunity to use their Irish, doesn’t matter if you’re a learner with a cúpla focal or a native speaker who wants to meet new people with the language. Conradh na Gaeilge believes that a big crowd isn’t need to make sure that Irish is being spoken in every corner of the country – 2 people is enough!
So the first national network of conversation circles was started under the project name of Caint & Comhrá, joining up with Irish Community Schemes around the island. It’s very easy to set up a new Caint & Comhrá group – all that’s needed is a small group of people to meet up in a local café, restaurant or in the workplace and chat to each other as Gaeilge on a regular basis.
There’s no cost or extra time needed to be a part of the Caint & Comhrá network, from a lunch break or a coffee break that people would be taking anyway, but now it will be taken in a different setting in the company of other people with an interest in the language. When the time, place and contact details for the conversation circle are sorted, you can send the details to caint@cnag.ie or you can register the event on scéal.ie yourself.
You can find all of the information on existing conversation circles in your area on scéal.ie
