Experience

Ulster GAA

• Ireland
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oifigeach Gaeilge / Irish Language Officer

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge Maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge



Ulster University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Léachtóir ar chúrsa na céime. Léachtóir ar chúrsa na céime.



Scoil Samhraidh Mhic Reachtain

• Belfast, United Kingdom

• Teagascóir

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  A one week immersive course which takes place every July. The learners vary from beginners to advanced. I prepare engaging, interesting and valuable lessons for each level and deliver them for the duration of the course. The course welcomes feedback in such a way that the tutors can learn from and develop the lessons for the following year. A one week immersive course which takes place every July. The learners vary from beginners to advanced. I prepare engaging, interesting and valuable lessons for each level and deliver them for the duration of the course. The course welcomes feedback in such a way that the tutors can learn from and develop the lessons for the following year.



Ulster University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2020

  Doctoral researching in literary Utopianism / taighde ar an útóipe liteartha sa GhaeilgeMy thesis is threefold and focuses on Utopianism / An tÚtóipeachas, Heterotopianism/ an Heitreaútóipeachas and Dystopianism /Diostóipeachas.

• Teagascóir / Tutor - UU Gaeltacht Course

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2018

  Delivering lessons in a variety of subjects on Ulster's biannual Gaeltacht immersion courses. Responsibilities include lesson planning, teaching and directing the course in the absence of our Course Director. A wide variety of topics are covered, the aim of the course is to immerse the student in an Irish language environment and allow them to experience as many aspects of language acquisition as possible.My experience thus far has encompassed the delivery of lessons in Grammar, conversation / saibhriú teanga, modern Irish poetry and prose, folklore, Utopian literary theory with samples from modern Irish literature, writing and comprehension and debate skills. Show less

• Teagascóir - Tutor on the 'Irish for All'​ Scheme

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Ulster University was part of an outreach teaching service named 'Irish for all', a tutor was provided to different centres across a variety of areas in Belfast in order to provide Irish language lessons for members of the public. I was part of the team working in An Droichead in Belfast, teaching for one week in July 2015. My duties were to prepare lessons that would engage and interest the learners who all came from different backgrounds and had a range of abilities with the language.



Private

• Newry & Belfast

• Private Tutor- Gaeilge

  • Nov 2016 - Sep 2019

  Tutor service available to aid learners on a one to one basis. Particular focus on exam criteria -GCSE /A Level. Tutor service available to aid learners on a one to one basis. Particular focus on exam criteria -GCSE /A Level.



St Patrick's Grammar School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs

• Cúntóir Gaeilge

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

  Assisting the A level students in 6th and 7th year in preparing their oral presentations and improving their spoken competency and confidence in the Irish language. My duties included language planning and lesson preparation for each individual, attending to the individual needs and demands of each student, marking and evaluating written work, reporting to head of department with progress reports on the students. Assisting the A level students in 6th and 7th year in preparing their oral presentations and improving their spoken competency and confidence in the Irish language. My duties included language planning and lesson preparation for each individual, attending to the individual needs and demands of each student, marking and evaluating written work, reporting to head of department with progress reports on the students.



Coláiste Aoidh Mhic Bhricne

• Teileann, Donegal

• Ceannaire

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2014



Dromantine Conference Centre

• Newry

• Conference Staff

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2014