Language students to boost local economy by €1m

AROUND 400 students who arrived in the south Kerry Gaeltacht (Uíbh Ráthach), at the weekend, will give a €1 million boost to the area.

The student teachers will be taking part in a three-week course and will immerse themselves in the Irish language and culture in the local community.

The students from Hibernia College are taking the courses as part of the higher diploma in arts in primary education. Hibernia College students last year attended Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh for the first time and numbers have risen by 50 this year.