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TEFL Courses & Certification in Ireland

From leprechaun lores to medieval castles and historic pubs, there are more reasons to drop whatever you’re doing and go to Ireland than there are clovers in the fields. The music, the people, and the friendly atmosphere drive travelers to the highest range on the happy spectrum (as in, Cliffs-of-Moher-happy), and there’s no reason that this shouldn’t happen to you too. Along with its wide range of TEFL courses and certification programs, Ireland is the perfect place to jump start a career in teaching English abroad.

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April 16, 2025by: CKDD Richardson - United KingdomProgram: Combined Level 5 TEFL Course Abroad
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I intentionally paced myself with taking the Level 5 course so it took me about 5 months to complete. The website is easy to use and was always accessible. I never experienced any downtime. The course material is easy to follow and provides great references, good examples, with tests along the journey that can be retaken if required or even desired. The assignments are very challenging, and re-enforces topics covered in the course material. The CopyLeaks tool was easy to use very insightful. In fact, it helps to ensure that students are actually doing their own original work while trying to keep plagiarism to an absolute minimum. The student/tutor support is excellent. Tickets were easy to raise and manage with my questions and/or clarifications which were answered almost immediately in many cases and at most within 24-48 hours. Guidance was also provided which was extremely helpful and encouraging. It was this support that really got me through to completion. The webinars were enjoyable and re-enforced the topics covered online and in the assignments. In addition, the webinars were consistent at a set time and day of the week which was perfect. The webinar format worked well too with about 30 minutes to cover the topic and 30 minutes to ask questions relating to the topic. Some webinars were an hour strictly for Q&A which students could ask any question regarding any topic. The instructors had a lot of teaching experience, shared their experience when asked, showed a lot of patience as well as their passion and love for teaching. I had never taken a full online course before and always thought that I was an in classroom learner. However, this experience has revealed to me that with the right tools and human support that it can actually be enjoyable, less stressful and even more cost-effective. This has been an awesome, enjoyable, very demanding yet extremely rewarding experience. Thank you TEFL Academy.

A Guide to TEFL Courses in Ireland

Best Cities

Ireland is a charming mixture of big cities that aren’t too big, nature that isn’t too wild, and towns that aren’t too small. Most TEFL courses in Ireland are located in bigger cities, but it’s possible to find TEFL programs in smaller cities too, if chilling with rainy sheep is up your cobblestoned alley.

Dublin. The capital is the largest city in the country and offers the highest numbers of TEFL certification program options. For teachers that don’t mind tightening the budget a bit in exchange for a hoppin’ city, Dublin is the right option for TEFL certification in Ireland.

Cork. Located in southern Ireland, Cork is neighbors with the Jameson Whiskey Distillery and boasts a thriving music and theater scene. While not as large as Dublin, Cork still has a city feel to it, with a tinge of a college town atmosphere, as ten percent of its metropolitan population is comprised of university students from all over the world.

Galway. Known as Ireland’s Cultural Heart, Galway is a city of about 76,000 people that features a fantastic array of history and festivals to keep that heart beating strong. Because of the number of native Gaelic (Irish) speakers, Galway gives TEFL students a unique opportunity to teach older Irish citizens English.

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