Fáilte!

A new and engaging student-focused package for Junior Cycle Irish

Following the success of Fáilte! 1 for First Year Junior Cycle Irish,
The Educational Company of Ireland is excited to bring you Fáilte! 2 and Fáilte! 3,
which complete the series for Ordinary Level and Higher Level.

Written by highly successful and experienced teachers, Sarah Murphy and
Elizabeth A. Henneberry, Fáilte! 2 and 3 are designed to bring the Irish
language to life and ensure that students of all abilities can succeed in
and enjoy their study of Irish.

The Fáilte! package at each level includes:

  • A Student Textbook
  • An Activity Book
  • Free Student e-Book
  • A Teacher’s Resource Book
  • Posters
  • Audio App
  • Free Digital Resources

STUDENT TEXTBOOKS

    • An inclusive approach to ensure that students of all abilities can succeed in their study of Irish,
      by including exercises that consolidate and extend students’ learning
    • Clear and purposeful structure, with a seamless progression from chapter to chapter, and
      content organised to enable students to gradually enhance their language skills and
      acquisition in a structured and manageable manner
    • Thematically relevant chapters with appropriately chosen grammar, vocabulary and literature
    • Réamh-mheasúnú sections assessing students’ prior learning at the beginning of each chapter
    • Clearly labelled exercises, highlighting the specific language skill being taught, with
      standardised instructions to help students work independently
    • A wide variety of meaningful exercises designed to engage students and assess their learning
    • Varied and purposeful listening exercises created to help students develop their aural skills
      and prepare for the aural exam
    • A variety of oral exercises created to develop students’ oral skills, including
      pair and group work
    • A range of reading exercises that engage students’ interests and consolidate their learning,
      including exam-style reading comprehensions that prepare them for the written exam
  • A range of writing exercises that students can complete on their own, including exam-style compositions that prepare them for the written exam
  • Portfolio and communication tasks that prepare for the Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs)
  • Súil Siar sections assessing students’ knowledge at the end of each chapter
  • Dedicated Súil ar an Scrúdú exam focus sections in each chapter, as well as CBAs and final exam guides, providing invaluable tips, sample answers to SEC exam questions and guidelines for students to succeed
  • Culture sections that highlight the relevance of Irish and foster students’ cultural awareness
  • Thematically relevant literature texts (including short films, songs, poems, short stories and drama), taken from the prescribed text list, that foster students’ interest, with scaffolded exercises to build up their engagement with literature; for Higher Level, key notes and sample questions and answers are provided for all texts (including the novel), preparing them for the written exam
  • A dedicated culture chapter
  • A comprehensive grammar section, with additional exercises, covering the key grammar points from each chapter
  • A valuable glossary covering the key vocabulary from each chapter

Package comes with a free ebook and free Audio App

STUDENT ACTIVITY BOOK

Fáilte! Student Activity Books come with a variety
of valuable tasks and exam practice opportunities
that students can complete in class or at home,
including peer and self-assessment with built-in
opportunities to log their learning in preparation
for the Assessment Task.

They also feature dedicated Cluastuiscint sections, with audio common to Ordinary and Higher Levels and differentiated questions, preparing students for the Junior Cycle Aural Exam.

Fáilte! Teacher’s Resource Books
provide all the support you need to plan your lessons easily.
They include:

  • Comprehensive editable planning documents
  • A selection of Tests
  • Audio script
  • Solutions
  • Posters (available separately)

Teachers and students can access the new Fáilte! 1, 2 and 3  interactive e-books at www.edcolearning.ie, plus a bank of free digital resources, including:

  • Editable templates to support planning
  • Editable chapter PowerPoints to aid revision
  • Editable Literature PowerPoints for Higher Level
  • Chapter quizzes to consolidate learning
  • Short film videos and oral and CBA videos to enhance learning

E-books and Digital Resources Available on

Watch a recording of our webinar below

Click to view the Sample Digital Resources below. They are also available on