Families from Limerick and Meath win rent free accommodation on Inis Meáin for school-year

Inis Meáin Image: Shutterstock Inis Meáin Image: Shutterstock TWO FAMILIES FROM Co Meath and Co Limerick have succeeded in securing rent free accommodation on Inis Meáin for nine months as part of an initiative to expand the number of schoolchildren on the island.

She said that a newly opened remote working hub as part of the Gteic scheme for Gaeltacht areas would make it easier for parents to work remotely. “I’m a software developer and Colette is a secondary and we’re raising our children with Irish. We have five children. When we saw the ad we knew it was the opportunity of a lifetime but we didn’t expect to win because we knew there would be a lot of applications,” Rónán said.

He added that until the interview last week his family had never visited Inis Meáin or even Connemara but they had been on holidays to other Gaeltachts.Making a difference

cfinismeain Nice photo of neighbouring island Inis Oírr there.

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