Students from Kildare and Dublin clinch the four team spots out of 100 of Ireland’s top young problem-solvers at the National Final of the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad. Four students have qualified to represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) this Summer. Making up the team are Justin Cunningham from Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge,… Read More
Updated 30 March 2021, Ireland: Justin Cunningham from Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge, Co. Kildare is the 2021 AILO National Champion. Justin also made the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) team last year (but the IOL as cancelled) and was a previous Junior champion. Joining him on the IOL team are Oscar Despard (Sandford Park… Read More
100 of Ireland’s top young problem-solvers, from 48 secondary schools all over the island, competed in the National Final of the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad on Wednesday 10th March. 11 March 2021, Ireland: Talented problem-solvers from all over Ireland tackled the world’s toughest puzzles in logic, language and linguistics in the National Final of the 13th… Read More
We are planning to hold free online AILO workshops for schools from mid-November 2020 to mid-January 2021. If you would like to host a workshop this year, please email ailo@adaptcentre.ie The workshops will be a live zoom link between the AILO tutor and one school classroom. If you / your students would like to take… Read More
The ADAPT All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) has been awarded the prestigious 2020 European Language Label (ELL) for the “AILO at Home” project. The ELL award was presented by Léargas at an online awards ceremony today. AILO at Home, which is led by Dr Cara Greene of the ADAPT EPE team, provides bite-size… Read More
In view of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the possible progression of the Coronavirus risk in Ireland, we have decided to run the National Final of All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad remotely in schools this year. The on-site event would have brought students from 60 schools together and it is considered a precautionary response. All teacher contacts have… Read More
News Release Ireland’s Top Young Problem-Solvers to Take on World’s Best Decoders at International Linguistics Olympiad Ireland’s top four secondary school decoders earn the chance to represent their country at the International Linguistics Olympiad in South Korea 25 March 2019, Ireland: Four secondary school students from across the island of Ireland have been selected to… Read More
Five secondary students represented Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) in Prague from 26-30 July. Leo Doherty (Lumen Christi, Derry), Eimear Kyle (St Finian’s, Mullingar), Philip Krause (Ashton School, Cork), Lucy Dornan (St Andrews, Blackrock, Dublin) and Daniel Quigley (Belfast Royal Academy) competed in individual and team competitions at the week-long Olympiad. The event… Read More
Over 550 students from around the island have attended ADAPT Centre Problem solving workshops in November and December 2017. The workshops took place in Antrim, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Roscommon, Waterford and Westmeath. There is one further workshop to take place in Donegal next week. The workshops covered problem solving… Read More
A list of free problem solving workshop locations and dates will be posted on our workshops page shortly. They are taking place in November and December 2017 all across the island of Ireland. If you / your students would like to attend a workshop, please register for AILO 2017/8. You will then receive the AILO sample… Read More