In the lead up to our Online Annual Assembly, our current NSE want to give our members and potential candidates an insight into their roles. Here we have our Oifigeach na Gaeilge, Caoimhe Ní Mhaolaí from Wicklow.

I ran for my role as I wanted to be more active in saol mór na Gaeilge, and thought ISSU was the best medium to do so.

This year, I travelled to Romania for the Speak Together conference on minority languages, I arranged the translation of the new ISSU constitution, I organised Oifigeach ns Gaeilge training in partnership with Conradh na Gaeilge, I was very active on the Gaeilge4all education reform campaign.

I’m particularly proud of translating the constitution! I think its really important that ISSU's resources exist in the first language of the state, and that we can represent students from both Irish and English medium schools as fairly as possible.

My advice for the future Oifigeach na Gaeilge is: every Gaeilgeoir has a very personal relationship with an Ghaeilge, but don't let this stop you from being open to other suggestions, is le gach duine í.

One thing I enjoyed about my time on the NSE was organising a new & improved Skills Academy workshop with Conradh na Gaeilge.

For more info on how to run for the NSE click here. Remember deadline to nominate yourself is the 26th or April!