BEST RANG GAEILGE FINALIST - Cumann Sóisialta Mhic Ásmaint

Your Name: Aisling Cartmill

Your Organisation/Company: Oideas Feirste

Your favourite thing about West Belfast: The people

Your First Job: Big Issues Magazine

What it taught you? Perseverance

What do you think are the key ingredients needed to make a person or organisation the Best of the West?  A commitment and love for the local community. A drive to see the people to be their best best thrive and encourage and support potential and showcase the benefits of living in the West.

Using volunteer tutors, we provide low cost, open & accessible Irish language classes at all levels, to anyone who has an interest in the Irish language. The classes have been going since the 1980’s with the support of Casement Park. A high number of students have passed through it’s doors.