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Gaelscoil
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Gaelscoil de hÍde
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gaelscoildehide.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1984
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Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-medium (Gaelscoil) primary school established in 1984 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. The school delivers the full Irish national primary curriculum through the medium of Irish, providing immersion-style education for families seeking bilingual primary schooling. It is community-run, with parental involvement structured through the Cáirde de hÍde (Friends of Gaelscoil de hÍde) parent association, and operates on a single campus at Dun Eala, Duntahane, Fermoy. Enrollment has grown from 16 students at founding to 350+ students currently, supported by a purpose-built facility opened on 17 February 2016 with modern classrooms, an all-weather sports pitch, and "latest classroom technology." The school pursues extracurricular breadth in music, drama, science, and sports, and has earned regional recognition including the 2023 All-Ireland Credit Union Quiz championship and a 2012 Scór na bPáistí Avondhu Section win.

The underlying "technology" is pedagogical and linguistic rather than software-based: the core delivery model is Gaeltacht-style immersion, and the school's competitive positioning rests on its cultural-linguistic identity, facility quality, and community embeddedness rather than on proprietary technology. The school operates as a state-funded primary institution under the Irish Department of Education; tuition is provided through public funding and no fee structures are publicly disclosed. Revenue is therefore not commercial in the conventional sense but is a function of per-pupil capitation, staffing grants, and ancillary Department of Education supports, channelled through a non-profit community-governed entity.

The go-to-market model is direct enrollment: families register children through the school's own registration process, with school tours and open nights for prospective parents, supported by a website (bilingual Irish/English), termly newsletters (Nuacht de hÍde), and the Cáirde de hÍde parent community as the primary engagement channels. Distribution is purely domestic and geographic — the school draws from a defined local catchment in the Fermoy / North Cork area — with no external sales motion, no enterprise customers, and no commercial product offering. Strategic activity is community-oriented, focused on facility investment, programmatic enrichment (e.g., Active School status achieved 2018), and community partnerships such as the Fermoy Credit Union.

Short descriptiontext

Gaelscoil de hÍde is a state-funded Irish-medium primary school in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, founded in 1984. It serves 350+ local families with full primary education delivered through the Irish language on a single community-run campus.

Operating statusenum
Operating
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Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersIreland, Ireland
HQ citystring
Ireland
HQ countrystring
Ireland
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
primary education, Irish-medium schooling, language immersion education, primary school programs, Gaeltacht-style schooling
Industry1 code
1Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools
CodeEDAJABAAPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools61111
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Educational Services8200
Product category
Primary Education
Social media profiles1 record
Marketing channels3 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-medium (Gaeltacht-style) primary school in Fermoy, County Cork, delivering the full Irish national curriculum through the medium of Irish. Founded in 1984 with 16 students, the school now serves over 350 pupils in a purpose-built facility opened in February 2016, with modern classroom technology and an all-weather sports pitch.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-language primary school (Gaelscoil) established in 1984 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. The school provides full Irish-medium education and is not a technology product company.

Product and service2 records
1Irish-Medium Primary Education (Gaeltacht-style schooling)
CategoryPrimary Education
2Cáirde de hÍde (Parent-Teacher Association)
CategorySchool Community / Parent Engagement
Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership2 partners
1Cómhar Creidmheasa Mhainistir Fhearmaí (Fermoy Credit Union)
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

Fermoy Credit Union supports school quiz teams and educational activities. The Credit Union organized quiz competitions that the school's junior team won, representing the school at All-Ireland level.

2Cáirde de hÍde (Parent-Teacher Association)
Strategic tierCoreTypeOthers
Description

Organized parent and friends association supporting the school community. Parents participate in school activities and support educational programs.

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Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Type, Description

Peers7 records
1Gaelscoileanna
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

National support and representative body for Gaelscoils across Ireland. Comparable as the sector-wide incumbent that sets shared standards, advocacy, and resources for the same Irish-medium primary model Gaelscoil de hÍde operates within.

2Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin
TypeDirect peer
Description

Irish-medium primary school in Clonakilty, County Cork, delivering full primary curriculum through Irish. Comparable in operating model and regional Irish-medium positioning to Gaelscoil de hÍde.

3Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Álainn
TypeDirect peer
Description

Irish-medium primary school in Cork city providing immersion primary education. Closely comparable in product (Irish-medium primary instruction) and in serving Cork-region families seeking bilingual schooling.

4Gaelscoil Bheanntraí
TypeDirect peer
Description

Irish-medium primary school located in Bantry, West Cork. Comparable as a community Gaelscoil delivering full primary curriculum through Irish in a defined rural catchment.

5Gaelscoil Mhaigh Cuilinn
TypeDirect peer
Description

Irish-medium primary school in Maigh Cuilinn, County Galway, operating the same state-funded, community-run model with immersion primary education. Comparable in pedagogical model and school-size band.

6Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil
TypeDirect peer
Description

Irish-medium primary school in Glanmire, County Cork, offering the same Gaeltacht-style immersion model to families in the broader Cork catchment. Directly comparable in pedagogy, scale band, and funding structure.

7Coláiste Ghobain
TypeRegional player
Description

Irish-medium co-educational secondary school in the Cork region. Comparable as a downstream Irish-medium institution sharing the same immersion ethos, though at post-primary level.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
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Has app

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

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Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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Gaelscoil

Primary Educationgaelscoildehide.com

Gaelscoil de hÍde is a state-funded Irish-medium primary school in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, founded in 1984. It serves 350+ local families with full primary education delivered through the Irish language on a single community-run campus.

What Gaelscoil does

Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-medium (Gaelscoil) primary school established in 1984 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. The school delivers the full Irish national primary curriculum through the medium of Irish, providing immersion-style education for families seeking bilingual primary schooling. It is community-run, with parental involvement structured through the Cáirde de hÍde (Friends of Gaelscoil de hÍde) parent association, and operates on a single campus at Dun Eala, Duntahane, Fermoy. Enrollment has grown from 16 students at founding to 350+ students currently, supported by a purpose-built facility opened on 17 February 2016 with modern classrooms, an all-weather sports pitch, and "latest classroom technology." The school pursues extracurricular breadth in music, drama, science, and sports, and has earned regional recognition including the 2023 All-Ireland Credit Union Quiz championship and a 2012 Scór na bPáistí Avondhu Section win.

The underlying "technology" is pedagogical and linguistic rather than software-based: the core delivery model is Gaeltacht-style immersion, and the school's competitive positioning rests on its cultural-linguistic identity, facility quality, and community embeddedness rather than on proprietary technology. The school operates as a state-funded primary institution under the Irish Department of Education; tuition is provided through public funding and no fee structures are publicly disclosed. Revenue is therefore not commercial in the conventional sense but is a function of per-pupil capitation, staffing grants, and ancillary Department of Education supports, channelled through a non-profit community-governed entity.

The go-to-market model is direct enrollment: families register children through the school's own registration process, with school tours and open nights for prospective parents, supported by a website (bilingual Irish/English), termly newsletters (Nuacht de hÍde), and the Cáirde de hÍde parent community as the primary engagement channels. Distribution is purely domestic and geographic — the school draws from a defined local catchment in the Fermoy / North Cork area — with no external sales motion, no enterprise customers, and no commercial product offering. Strategic activity is community-oriented, focused on facility investment, programmatic enrichment (e.g., Active School status achieved 2018), and community partnerships such as the Fermoy Credit Union.

Gaelscoil firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Gaelscoil
Legal name
Gaelscoil de hÍde
Website
https://gaelscoildehide.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1984
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Gaelscoil de hÍde is a state-funded Irish-medium primary school in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, founded in 1984. It serves 350+ local families with full primary education delivered through the Irish language on a single community-run campus.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Gaelscoil industry classification

Industry
Product category
Primary Education
NAICS
Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)
SIC
Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry
Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

  • Primary education
  • Irish-medium schooling
  • Language immersion education
  • Primary school programs
  • Gaeltacht-style schooling

Where Gaelscoil is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Ireland
HQ country
Ireland
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Gaelscoil business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Gaelscoil product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-medium (Gaeltacht-style) primary school in Fermoy, County Cork, delivering the full Irish national curriculum through the medium of Irish. Founded in 1984 with 16 students, the school now serves over 350 pupils in a purpose-built facility opened in February 2016, with modern classroom technology and an all-weather sports pitch.

Product overview

Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-language primary school (Gaelscoil) established in 1984 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. The school provides full Irish-medium education and is not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Irish-Medium Primary Education (Gaeltacht-style schooling)
  • Cáirde de hÍde (Parent-Teacher Association)

Companies that use Gaelscoil

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Gaelscoil technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Gaelscoil partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

  • Cómhar Creidmheasa Mhainistir Fhearmaí (Fermoy Credit Union)minorOthersFermoy Credit Union supports school quiz teams and educational activities. The Credit Union organized quiz competitions that the school's junior team won, representing the school at All-Ireland level.
  • Cáirde de hÍde (Parent-Teacher Association)coreOthersOrganized parent and friends association supporting the school community. Parents participate in school activities and support educational programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Gaelscoil competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Gaelscoileanna: National support and representative body for Gaelscoils across Ireland. Comparable as the sector-wide incumbent that sets shared standards, advocacy, and resources for the same Irish-medium primary model Gaelscoil de hÍde operates within.

Direct peers

  • Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin: Irish-medium primary school in Clonakilty, County Cork, delivering full primary curriculum through Irish. Comparable in operating model and regional Irish-medium positioning to Gaelscoil de hÍde.
  • Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Álainn: Irish-medium primary school in Cork city providing immersion primary education. Closely comparable in product (Irish-medium primary instruction) and in serving Cork-region families seeking bilingual schooling.
  • Gaelscoil Bheanntraí: Irish-medium primary school located in Bantry, West Cork. Comparable as a community Gaelscoil delivering full primary curriculum through Irish in a defined rural catchment.
  • Gaelscoil Mhaigh Cuilinn: Irish-medium primary school in Maigh Cuilinn, County Galway, operating the same state-funded, community-run model with immersion primary education. Comparable in pedagogical model and school-size band.
  • Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil: Irish-medium primary school in Glanmire, County Cork, offering the same Gaeltacht-style immersion model to families in the broader Cork catchment. Directly comparable in pedagogy, scale band, and funding structure.

Regional players

  • Coláiste Ghobain: Irish-medium co-educational secondary school in the Cork region. Comparable as a downstream Irish-medium institution sharing the same immersion ethos, though at post-primary level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Gaelscoil social profiles

Digital presence

Gaelscoil financial estimates

Financial estimate

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Valuation estimate

Gaelscoil leadership team

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Gaelscoil funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Gaelscoil M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Gaelscoil

What does Gaelscoil do?

Gaelscoil de hÍde is an Irish-medium (Gaeltacht-style) primary school in Fermoy, County Cork, delivering the full Irish national curriculum through the medium of Irish. Founded in 1984 with 16 students, the school now serves over 350 pupils in a purpose-built facility opened in February 2016, with modern classroom technology and an all-weather sports pitch.

Is Gaelscoil a public or private company?

Gaelscoil is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Gaelscoil founded?

Gaelscoil was founded in 1984. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Gaelscoil based?

Gaelscoil is headquartered in Ireland, Ireland, in the Europe region.

Who are Gaelscoil's main competitors?

Gaelscoileanna is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin, Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Álainn, Gaelscoil Bheanntraí, Gaelscoil Mhaigh Cuilinn and Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil. Coláiste Ghobain is listed as a regional player.

Does Gaelscoil have an API?

No public API is recorded for Gaelscoil.

What industry is Gaelscoil in?

Gaelscoil's product category is Primary Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAJABAA, Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools. Its NAICS code is 61111 and its SIC code is 8200.

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