The principal and teachers are qualified under the Department of Education Regulations, in addition to being fluent speakers of Irish. All of the assistants are eighteen years of age or over and are trainee teachers at one of the Colleges of Education. The assistants' duties include helping students to speak Irish outside the classroom, assisting with the organisation of games in the afternoons and the teaching of dancing at the evening c il . The assistants also perform the very important function of helping young students who feel lonely to settle down on the course. All students stay in houses which have been inspected by the Department of Arts, Culture, Gaeltacht and Islands and officials from Col ist Chorca Dhuibhne.
Houses are of a high standard and each student has a single bed.
Furthermore Bean an T follows a menu which has been agreed with Col ist Chorca Dhuibhne. Bean an T plays an important part in the students' stay in the Gaeltacht, and is of great assistance in giving the students an opportunity of practising the Irish which they learn during the morning classroom sessions. F achtar chuige go mbeidh an t-atmasf ar sa seomra ranga agus lasmuigh de taitneamhach pl isi rtha, mar is an aidhm n gr don Ghaeilge a choth . Teachers will ensure that the atmosphere inside and outside the classroom will be pleasant and enjoyable. Learing Irish in this way will be a happy experience.