Ireland's English language education sector is worth close to €1.2 billion to the country's economy annually, according to new data.

At least 13 students who had paid money to International House Galway were not covered by learner protection insurance when the school went into liquidation.

Some 200 students have been affected by the sudden closure of an English language college in Ireland. 

The Irish embassy in Ankara is struggling to keep up with the number of applications it is receiving, forcing students to cancel their programs.

Marketing English in Ireland has suggested that the UK's exit from the Europe Union could benefit Ireland's English language teaching sector.

MEI has warned that there is "real danger" of the country's ELT industry with an estimated value of around €880m for the economy being wiped out.

After 2017 marked the third year of strong growth for English language student numbers in Ireland, last year saw total enrolment in Irish ELT programs reach 121,462, a decline of 4.8%. However, total student weeks reached a record high.

An international student at one of Ireland's most prestigious universities died after falling from the Cliffs of Moher on the Irish west coast in January.