Publications

Explore a selection of policies and other publications that direct and inform the work of PPLI. These include publications from Irish government departments and agencies, EU institutions, and international organisations.

Languages Connect Strategy

Languages Connect Interim Review Report and Implementation Plan to 2026, Department of Education and Youth (2024)

Languages Connect – Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026, Department of Education and Skills (2017)

PPLI Publications

Each year, PPLI publishes an Annual Report that details progress on key projects, resources, events, and collaboration. Access the most recent one below.

PPLI Annual Report 2025, PPLI (2026)

Previous PPLI Annual Reports

PPLI-led Research and Reports

Irish Publications

Language Trends Ireland 2025-26. British Council, McKelvey, Finlayson, Collen & Duff (2026)

Meeting Additional Language Needs: Whole-school and Classroom Approaches for Inclusive Language Learning, Inspectorate (2024)

The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs Statement of Activity 2017, EGFSN (2018)

European and International Policy and Publications

European Language Policy, European Parliament (2024)

Key data on teaching languages at school in Europe (2023 edition), European Commission (2023)

The demand for language skills in the European labour market, OECD (2023)

Recommendation on the importance of plurilingual and intercultural education for democratic culture, Council of Europe (2022)

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment – Companion volume, Council of Europe (2020)

How language learning opens doors, OECD (2020)